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Ho, Esther Sui-Chu; Sum, Kwok Wing; Wong, Raymond Sin Kwok – ECNU Review of Education, 2018
Purpose: This study examines the career and educational search competencies (CESC), a capability which may be necessary for a successful transition from high school to work or postsecondary education, of students from Shanghai and Hong Kong. Design/Approach/Methods: The data for this study was taken from the Main Study of PISA 2012 in Shanghai and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
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Lau, Kit-Ling; Chan, David W. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 2001
Presents a study that focuses on the problem of underachievement in Hong Kong in which underachievers were compared to high and low achievers in terms of their motivational characteristics. Reports that motivational variables contributed to discrimination among underachievers and high achievers. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure