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Students' Motivational Beliefs in Science Learning, School Motivational Contexts, and Science Achievement in Taiwan
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Wang, Cheng-Lung; Liou, Pey-Yan – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Taiwanese students are featured as having high academic achievement but low motivational beliefs according to the serial results of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Moreover, given that the role of context has become more important in the development of academic motivation theory, this study aimed to examine the relationship…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Science Education, Science Achievement, Foreign Countries
The Effects of Motivational Constructs and Engagements on Mathematics Achievements: A Comparative Study Using TIMSS 2011 Data of Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and the USA
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Ker, Hsiang-Wei – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2017
Motivational constructs and students' engagements have great impacts on students' mathematics achievements, yet they have not been theoretically investigated using international large-scale assessment data. This study utilized the mathematics data of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011 to conduct a comparative and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Interrelationship among School Characteristics, Parental Involvement, and Children's Characteristics in Predicting Children's Victimization by Peers: Comparison between the United States and Three Eastern Asia Countries
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Lee, Gang; Kim, Yanghee – Journal of International Education Research, 2016
To identify ways that national culture, school characteristics, and individual attributes impact the victimization of students in Grade 8, data from the United States and three East Asian countries (i.e., Japan, S. Korea, and Taiwan) were compared using the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Hierarchical Liner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Investigation of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect on Students' Self-Concept of Learning Mathematics and Science in Taiwan: Results from TIMSS 2011
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Liou, Pey-Yan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between fourth and eighth grade students' self-concept and achievement in mathematics and science within one educational system based on the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) model. The samples were from the data of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Mathematics Achievement