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Direct linkLim, David – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
Operating a quality assurance system in tertiary education is the rule rather than the exception, because of the belief that it will improve quality. However, proving this is not easy. This study examines three ways of providing the evidence: the a "priori" method, the stepwise backtracking method, and the external evaluation method. The…
Descriptors: Testing, Quality Control, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Smyth, Russell; Nielsen, Ingrid; Zhai, Qingguo – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This article reports the findings of a survey administering the personal well-being index (PWI) in six Chinese cities (N = 3,390) to ascertain the personal well-being of China's urban population. The specific aims of the study were: (a) ascertain whether Chinese urban residents are satisfied with their lives; (b) validate the PWI using an urban…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Income, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
Lee, Grace K. L.; Chan, Edwin H. W. – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The problem of urban decay in Hong Kong is getting worse recently; therefore, the importance of urban renewal in improving the physical environment conditions and the living standards of the citizens is widely recognized in the territory. However, it is not an easy task for the Hong Kong Government to prepare welcome urban renewal proposals…
Descriptors: Living Standards, Foreign Countries, Urban Renewal, Physical Environment
Cheung, Yin Bun; Liu, Ka Yuet; Yip, Paul S. F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
A measurement scale should be short and quick to complete if it is to be practically useful. Drawing on data from a community-based survey of 2,178 people in Hong Kong, we compared five short forms (5- to 10-item) and the original version (20-item) of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) in predicting…
Descriptors: Suicide, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedHung, Sheung-Lun; And Others – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses software metrics and describes a study of graduate students in Hong Kong that evaluated the relevance of using software metrics as a means of assessing students' performance in programing. The use of four basic metrics to measure programing skill, complexity, programing style, and programing efficiency using Pascal is examined. (13…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedChan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2000
This article discusses the evolving need for identification of gifted and talented students in Hong Kong, assessment of intelligence, identifying the academically gifted, identifying the creatively gifted, and identification by informal measures. The use of multiple measures for identification used at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Early Identification
