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Chi-Tung Chen; Chih-Ming Chen; Hsiao-Ting Tsai – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This study utilised the instant semantic analysis and feedback system (ISAFS) to assist learners in the online discussion learning activities of socio-scientific issues (SSIs) and to document their learning process behaviours for behavioural analyses. The aim was to understand the learners' discussion behaviours during the ISAFS assisted learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Electronic Learning, Discussion, Instructional Effectiveness
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Hsu, Liwei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study presents essential findings that would be advantageous to the designers and practitioners of Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs). It reveals the key elements that contribute to successful LMOOCs, and how they are influenced by English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' personal characteristics (gender, age, and opened to…
Descriptors: MOOCs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chou, Chien-Chih; Huang, Mei-Yao; Lin, Tzu-Wen; Lu, Frank Jing-Horng; Chiu, Yi-Hsiang; Chen, Jui-Fu – Creativity Research Journal, 2019
Social cognitive theory has supported the view that perfectionism can be a hindrance to creativity, and also considers self-esteem to have a moderating effect on their relationship. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between perfectionism and creativity in college dancers.…
Descriptors: College Students, Dance Education, Creative Thinking, Self Esteem
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Bhagat, Kaushal Kumar; Wu, Leon Yufeng; Chang, Chun-Yen – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the impact of five personality traits ("extraversion," "agreeableness," "conscientiousness," "neuroticism," and "intellect/imagination") on the perception of students towards online learning. A total of 208 students from Taiwan (male = 96 and female…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Personality Traits, Online Courses
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Cheng, Wen – Educational Psychology, 2019
To determine intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for work among college students, an online survey was conducted to collect participants' self-reported motivation and personality traits, as well as academic performance in samples of 310 American and 686 Taiwanese college student respondents. Data suggest that intrinsic and extrinsic motivations…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Incentives, Personality Traits
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Lin, Che-Li; Chang, Chun-Yen – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
Grit, one of the newly developed non-cognitive traits, encompasses the characteristics of perseverance and consistency of interest. Grit is associated with good academic performance, resilience, and well-being. To understand the nature of Grit in detail, this study probed the relationship between Grit and the widely-applied and well-established…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Academic Persistence, Student Characteristics
Hong, Zuway-R; Veach, Patricia McCarthy; Lawrenz, Frances – 2002
This study investigated factors related to Taiwanese senior high school students' self-esteem. A total of 1,672 students (779 boys, 893 girls) in Kaohsiung City in Taiwan completed a Chinese version of the Secondary Student Questionnaire (SSQ; Z. Hong, 2001). In addition, interviews were conducted with six students from three different high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
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Wang, Min-Nan Maynard; Wu, Kun-Chang; Huang, Tai-Chu Iris – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
The purpose of this study is to investigate how factors such as personal traits and school locations influence junior high school students' conceptual learning of biology. The study was carried out island-wide with the whole area divided into 10 districts, from which 4,537 students were selected using stratified random sampling. A questionnaire on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Yang, Shu Ching; Lin, Wen Chaun – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
The study investigated the relationships among demographic variables (class grades, school types, major field, parent's education level, etc.), psychological type, thinking style, critical thinking, and creative thinking in senior high school students. The study explored the extent to which students' inclinations and perceived competence to engage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High School Students, Critical Thinking