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Tung, Fang-Wu; Deng, Yi-Shin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
The "computers are social actors" paradigm asserts that human-to-computer interactions are fundamentally social responses. Earlier research has shown that effective management of the social presence in user interface design can improve user engagement and motivation. Much of this research has focused on adult subjects. This study…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Computer Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, Man Machine Systems
Tsai, Wen-Huan – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This study was designed to supporting teachers on developing teaching norms based on classroom-learning community in which students are willing to engage in discourse. A collaborative team consisting of the researcher and four second-grade teachers were set up. The collaborative community intended to generate norms of acceptable or appropriate…
Descriptors: Norms, Teamwork, Group Discussion, Discourse Communities
Lin, Sheau-Wen – 2002
The purposes of this study were to investigate changes of science teaching and to explore the factors which influenced changes of three first grade teachers when implementing an in-service project. The researcher, the leader teacher and three first grade teachers built a collaborative relationship to hold a teacher development group. The leader…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Primary Education
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Shyu, Hsin-Yih Cindy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Describes a study that investigated the effects of computer-assisted videodisc-based anchored instruction on attitudes toward mathematics and instruction as well as problem-solving skills among Taiwanese elementary students. Findings suggest that video-based anchored instruction provided a more motivating environment that enhanced students'…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
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Butler, Y. G. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2004
Responding to the growing need to foster communicative abilities in English, many Asian countries where English is taught as a foreign language have recently introduced English at the elementary school level. However, the majority of elementary school teachers in such countries might not be adequately prepared to teach English; improving their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Skills
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Lin, Kuan-Cheng; Yang, Shu-Huey; Hung, Jason C.; Wang, Ding-Ming – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2006
This study describes the application of a Web-based portfolio for appreciation and peer assessment for visual-art education in elementary school. Besides examining the effectiveness of the proposed system in enhancing visual art education, this study also addresses how Web-based portfolios can help teachers to assess student learning progress and…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Visual Arts, Art Education, Elementary School Students
Shiao, Yueh-Suey – 1998
This study identifies the most common biological concepts presented in elementary science textbooks in Taiwan. The concepts focus on living things, animals, and plants in grades one through four. Three major areas of concern are: attributes of the three related concepts; development of the concepts focusing on content organization and their…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Wu, Yuh-Yin; Guei, I-Fen – 2000
A study was conducted to investigate: (1) the relationships between the results from various forms of assessment and the patterns of correlation across content areas; (2) how cognitive components correlate with the test results from different classroom assessments; and (3) how content areas affected the relationships. Data were collected from a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Correlation, Elementary School Students
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Lin, Pei-Jung; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1990
A total of 30 kindergarten and second, fourth, and sixth grade students from Taiwan and the United States were asked to make category inclusion and typicality judgments for 6 categories. Findings suggested that cultural familiarity with instances plays an important role in the development of category knowledge. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Stevenson, Harold W. – Teachers College Record, 1994
Describes the school-based extracurricular programs in several societies in East Asia, suggesting that Americans use such information to develop more effective extracurricular programs. In those countries, schools are responsible for developing and conducting extracurricular programs, which they consider important for keeping students productively…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Comparative Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wu, Ying-Tien; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Science Education, 2005
The main purpose of this study was to explore the effects of long-term constructivist-oriented science instruction on elementary school students' process of constructing cognitive structures. Furthermore, such effects on different science achievers were also investigated. The subjects of this study were 69 fifth graders in Taiwan, while they were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, High Achievement, Grade 5
Pacific Cultural Foundation (Republic of China). – 1981
A total of 87 college professors, childhood development experts, and school teachers from the United States, Canada, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines participated, along with 34 representatives from the host country of Taiwan, in a seminar to exchange views and experiences related to the role of the arts in child development. This volume…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Creativity, Cultural Awareness
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Chang, Ivy I-Chu – Research in Drama Education, 2005
On 21 September 1999, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan destroyed more than 100,000 houses, causing 2,294 deaths and 8,737 injuries. In the aftermath of the earthquake, a great number of social workers and cultural workers were thrust into Nantou County and Taichung County of central Taiwan, the epicentre of the earthquake, to assist the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Workshops, Psychotherapy
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Chin, Chi-Chin – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
Scientific literacy and attitudes toward science play an important role in human daily lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether first-year pre-service teachers in colleges in Taiwan have a satisfactory level of scientific literacy. The domains of scientific literacy selected in this study include: (1) science content; (2) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Tyan, Nay-ching Nancy; Hu, Yi-chain – 1995
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various translation methods used in imported instructional video programs on Taiwan elementary school students' visual and verbal memory. Following pretesting, 128 fourth grade students from an urban public elementary school in northern Taiwan participated. The students in 4 experimental…
Descriptors: Chinese, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups
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