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Chen, Luxi; Yeung, Wei-Jun Jean – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
Cultural contexts influence the development of self-regulation. However, cross-cultural variations and consistencies in different aspects of self-regulation and their academic outcomes within the Asian context are less clear. This study investigated (1) the extent to which the development of hot and cool Executive Function (EF) might differ among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Control, Cultural Differences, Executive Function
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Göransson, Kristina; Kang, Yoonhee; Kim, Yeonjin – Ethnography and Education, 2022
Today parents are faced with increasing expectations to attend to their young children's learning and cognitive development. South Korea and Singapore are well-known for their competitive education systems and for consistently topping international student assessment tests. They also share an inflated private tuition industry, fuelled by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Class, Preschool Children, Young Children
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Teo, Tang Wee; Yan, Yaw Kai; Ong, Woei Ling Monica – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2017
Despite Singapore's excellent science achievements in international benchmark tests such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), little is known about Singaporean children's (aged 4-8) emerging science conceptions as formal science schooling begins at Grade 3…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Scientific Concepts, Young Children, Concept Formation