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A Holistic Model to Infer Mathematics Performance: The Interrelated Impact of Student, Family and School Context Variables
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Zhao, Ningning; Valcke, Martin; Desoete, Annemie; Zhu, Chang; Sang, Guoyuan; Verhaeghe, JeanPierre – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The present study aims at exploring predictors influencing mathematics performance. In particular, the study focuses on internal students' characteristics (gender, age, metacognitive experience, mathematics self-efficacy) and external contextual factors (GDP of school location, parents' educational level, teachers' educational level, and teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students
Challenging Science Teachers' Beliefs and Practices through a Video-Case-Based Intervention in China's Primary Schools
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Sang, Guoyuan; Valcke, Martin; van Braak, Johan; Zhu, Chang; Tondeur, Jo; Yu, Kailian – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
The present study aims to challenge primary school science teachers' beliefs about education and teaching efficacy, as well as their teaching practices, through a video-case-based intervention programme in a Chinese educational setting. A total of 46 in-service teachers were involved in this study (experimental group = 23, control group = 23).…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis