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Wyse, Dominic, Ed.; Andrews, Richard, Ed.; Hoffman, James, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Edited by three authorities in the field, this "Handbook" presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, language and literacy teaching. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Writing (Composition), Spelling
d'Ailly, Hsiao – 2002
This cross-cultural study tests a model of motivation on children's learning. Participating in the study are 805 Chinese students and 740 Canadian students. Students answered survey questions related to their perceptions of parents and teachers as well as their motivation orientations and the perceived level of control in learning; their homeroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Sexton-Radek, Kathy; Paul, Patrice – 2002
This study was designed to examine the motivation levels of middle school aged children in public schools. It is part of a larger project that seeks to determine the children's problem solving approaches to their schoolwork and common social problems. A cohort of age and gender matched participants from Beijing, China was added for a…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
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Ho, Man-koon – Education Journal, 2000
Provides an overview of the theoretical arguments and problems encountered in the implementation of information technology in Chinese language teaching. States there is a belief that teaching and learning can be enhanced with the introduction of information technology, explaining that it may increase students' motivation to learn. (CMK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Rogers, Colin – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1998
Argues that cross-cultural studies need to recognize that motivation is a multifaceted concept. Reports on a small-scale comparison of United Kingdom and Chinese school students across measures of attributions for success and failure, goal orientations, and self-esteem. Discusses results in terms of motivation advantages, foci of student…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Latchem, Colin; Xinzheng, Lu – Open Learning, 1999
Describes an open learning initiative in China called the Higher Education Examinations Self-Taught Learning (HEESTL) that relies on autonomous learning, student motivation, and students' ability to seek out additional needed support to take the National Unified Higher Education Examinations. Discusses the role of state and provincial governments…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Benefits, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Xuewei, Yang – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1988
Discusses how the one-sided pursuit of a higher rate of promotion through examinations in China has brought about such negative effects as decreasing attention to ordinary middle schools; placing undue concentration on a small minority of superior students; slackening of political, ideological, and physical education; and concentrating exclusively…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Chinese Culture, College Admission
Si-Qing, Chen – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1988
The merits and weaknesses of major language teaching methods in China are examined, along with the characteristics of Mandarin, Chinese students' learning disposition, and current social needs. An eclectic approach to teaching, including the grammar translation method, is advocated over the communicative approach. (nine references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Mandarin Chinese
Xiaoyu, Ni – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1988
Examines conditions among inmates at juvenile correction institutes in China and reports a quantitative analysis of the interrelationship between the problems of the family and the phenomenon of middle school student delinquency. (BSR)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Delinquency Causes, Discipline Problems, Family Environment
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Yu, Weihua – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2005
This article discusses an intervention project by means of motivational approaches in a British culture survey course for English majors in mainland China's university classroom context. The intervention uses such motivational theories as attribution and task orientation to motivate the teaching and learning of the EFL course so as to create a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Introductory Courses
Rosen, Stanley, Ed. – Chinese Education, 1985
The findings of surveys concerning the attitudes and behavior of students in China are presented. Studies investigated the ideology of middle school students; youth's ideals, motivations, and interests; middle school students' dislike for politics classes; the education of only children; academic decline of junior high students; and guidance…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Dai, David Yun – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2001
Two studies examined gender differences in academic self-concept, self-esteem, and academic motivation among 208 high-ability and average-ability Chinese adolescents. Both studies found girls tend to have higher verbal self-concepts and boys tend to have higher math self-concepts. High-ability girls had higher general academic self-concept than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Chinese, Cultural Differences
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Salili, Farideh – Educational Psychology, 1996
Investigates age, sex, and cultural differences in achievement motivation. Subjects were 764 male and female British high school and Chinese students aged 13-55. Results revealed that Chinese students tested highest for achievement motivation. Discusses the entire range of results in terms of sociocultural and situational factors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Chen, Chuansheng; Stevenson, Harold W. – Child Development, 1995
Examined academic achievement under a cultural motivational framework. Asian American students' performance in mathematics was found to be between that of Chinese and Japanese students and that of Caucasian Americans. Suggests that academic achievement reflects a cultural heritage that emphasizes education and the ability of all persons to benefit…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Comparative Analysis
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Keenan, Barry – Change, 1998
Discusses two practices of the centuries-old Chinese Confucian academies that might benefit the American college teacher today: how Chinese academies have fostered student-teacher rapport and how they developed student motivation to learn. The origins and loss of these traditions are also examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Confucianism
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