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Direct linkBakhtiar, Mehdi; Wong, Min Ney; Tsui, Emily Ka Yin; McNeil, Malcolm R. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: This study reports the psychometric development of the Cantonese versions of the English Computerized Revised Token Test (CRTT) for persons with aphasia (PWAs) and healthy controls (HCs). Method: The English CRTT was translated into standard Chinese for the Reading--Word Fade version (CRTT-R-[subscript WF]-Cantonese) and into formal…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Sino Tibetan Languages, Computer Assisted Testing, Aphasia
Liu, Yingyi; Sun, Huilin; Lin, Dan; Li, Hong; Yeung, Susanna Siu-sze; Wong, Terry Tin-Yau – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Background: Word reading and linguistic comprehension skills are two crucial components in reading comprehension, according to the Simple View of Reading (SVR). Some researchers have posited that a third component should be involved in reading and understanding texts, namely executive function (EF) skills. Aim: This study was novel in two ways.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Kindergarten, Executive Function
Cheung, Alan; Mak, Barley; Abrami, Philip; Wade, Anne; Lysenko, Larysa – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2016
This pilot project investigated the effects of ABRACADABRA (ABRA), a web-based literacy program developed by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University, on primary school children in Hong Kong. A total of 125 Primary 2 students participated in a 14-week long study. Five classes were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Literacy Education, Control Groups
Cheong, Choo Mui; Zhu, Xinhua; Liao, Xian – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
In recent decades, integrated language competence has been highlighted in the language curricula taught in schools and institutions, and the relationship between test-takers' performance on integrated tasks and comprehension sources has been much studied. The current study employed the frameworks of reading and listening comprehension processes to…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Reading Skills, Independent Reading, Secondary School Students
Mak, Barley S. Y.; Cheung, Alan C. K.; Guo, Xin; Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, Anne – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The current paper examined the effects of A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All (ABRA), a web-based literacy programme developed by the the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University, on primary school children in Hong Kong. The participants were 249 Primary 1…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness
Cheung, Wai Ming; Huang, Yanli; Tsang, Hector W. H. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Hong Kong attained champion of the PIRLS 2011 that aroused keen interest in understanding the underlying reasons of a non-alphabetic language. The study aimed at unravelling various aspects of the student and home factors which contributed to remarkable Chinese reading performance. Totally 3,875 students from 132 primary schools completed the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Structural Equation Models
Shiu, Ling-po; Chen, Qishan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
The present study compared the effectiveness of 2 approaches to remedy the inaccuracy of self-monitoring of reading comprehension. The first approach attempts to enhance self-monitoring by strengthening the cues utilized in monitoring. The second approach replaces self-monitoring with external regulation based on objective evaluative information.…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Reading Comprehension, Cues, College Students
Download full textAkbasli, Sait; Sahin, Mehmet; Yaykiran, Zeliha – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Mathematics and Science classes in schools have become a focus to be considered in terms of educational systems and administration around the world in the last decade. Related to the mentioned classes, there are many benefits that lead students to academic success. In the recent years, educators have found that there are so many different factors…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests
Zou, Di; Xie, Haoran; Wang, Fu Lee – Research-publishing.net, 2015
Previous studies on dictionary consultation investigated mainly online dictionaries or simple pocket electronic dictionaries as they were commonly used among learners back then, yet the more updated mobile dictionaries were superficially investigated though they have already replaced the pocket electronic dictionaries. These studies are also…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Dictionaries
Law, Yin-Kum – Educational Psychology, 2014
The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two types of cooperative learning groups used in reciprocal teaching (RT) classes (i.e. high-structured vs. low-structured groups) for enhancing students' reading comprehension. The participants were 235 Hong Kong Chinese Grade 6 students in nine classes. Reading comprehension tests and…
Descriptors: Role, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning
Tse, Shek-Kam; Xiao, Xiao-Yun; Ko, Hwa-Wei; Lam, Joseph Wai-Ip; Hui, Sau-Yan; Ng, Hung-Wai – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2016
This study examined the influence of classroom pedagogic reading practices and out-of-school practices in explaining why the reading attainment of Hong Kong Grade 4 students was superior to that of their counterparts in Taiwan in the 2006 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. Analyses of scores from 9,301 students (4,712 from Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 4
Blees, Gerda J.; Mak, Willem M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
In different countries, the use of pictorial information symbols to convey warnings and instructions is becoming more common. An important reason for this is that people from a variety of cultures can understand graphical symbols. However, symbols developed in one culture may not have the same meaning for people from other cultures. This study…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Pictorial Stimuli, Semantics, Comprehension
Law, Yin-kum – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This study analysed the reading lessons of 35 Hong Kong Grade 2 Chinese teachers to investigate whether their instructional practices were related to their students' motivation and reading comprehension scores. The reading lessons of the teachers were analysed according to the five dimensions of the Motivating Instructional Context Inventory.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2, Teaching Methods
