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Family Background, Schooling, and Academic Achievement: Taiwan as an Illustrative Case
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Tzung-Ruei Tsou – SAGE Open, 2024
The importance of family background in determining a student's academic achievement has long been acknowledged by researchers. Nonetheless, the effect of schooling on this relationship has also been widely investigated. Some studies have shown that family background plays a far stronger role while the effect of schooling is minimal; others have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics
Grade Level Differences in High School Students' Conceptions of and Motives for Learning Science
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Wang, Ya-Ling; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Research in Science Education, 2019
Students' conceptions of learning science and their relations with motive for learning may vary as the education level increases. This study aimed to compare the quantitative patterns in students' conceptions of learning science (COLS) and motives for learning science (MLS) across grade levels by adopting two survey instruments. A total of 768…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Motivation, Instructional Program Divisions, Foreign Countries
Investigating Taiwanese Students' Visualization Competence of Matter at the Particulate Level
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Chang, Hsin-Yi; Tzeng, Shi-Fang – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
In this study, we have synthesized the research on visualization and representation to propose a model consisting of 4 major components of visualization competence in learning science: constructing, interpreting, transforming, and critiquing visualizations. We have developed and validated an assessment that measures students' visualization…
Descriptors: Visualization, Foreign Countries, Models, High School Students
Identifying the Item Hierarchy and Charting the Progression across Grade Levels: Surveying Taiwanese Students' Understanding of Scientific Models and Modeling
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Lee, Silvia Wen-Yu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was, first, to understand the item hierarchy regarding students' understanding of scientific models and modeling (USM). Secondly, this study investigated Taiwanese students' USM progression from 7th to 12th grade, and after participating in a model-based curriculum. The questionnaire items were developed based on 6…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Models, Experimental Groups, Student Surveys
Learning Illustrated: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Drawing Analysis of Students' Conceptions of Learning
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Hsieh, Wen-Min; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Using the draw-a-picture technique, the authors explored the learning conceptions held by students across grade levels. A total of 1,067 Taiwanese students in Grades 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 participated in this study. Participants were asked to use drawing to illustrate how they conceptualize learning. A coding checklist was developed to analyze…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Learning, Freehand Drawing
A Study of Improving Eighth Graders' Learning Deficiency in Algebra by Applying a Realistic Context Instructional Design
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Chang, Yu-Liang; Huang, Yu-I – International Education Studies, 2014
The intention of this study was to improve the learning deficiency in algebraic learning and to enhance Taiwanese middle students' learning achievement and interest in algebra. By using a grade skipping experimental design, the research team intended to find out an effective way to benefit these students' leaning in abstract algebraic concepts.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students