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Direct linkTse, Shek Kam; Lin, Lin; Ng, Rex Hung Wai – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
The study examined the relationships between self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies used by 2,894 bilingual primary school students and their Chinese and English reading test performance. Exploratory factor analysis of the self-reported SRL strategy use questionnaire yielded two factors of strategies (planning and monitoring) used in both…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Lam, Y. H. Raymond; Tse, Shek Kam; Lam, Joseph W. I.; Loh, Elizabeth K. Y. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
A study of 148 primary school teachers and 4867 Grade 4 pupils in Hong Kong found no support for the proposal that boys learn to read better when taught by men teachers. In fact, it was found that both boys and girls learnt better when taught by women. Responses to a teacher questionnaire indicate significant differences in the preferred patterns…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Literature Appreciation, Foreign Countries, Reading Ability
Tse, Shek Kam; Xiao, Xiao-yun – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2014
Background: This study examined the impact of the reading-related affective factors "home environment" and school "environment" on predicting the likelihood of students being either high-proficiency or low-proficiency readers. Data from 3,875 Hong Kong SAR Grade 4 students participating in an international comparative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Reading Skills
Tse, Shek Kam – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2014
The reading attainment of the 3,875 primary 4 Hong Kong primary school students participating in the 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ranked first among 49 countries and regions surveyed worldwide. Analysis of the association between (a) participating students' reading attainment and (b) responses to questionnaires completed…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, After School Programs, After School Education, Chinese
Cheung, Wai Ming; Tse, Shek Kam; Lam, Joseph W. I.; Ka Yee Loh, Elizabeth – Journal of Research in Reading, 2009
Reading literacy of fourth-grade students in Hong Kong showed a remarkable improvement from 2001 to 2006 as shown by international PIRLS studies. This study identified various aspects of the teacher factor contributing to the significant improvement among students. A total of 4,712 students and 144 teachers from 144 schools were randomly selected…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers
Tse, Shek Kam; Loh, Ka Yee Elizabeth; Lam, Yu Hong Raymond; Lam, Wai Ip Joseph – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
Hong Kong children's comprehension of Chinese and English text is of concern to parents and teachers since school leavers need to be proficient readers both of Chinese and English. Although Chinese has been officially designated the medium of instruction in most secondary schools, many parents want their children to be taught in English-medium…
Descriptors: International Studies, Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, English (Second Language)
Loh, Elizabeth K. Y.; Tse, Shek Kam – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
This study investigated the relationships among Hong Kong Chinese students' reading attainment in Chinese and English, their attitudes toward reading, and their self-concept as readers. The sample consisted of 1,232 fourth-grade students from thirty-eight primary schools. Predictably, the students' reading attainment was better when tested in…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement, Item Analysis, Foreign Countries
Tse, Shek Kam; Yuen, Allan Hoi Kau; Loh, Elizabeth Ka Yee; Lam, Joseph Wai Ip; Ng, Rex Hung Wai – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This study looked at the types of blog consulted by 1,298 Primary 4 students in Hong Kong and whether such consultation influenced performance on standardised tests of Chinese and English reading comprehension. When students were asked if they consulted Chinese and English blogs, 42% said they looked at Chinese blogs and 19% said they looked at…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Reading Achievement
Tse, Shek Kam; Lam, Raymond Y. H.; Loh, Elizabeth K. Y.; Ip, Olivia K. M.; Lam, Joseph W. I.; Chan, Yiu Man – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
The English reading comprehension ability of 4,352 Grade 4 Hong Kong students was tested. The students' parents completed questionnaires about home factors, including monthly income, language habitually spoken at home, whether the mother was employed, and whether an English-speaking domestic helper resided there. Analyses revealed statistically…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Speech Communication, Employment Level, Mothers
Tse, Shek Kam; Lam, Raymond Y. H.; Lam, Joseph W. I.; Chan, Yiu Man; Loh, Elizabeth K. Y. – Research in Education, 2006
The study examines the reading attitudes and attainment of Hong Kong, Singapore and English primary-school students using data collected in the PIRLS 2001 international reading survey. A total of 13,486 students aged 9-10 years were assessed. Singaporean students were found to have more positive reading attitudes and confidence than Hong Kong and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Gender Differences, Reading Attitudes
