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Motivation and Engagement in the "Asian Century": A Comparison of Chinese Students in Australia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China
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Martin, A. J.; Yu, Kai; Hau, Kit-Tai – Educational Psychology, 2014
The present study investigated multidimensional motivation and engagement among Chinese middle school students in Australia (N?=?273), Hong Kong (N?=?528), and Mainland China (N?=?2106; randomly selected N?=?528). Findings showed that a multidimensional model of motivation and engagement fit very well for all three groups. Multi-group invariance…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Asians, Correlation
Achievement Motivation among Chinese and Australian School Students: Assessing Differences of Kind and Differences of Degree
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Martin, Andrew J.; Hau, Kit-Tai – International Journal of Testing, 2010
The present study explored motivation and engagement among Chinese and Australian school students. Based on a sample of 528 Hong Kong Chinese 12-13 year olds and an archive sample of 6,366 Australian 12-13 year olds, achievement motivation was assessed using the Motivation and Engagement Scale-High School (MES-HS). Confirmatory factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Extension of the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model of Self-Concept Formation: Importance of Native and Nonnative Languages for Chinese Students.
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Hau, Kit-Tai; Kong, Chit-Kwong; Marsh, Herbert W.; Cheng, Zi-Juan – 2000
The internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model of self-concept formation was extended by relating Chinese, English, and mathematics achievement to Chinese, English, and mathematics self-concepts in a 5-year longitudinal study based on a large (N=9,482) representative sample of Hong Kong high school students. Tests of the I/E model are…
Descriptors: Chinese, Correlation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Examination Result Attribution, Expectancy and Achievement Goals among Chinese Students in Hong Kong.
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Hau, Kit-Tai; Salili, Farideh – Educational Studies, 1990
Studies primary school Chinese students living in Hong Kong to learn their causal attributions for examination results. Identifies age-related differences in perceived attainment, success expectancy, causal attributions, and achievement goals. Finds discrepancies with earlier Western studies and links these to Chinese socialization patterns where…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Attribution Theory, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Informational Value of Teachers' Evaluative Behavior on Perceived Ability and Effort among Chinese Students.
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Hau, Kit-Tai; Salili, Farideh – 1991
Chinese students and teachers perceive a different pattern of relationships between academic ability and effort than do American students and teachers. This study of the effect of teachers' evaluative behavior on the perceived academic ability and effort of Chinese students replicates a study by Meyer (1979) using American students. The sample…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Chinese, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Australian and Chinese Teacher Efficacy: Similarities and Differences in Personal Instruction, Discipline, Guidance Efficacy and Beliefs in External Determinants
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Ho, Irene T.; Hau, Kit-Tai – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2004
The present research examined and compared Australian and Chinese teachers' personal efficacy in instruction, discipline, guidance and beliefs about external influences. Two staged studies were conducted with the participation of 316 Australian teachers (108, 208 in first and second stages, respectively) and 411 Hong Kong Chinese teachers (138,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Teacher Effectiveness, Discipline
Extension of the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model of Self-Concept Formation: Importance of Native and Nonnative Languages for Chinese Students.
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Kong, Chit-Kwong; Hau, Kit-Tai – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2001
Extended the internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model of self-concept formation by relating Chinese, English, and math achievement to Chinese, English, and math self-concepts in a five year longitudinal study based on a large representative sample of Hong Kong high school students. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Achievement Goal Orientations and Theories of Intelligence of Chinese Students in Hong Kong.
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Hau, Kit-Tai; Wong, Chi-Lap – 1996
In the study of students' achievement behavior, it has been argued that learning goals that emphasize self-improvement rather than outperforming others are more desirable. This study examined how students' learning goal orientations were related to their theories of intelligence (e.g., whether intelligence is inborn). The subjects were 400 Chinese…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs