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Resolving Puzzling Phenomena by the Simple Particle Model: Examining Thematic Patterns of Multimodal Learning and Teaching
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Cheng, Maurice M. W.; Danielsson, Kristina; Lin, Angel M. Y. – Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
This paper examines the roles of multimodality and thematic patterns in the teaching of the particle model of matter. Although the particle model is a fundamental topic in science education, there is no consensus on (1) whether or not the model should be introduced in early grades and (2) how to introduce the model to students for the very first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Learning Modalities, Grade 3
Differences in Perceived Approaches to Learning and Teaching English in Hong Kong Secondary Schools
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Mak, Barley; Chik, Pakey – Educational Review, 2011
This paper investigates differences in approaches to learning and teaching English as a second language (ESL) as reported by 324 mixed-ability Grade 7 Hong Kong ESL students and 37 ESL secondary school teachers with different backgrounds. Information about participants' perceived approaches to learning/teaching English were collected through a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Grade 7
Effects of Different Evaluative Feedback on Students' Self-Efficacy in Learning
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Chan, Joanne C. Y.; Lam, Shui-fong – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
Two studies examined the effects of four types of teachers' evaluative feedback on Chinese students' self-efficacy in English vocabulary acquisition. In Study 1, a random sample of Grade 8 students (N = 79) learned prefixes and received either formative or summative feedback after failure in test. The results showed that students who received…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Self Efficacy, Vocabulary, Grade 8
Classroom Discourse Analysis and Educational Outcomes in the Era of Education Reform
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Lam, Shui-fong; Law, Yin-kum; Shum, Mark Shiu-kee – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: In the era of education reform when new teaching approaches are being advocated, it is important to investigate how different classroom discourse patterns are related to different educational outcomes. Aim: The purpose of the study was to analyse the whole classroom discourse of two teacher interns' writing classes. It was conducted…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Student Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
The Effects of Competition on Achievement Motivation in Chinese Classrooms
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Lam, S-f.; Yim, P-s.; Law, J. S. F.; Cheung, R. W. Y. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Background: Laboratory studies have consistently found that competition induces performance goals and affects learning motivation. However, the ecological validity of these results is yet to be established. There is a need for investigation of whether the results hold in both the classroom context and non-Western culture. Aim: The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Laboratories, Achievement Need
Reading Strategy Use between Chinese Good and Poor Readers: A Think-Aloud Study
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Lau, Kit-Ling – Journal of Research in Reading, 2006
This study aimed to explore the differences between Chinese good and poor readers in their strategy use by using a think-aloud method. Eight grade 7 students in Hong Kong, four good readers and four poor readers, received a think-aloud task and an interview in the study. Consistent with the Western studies, findings of this study indicated that…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Ethnic Groups