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Peng, Jui-ching Fion – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the growing focus on learner independence, peer assessment has received a lion's share of attention in recent years. Nevertheless, this idea is novel to most English language teachers and students in Taiwan where traditional assessment is still dominant. This study investigated college students' attitudes towards and possible language…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Class Size, Student Attitudes, Peer Evaluation
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Liu, Shiang-Yao; Lederman, Norman G. – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
This study explores the relationship, if any, between an individual's culturally based worldviews and conceptions of nature of science. In addition, the implications of this relationship (or lack of relationship) for science teaching and learning are discussed. Participants were 54 Taiwanese prospective science teachers. Their conceptions of…
Descriptors: World Views, Scientific Enterprise, Science Curriculum, Science Teachers
Kuo, Ming-Mu – Online Submission, 2008
To meet the challenges of fast-paced globalization and a more demanding high-tech environment of the future, it is imperative to train students for equipping with relevant abilities and competencies, especially in online literacy and communication skills, and assist them to build correct technology attitude and belief. Student teachers'…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
Ho, Hua-Kuo – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was intended to investigate the current system of early intervention needs assessment in Taiwan in order to understand the problems encountered and provide the coping strategies for improving the system. Documentary analysis, phone interview and participant observation were employed in the study to collect the research…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Preschool Children, Interviews, Questionnaires
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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chen, Ying-Yeh; Tsai, Fang-Ju; Lee, Ming-Been; Chiu, Yen-Nan; Soong, Wei-Tsuen; Hwu, Hai-Gwo – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors investigated the personality characteristics, psychopathology, parenting style, and family function among Taiwanese college students with high, moderate, and low suicidal risks. Participants: The sample included 2,919 first-year college students (1,414 men, 1,505 women) from a university in Taipei, Taiwan. Methods: A…
Descriptors: College Students, Prevention, Parenting Styles, Suicide
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Chen, Ching-Yi; Fischer, Jerome; Biller, Ernie – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was designed to measure non-traditional students' perceptions of role conflicts between work and school and subsequent coping strategies, and to determine factors relevant to both role conflicts and coping. A survey was developed and implemented to investigate the continuing education issues. Results were based on 485…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes
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Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
This study was conducted to explore the relationship between Internet self-efficacy and preferences toward constructivist Internet-based learning environments. The sample included 365 college students in Taiwan who all majored in early childhood care and pre-school education. Some of them were preservice pre-school teachers (n=185), and the rest…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Han, Lin-Fang; Foskett, Nicholas H. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2007
This paper considers the objectives for geographical fieldwork within senior high schools in Taiwan, and the constraints on the implementation and development of fieldwork. It introduces briefly the position of fieldwork in geography education in Taiwan, then uses a model adapted from the work of Boardman in 1974 and Smith in 1996 in England to…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, High Schools, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
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Tan, Tan-Hsu; Liu, Tsung-Yu; Chang, Chi-Cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2007
Many issues have been identified in outdoor teaching, especially in places that lack the capacity to effectively present information about such subjects as historical relics, rare animals, and geological landscapes. This study proposes an Environment of Ubiquitous Learning with Educational Resources (EULER) based on radio frequency identification…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Resources, Educational Environment
Su, Ya-Chen – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2007
The integrated-skills approach (ISA), which incorporates the four language skills--reading, writing, speaking, and listening--has become a dominant trend in FL college instruction in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to examine how the ISA is being used in Taiwan's EFL college classes, develop an understanding of students' satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, College Instruction, Class Activities
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Wong, Chi-Sum; Wong, Ping-Man – Journal of Career Development, 2006
Recent research has advanced our understanding of the modifications needed for Holland's hexagonal model of occupational interests when applied to Hong Kong Chinese. This study continues this line of research in testing the validity of Wong's Career Interest Assessment Questionnaire (WCIAQ) and the revised hexagonal model developed in Hong Kong to…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Measures (Individuals), Models, Questionnaires
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Chang, Anna Ching-Shyang; Read, John – TESL-EJ, 2008
Foreign language learners typically experience considerable anxiety about taking listening tests. This study investigated how four forms of listening support (pre-teaching of content and vocabulary, question preview, and repeated input) affect the anxiety levels of college students in Taiwan taking a multiple-choice achievement test, which counts…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Listening Skills
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lin, Li-Chan; Chang, Ai-Ling; Schalock, Robert L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Taiwanese family carers of people with intellectual disabilities not only suffer from long-term stress but also need to cope with social difficulties. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) among family carers of people with intellectual disabilities. Materials and methods: A census interview survey was…
Descriptors: Family Income, Mental Retardation, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
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Chen, Tzy-Ling; Chen, Tzu-Jung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
This study examined attitudes of university faculty specialising in the field of human resource (HR) in Taiwan towards participation in the teaching of online courses using the theory of reasoned action (TRA). The population targeted for investigation consisted of the full-time university faculty in the HR field in Taiwan regardless of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Construct Validity, Online Courses
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Shen, Ming-yueh – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2008
This study investigated the responses of two groups (n = 85) of EFL learners toward their experience with extensive reading in a three-month EFL college reading class in which two novels (narrative) and fourteen expository texts were the main reading text. Using a three-part survey questionnaire and the follow-up interviews, this study attempted…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students
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