NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Age and Gender Invariance in the Taiwan Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition: Higher Order Five-Factor Model
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chen, Hsinyi; Zhu, Jianjun; Liao, Yung-Kun; Keith, Timothy Z. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
This study investigated the factorial invariance of the Taiwan Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V) across age and gender. A higher order five-factor model was tested on a nationally representative sample of 1,034 children aged 6-16 years. The results demonstrated full factorial invariance for Taiwan children of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intelligence Tests, Adolescents
Focus on Form in Live Chats
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chen, Wen-Chun; Eslami, Zohreh – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
This study investigated the effectiveness of incidental focus on form in promoting second language development in text-based live chats. Sixteen college-level Taiwanese English language learners were partnered with American college students to complete two communicative tasks via synchronous chats on Instant Messenger. Language-related episodes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning
Examining Psychometric Dimensions of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Inventory: A Cross-Country Comparison between Taiwan and the United States
Direct linkDirect link
Chen, Ching-I – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Taiwanese early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) system is modeled after the federal legislation and practices of the U.S., incorporating specific cultural beliefs in Taiwan. Nonetheless, in EI/ECSE assessments, several challenges are presented, including: (a) limited resources and funding, (b) lack of reliable and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Intervention
A Framework for Assessing High School Students' Intercultural Communicative Competence in a Computer-Mediated Language Learning Project
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Peng, Hsinyi; Lu, Wei-Hsin; Wang, Chao-I – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
The purposes of this study were to identify the essential dimensions of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and to establish a framework for assessing the ICC level of high school students that included a self-report inventory and scoring rubrics for online interaction in intercultural contexts. A total of 472 high school students from…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Scoring Rubrics, Foreign Countries, Communicative Competence (Languages)