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Jesus Alfonso D. Datu; Ming Ming Chiu; Nino Jose Mateo; Lan Yang – International Journal of STEM Education, 2024
Past studies of grit's educational benefits, such as science engagement, showed mixed results across cultures. So, we elaborated the prior model of grit (perseverance of effort, consistency of interest) with "adaptability to situations" (forming a "triarchic model of grit" TMG), and tested TMG's relation to subsequent science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persistence, High School Students, Learner Engagement
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Emily Sein Yue Elim Hui – Education 3-13, 2025
A previous study mentioned that students' action responses towards water pollution are incongruent with the training they received in schools. Conducting a course of two weeks with elementary students (N = 22) aged 9-10 in Hong Kong, the study aims to connect primary students' perceptions of the causes, consequences and responsive actions on water…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Audio Equipment, Visual Aids, Elementary School Students
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Yang, Lan; Mateo, Nino Jose – School Psychology, 2021
This research examines the cross-cultural differences on triarchic model of grit (TMG) dimensions (i.e., "perseverance of effort," "consistency of interests," and "adaptability to situations") and the associations of grit with academic engagement in Math and Science among secondary school students in one secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education, Science Education
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Zhu, Yuanze – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
In recent years, research on students' scientific competencies has generated much discussion. According to the PISA 2015 Assessment and Analytical Framework, both scientific competencies and attitudes towards science -- interest in science, valuing scientific approaches to enquiry (or epistemological beliefs about science), and environmental…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Competence
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Thomas, Gregory P. – Research in Science Education, 2006
A debate is ongoing in Hong Kong regarding whether local and international schools vary in the extent to which they provide classroom learning environments that support the development of students' higher order thinking and metacognition. This study investigated commonalities and variations in the metacognitive orientation of local and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, International Schools, Educational Environment
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Yu, K. N.; Stokes, M. J. – Physics Education, 1998
Describes the use of teaching studios to encourage discussion of problems and presentation of solutions to the class. Argues that this is an effective way to have students teach other students. Concludes that teaching studios provide many benefits and produce positive responses from participants. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends