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Chan, David W. – School Psychology International, 2002
Assesses self-evaluations on five specific domains of competence and on global self-worth in a sample of 151 Hong Kong Chinese boys and girls (grade 3 to 6) using the Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC). Although self-perceptions on the five domains could be regarded as articulated and differentiated, these domains did not emerge as…
Descriptors: Competence, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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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
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Battista, Michael T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents an overview of the geometry findings of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and ways to use problems from the study to assess students' understanding of geometry. (ASK)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries