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Chen, Hsinyi; Zhu, Jianjun; Liao, Yung-Kun; Keith, Timothy Z. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
This study investigated the factorial invariance of the Taiwan Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V) across age and gender. A higher order five-factor model was tested on a nationally representative sample of 1,034 children aged 6-16 years. The results demonstrated full factorial invariance for Taiwan children of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intelligence Tests, Adolescents
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Cemal Tosun – Science & Education, 2024
The present study aimed to reveal science education research (SER) general trends via VOSviewer version 1.6.17 software program. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis of 13,242 articles in the Education and Educational Research (E&ER) category of Web of Science (WoS) was performed. It was found that there was a significant increase in…
Descriptors: Science History, Educational History, Educational Research, Bibliometrics
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Thoma, Stephen J.; Walker, David I.; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Frichand, Ana; Moulin-Stozek, Daniel; Kristjánsson, Kristján – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Context, Adolescent Development, Foreign Countries
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Eichmann, Beate; Goldhammer, Frank; Greiff, Samuel; Brandhuber, Liene; Naumann, Johannes – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
In large-scale assessments, performance differences across different groups are regularly found. These group differences (e.g., gender differences) are often relevant for educational policy decisions and measures. However, the formation of these group differences usually remains unclear. We propose an approach for investigating this formation by…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Data Use, Differences, Achievement Tests
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Lee, Angela Chi-Ming; Walker, David I.; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Thoma, Stephen J.; McCusker, Sean – Journal of Moral Education, 2022
Emerging adulthood is a unique and distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity exploration in developed and developing countries. This study aimed to investigate emerging adults' moral thinking and communication competencies, and their differences by socio-demographic factors (i.e., gender, religious affiliation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Moral Values, Decision Making
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Hailemariam, Abebe – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
This article examines the long-run effect of higher education, measured in average years of tertiary schooling, on the level and growth rate of national per capita income. It uses an improved dataset on educational attainments which not only reduces measurement error but also overcomes data comparability issues and allows us to estimate the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, Educational History, Human Capital
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Thoma, Stephen J.; Walker, David Ian; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Frichand, Ana – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this study is to present a cross-cultural description of responses to the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure (hereafter the AD-ICM). Since the introduction of the AD-ICM, the measure has been used multiple times in the US, in The Republic of Macedonia, Taiwan, and the UK. Focusing on these data, the proposed paper session…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development
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Mau, Wei-Cheng; Chen, Shr-Jya; Li, Jiaqi; Johnson, Emily – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2020
Gender equity in STEM demands that girls and women are provided with learning experiences, opportunities, and resources that meet their educational and vocational goals. This study examined gender difference in STEM learning experience, parental involvement, and self-efficacy to predict STEM career aspiration of different sociocultural groups. Two…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Careers, Gender Differences, Sex Fairness
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Cheng, Wen – Educational Psychology, 2019
To determine intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for work among college students, an online survey was conducted to collect participants' self-reported motivation and personality traits, as well as academic performance in samples of 310 American and 686 Taiwanese college student respondents. Data suggest that intrinsic and extrinsic motivations…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Incentives, Personality Traits
Hango, Darcy; Hamilton, Lynn; Ferguson, Sarah Jane; Zhao, John – Statistics Canada, 2015
This article examines the differences in the location of study of immigrant adults aged 25 to 64 with a university education (i.e., with at least a bachelor's degree). It provides results by period of immigration (pre-1990, the 1990s, and the 2000s) and provides a more in-depth analysis of factors that are linked to the location of study for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, College Graduates, School Location
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Krumpelman, Megan L.; Hord, Casey – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this literature review was to analyze and synthesize the most current research about the experiences of young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 empirical research studies from 2009-2019 were selected for review including…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Experience
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Stoesz, Brenda M.; Yudintseva, Anastassiya – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2018
The prevalence of plagiarism, cheating, and other acts of academic dishonesty may be as high as 80% in populations of high school and post-secondary students. Various educational interventions have been developed and implemented in an effort to educate students about academic integrity and to prevent academic misconduct. We reviewed the…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrity, Plagiarism
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Hallinger, Philip; Dongyu, Li; Wang, Wen-Chung – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: Instructional leadership has assumed steadily increasing importance within the general role set of principals over the past 60 years. One persisting finding within this corpus of studies concerns the consistently higher ratings obtained by female principals on instructional leadership when compared with their male counterparts. This…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Instructional Leadership, Meta Analysis, Principals
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education
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Campbell, James; Cho; Seokhee; Tirri, Kirsi – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2017
The purpose of this article is to review "Mathematics and Science Olympiad Studies." The studies undertook the task of evaluating the effectiveness of chemistry, math, and physics Olympiad programs by tracking down their participants from the inception of these programs. The main research questions were: Do these competitions generate…
Descriptors: Competition, STEM Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education
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