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Zhu, Xinhua; Chan, Shui Duen; Yao, Yuan – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: With a sample of 390 non-Chinese speaking first-grade primary school students and their parents in Hong Kong, this study examines associations between parental support and students' ideal selves, motivation, engagement, and Chinese reading test performance. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified four groups of students (low-,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Chinese
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Xu, Huixuan – Education 3-13, 2021
With the aim to provide proper educational support for socially and economically deprived students, the present study examined a homework tutoring programme that focused on self-regulated learning (SRL) and implemented at an afterschool setting in Hong Kong. The programme was designed according to Zimmerman's SRL model, integrated explicit and…
Descriptors: Homework, Tutoring, Learning Strategies, Self Control
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Chan, Regina; Yuen, Mantak – Gifted and Talented International, 2013
This article reports on a small-scale qualitative study that investigates how intrapersonal and environmental factors shape the beliefs and experiences of four talented Hong Kong sportsperons. Research questions focus on how their talents were identified and developed, obstacles they encountered, and the major influences on their development.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Talent Development, Performance Factors, Influences
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Lau, Agnes; Pang, Mary – International Journal of Career Management, 1995
Focus groups (n=23) and survey responses (n=492) of Hong Kong business graduates reveal a belief that intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are important, but they tend to make job rather than career decisions, seek extrinsic rewards in initial jobs, lack commitment to organizations, have a short-term perspective, and focus on gaining exposure and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Change, Entry Workers, Foreign Countries
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Kember, David – Higher Education, 2000
Review of evidence from over 90 action research projects finds the common assertion that Asian students prefer passive learning and resist teaching innovations is not correct. Argues that the motivation displayed by Asian students is not an extrinsic form of motivation, which depresses intrinsic motivation, and that the high levels of achievement…
Descriptors: Action Research, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, High Achievement
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Moneta, Giovanni B.; Siu, Christy M. Y. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
Examines the effects of trait intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, measured by the Work Preference Inventory, on creativity and academic performance. In an experimental creative writing task, intrinsic motivation correlated with creativity. In a follow-up study, intrinsic motivation correlated negatively with year-1 GPA, whereas extrinsic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Creativity, Cross Cultural Studies