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High School Students' Environmental Education in Taiwan: Scientific Epistemic Views, Decision-Making Style, and Recycling Intention
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Luan, Hui; Li, Tung-Lin; Lee, Min-Hsien – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
In this study, to facilitate the integration of environmental education in science curricula and achieve a more sustainable future, the relationships among scientific epistemic views, decision-making style, and recycling intention based on the theory of planned behavior were investigated. Three instruments (i.e. SEVs, DMS, and RI) were implemented…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
Reading Aloud in ELT in China: An Interview-Based Investigation and Its Implications
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Yu, Xia; Liu, Chengyu – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Although much has been discussed about the use of reading aloud (RA) outside China, it has been one of the least investigated learning/teaching behaviours in ELT in China. The paper reports the results of a series of semi-structured interviews, in which learners and teachers were invited to identify the reasons and problems in the use of RA in…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
"Feeling Bad" or "Being Bad?" The Trapping Effect of Effort in Academic Failure in a Confucian Cultural Context
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Fwu, Bih-Jen; Wang, Hsiou-Huai; Chen, Shun-Wen; Wei, Chih-Fen – Educational Psychology, 2017
A predicament faced by students who fail academically in East Asian Confucian societies, such as Taiwan, is being obscured by students' outstanding performances in international academic assessments. This article proposes that there is a trapping effect of effort for these students. They are trapped in a dilemma between "feeling bad"…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Confucianism, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
Differences between Native and Non-Native English Speaking Teachers in China from the Perspectives of Chinese EFL Students
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Koyin Sung; Fredrick J. Poole – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
This study investigated students' perceptions towards Native English Speaking Teachers (NESTs) and Non-Native English Speaking Teachers (NNESTs). Three research questions were asked: (1) What are Chinese EFL students' perceptions towards NESTs and NNESTs?, (2) Are NESTs' and NNESTs' teaching behaviors different according to Chinese EFL students'…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Relationship among Students' Problem-Solving Attitude, Perceived Value, Behavioral Attitude, and Intention to Participate in a Science and Technology Contest
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Huang, Neng-Tang Norman; Chiu, Li-Jia; Hong, Jon-Chao – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
The strong humanistic and ethics-oriented philosophy of Confucianism tends to lead people influenced by these principles to undervalue the importance of hands-on practice and creativity in education. GreenMech, a science and technology contest, was implemented to encourage real-world, hands-on problem solving in an attempt to mitigate this effect.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students