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Tsai, Chin-Chung; Kuo, Pi-Chu – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The cram school in Taiwan offers additional after-school instruction to enhance students' academic performance, and it provides a unique educational context to investigate students' perspectives toward learning. The purpose of this study was to explore 45 cram school students' (around 14 years old) conceptions of learning and learning science. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Teaching Methods
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Lee, Min-Hsien; Chang, Chun-Yen; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
Educational researchers have suggested that the tension between the learner-centred and teacher-centred pedagogies represents a real classroom issue that influences teaching and learning. This issue may be particularly significant in East-Asian countries such as Taiwan due to some cultural influences. For example, teacher authority is highly…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Earth Science, Correlation, Foreign Countries