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Formative Assessment, Growth Mindset, and Achievement: Examining Their Relations in the East and the West
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Yan, Zi; King, Ronnel B.; Haw, Joseph Y. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2021
Both formative assessment and growth mindset scholars aim to understand how to enhance achievement. While research on formative assessment focuses on external teaching practices, work on growth mindset emphasises internal psychological processes. This study examined the interplay between three formative assessment strategies (i.e. sharing learning…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Intelligence, Beliefs, Achievement Tests
Videoconferencing Improves Students' Language Learning in the EFL Classroom
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Jung, Mi-Young – TESOL Journal, 2013
The aim of this study is to analyze a videoconferencing class for English as a foreign language (EFL), and to investigate how learners can develop their linguistic competence via videoconferencing. It examines the benefits and drawbacks of using videoconferencing systems in class. Forty-five students (19 graduates and 26 undergraduates) in a…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Teachers' Perceptions of the Quantity and Quality of Professional Development Activities in Turkey
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Bellibas, Mehmet Sukru; Gumus, Emine – Cogent Education, 2016
Professional development for teachers has been a substantial issue in contemporary educational research and policy. Yet, opportunities for professional development activities have been very limited in Turkey. In this study, we examined Turkish teachers' involvement in professional development activities by comparing their participation with the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Generalized Trust and Trust in Institutions in Confucian Asia
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Tan, Soo Jiuan; Tambyah, Siok Kuan – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This study examines generalized trust and trust in institutions in Confucian Asia, covering six countries namely, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, and one dependent region, Hong Kong. Using data from the 2006 AsiaBarometer Survey, our study affirms the reliability and validity of using a two-item scale to measure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Reliability, Validity
The Relation between Outside of School Factors and Mathematics Achievement: A Cross-Country Study among the U.S. and Five Top-Performing Asian Countries
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Liu, Yan; Wu, Amery D.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2006
Since at least the 1980s, motivated, in part, by findings from international comparisons of students' mathematics achievement, some American (U.S.) educators and policy makers have initiated educational reform that focuses on improving teaching practices and curriculum designs by advocating for the adoption of Asian educational models. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
An Emerging Knowledge-Based Economy in China? Indicators from OECD Databases. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2004/4
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Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
The main objective of this Working Paper is to show a set of indicators on the knowledge-based economy for China, mainly compiled from databases within EAS, although data from databases maintained by other parts of the OECD are included as well. These indicators are put in context by comparison with data for the United States, Japan and the EU (or…
Descriptors: Industry, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Education Work Relationship