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Principal Leadership and School Capacity Effects on Teacher Learning in Hong Kong
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Li, Lijuan; Hallinger, Philip; Ko, James – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: Over the past decade, studies of school leadership effects have increasingly aimed at identifying and validating the paths through which principal leadership impacts key teaching and learning processes in schools. A recent meta-analysis by Robinson and colleagues identified principal practices that shape teacher professional development…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
The Effects of Learning Strategies on Mathematical Literacy: A Comparison between Lower and Higher Achieving Countries
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Magen-Nagar, Noga – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
The purpose of the current study is to explore the effects of learning strategies on Mathematical Literacy (ML) of students in higher and lower achieving countries. To address this issue, the study utilizes PISA2002 data to conduct a multi-level analysis (HLM) of Hong Kong and Israel students. In PISA2002, Israel was rated 31st in Mathematics,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies
Effects of Learning Strategies on Student Reading Literacy Performance
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Li, Jie; Chun, Cecilia Ka-wai – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
This study assesses the effects of the use of learning strategies on student literacy performance based on the 2002 Hong Kong Program for International Student Assessment. The descriptive statistics show that students use the memorization strategy almost as frequently as the elaboration strategy. Independent sample t-tests reveal that female…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Direct Instruction
Designing and Evaluating a Personal Skills Development Program for Management Education
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Pang, Elvy; Hung, Humphry – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2012
Success in preparing business students for professional careers requires these students to develop a set of well-defined personal skills. The present study examined 145 business students to assess the effectiveness of a personal skills development (PSD) program by measuring the impact of the training on the students' attitudes in skill development…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Administrator Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Mobile Learning: Using Application "Auralbook" to Learn Aural Skills
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Chen, Chi Wai Jason – International Journal of Music Education, 2015
This study is to investigate the effectiveness of using mobile devices such as iPhone/iPad/android phone/tablet to facilitate mobile learning in aural skills. The application "Auralbook" was designed in 2011 by an engineer/musician to use mobile devices to learn aural skills. This application enables students to sing, record, clap and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
Evaluation of Outcome-Based Learning in an Undergraduate English Language Program
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Lixun, Wang – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
Since 2008, Outcome-Based Learning (OBL), a student-centred strategy aiming to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, has been launched as a major initiative among higher education institutions in Hong Kong. When adopting OBL at course level, other than designing the OBL framework, it is also very important to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries