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Yu-Chih, Sun – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2008
Toastmasters is a widely recognized international club that aims to develop and enhance the art of public speaking by offering participants educational programmes and chances to speak before groups. This article reports on the integration of the Toastmasters approach to an EFL oral-communication class in Taiwan. As both the author of this study…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Course Content, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Lin, Chien-Hung – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The implementation of English education at the elementary level in Taiwan is still in its early stage. However, researchers and educators in this field have noticed the variation of student English proficiency which increases the difficulty of teaching in today's EFL classes and results in calls for intervention programs. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Shu, Bih-Ching – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the quality of life (QOL) and feeling of mothers of a child with autism. The QOL instrument was also used. A total of 104 participants completed all questionnaires, which included the Taiwan version of the WHOQOL-BREF. A final robust parsimonious structural model showed a positive…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Parent Attitudes, Correlation, Psychological Patterns
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Su, Jun-Ming; Lin, Huan-Yu; Tseng, Shian-Shyong; Lu, Chia-Jung – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
Promoting the development of students' scientific inquiry capabilities is a major learning objective in science education. As a result, teachers require effective assessment approaches to evaluate students' scientific inquiry-related performance. Teachers must also be able to offer appropriate supplementary instructions, as needed, to students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Learning Problems
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Chen, J. S.; Tsou, H. T. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Background: The importance of information technology to current business practices has long drawn the attention of practitioners and academicians. Aim: This paper aims to broaden understanding about service innovation as a critical organizational capability through which information technology adoption influences the competitive advantage of a…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Business, Finance Occupations, Foreign Countries
Lin, Grace Hui Chin – Online Submission, 2008
At the beginning of the second millennium, many university students in Taiwan that are enrolled in Freshman English are still being taught with teacher-centered methods. This study, which was inspired by the author's studies and research in the theoretical arguments of the Natural Approach and Psychological Method put forth by American educator…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Tsai, Shu-Chiao – Computers & Education, 2010
This study reports on the development of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) multimedia courseware on oral presentations, and its integration into self-study learning and elective courses for students with different English proficiencies, as one solution to problems in ESP courses in Taiwan. The courseware design is based on Mayer's multimedia…
Descriptors: Elective Courses, International Trade, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
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Lin, Chia-Ching; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The main purpose of this study was to examine the structural relationships between scientific epistemological views (SEVs) and information commitments (ICs) of high school students in Taiwan. Data were collected from 486 Taiwanese high school students via two self-reporting instruments: one was the SEV questionnaire, including five scales for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Student Attitudes
Su, Chia-chun – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Reading comprehension plays a key role in academic success in today's classrooms. Literature Circles (LCs), a learner-centered collaborative reading activity, brings together the ideas of cooperative learning, independent reading, and reader response theory to enhance students' reading comprehension as well as their motivation toward learning…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Reading Comprehension, Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes
Chen, Hsin-Yuan – Online Submission, 2009
According to government reports, new Internet technologies present readers with new reading opportunities and challenges (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000; RAND Reading Study Group [RRSG], 2002). However, we are just beginning to understand the specific complexities that Internet text imposes on the reading…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Comprehension, Cues, Protocol Analysis
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Lin, Kuen-Yi – Journal of Technology Studies, 2007
A significant trend in technology education has shown internationally widespread acceptance with the increasing needs of developing students' technological literacy on both the elementary and secondary level from manual training to basic competency. Therefore, more and more countries have developed their national technology standards in order to…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Technological Literacy
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Lin, Ying-Ching; Lin, Chien-Hsin – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
The objective of this article is to explore the idolization behaviors of Taiwanese adolescents. The study gathered 1,636 questionnaires from 13 senior high schools across northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan. The results indicate that adolescents' gender correlates with the idol type they choose to adore when the idol is male. This…
Descriptors: High School Students, Athletes, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Su, Shao-Wen – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2009
The paper illustrates an English for Specific Purposes design for English listening and speaking for students in hospitality fields, accompanied by an educational inquiry into its implementation in a bid to hold accountability to the course takers. The subject was 82 juniors and seniors at a national hospitality college in Southern Taiwan.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Observation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
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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
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Chou, Y. C.; Schalock, R. L.; Tzou, P. Y.; Lin, L. C.; Chang, A. L.; Lee, W. P.; Chang, S. C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Little research has been conducted about the quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Taiwan, particularly their subjective QOL. This study examined the personal perceptions of these individuals as measured on internationally recognized core QOL domains and indicators. Methods: A census interview survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Questionnaires, Quality of Life
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