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From Reading Strategy Instruction to Student Reading Achievement: The Mediating Role of Student Motivational Factors
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Huang, Jing; Chen, Gaowei – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
This study investigated the associations among reading strategy instruction, student motivational factors (i.e., attitudes toward reading, reading self-concept, and motivation to read), gender, and reading achievement. The analyses were conducted using the Hong Kong sample (students at Level 1, n = 3,875 and teachers at Level 2, n = 133) from the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Reading Strategies, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
Perception of Reading Instruction and Self-Regulated Learning: A Comparison between Chinese Students in Hong Kong and Beijing
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Lau, Kit-ling; Chen, Xiao-bo – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
Based on the theoretical framework of self-regulated learning (SRL), the study aimed to examine whether the proposed relationship between classroom environment and students' SRL was applicable in the case of Chinese readers. In this study, a questionnaire measuring students' perception of reading instruction, strategy use, and reading motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Independent Study, Educational Environment
Instructional Practices and Self-Regulated Learning in Chinese Language Classes
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Lau, Kit Ling – Educational Psychology, 2012
This study investigated the relation between teachers' instructional practices and students' self-regulated learning (SRL) in Hong Kong Chinese language classes using quantitative and qualitative methods. Participants were 1121 Grade 10 students from six secondary schools in Hong Kong. A Chinese reading comprehension (RC) test was used to assess…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese
The Effects of Cognitive Strategy Instruction on Chinese Reading Comprehension among Hong Kong Low Achieving Students
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Lau, Kit-ling; Chan, David W. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive strategy instruction (CSI) on Chinese reading comprehension of Hong Kong low achieving students. A total of 88 Grade 7 students from four intact Chinese language remedial groups were randomly assigned to treatment and control conditions. Students in the treatment group received a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Reading Motivation, Foreign Countries