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Yin, Hongbiao; Lee, John Chi-Kin; Zhang, Zhonghua – ECNU Review of Education, 2020
Purpose: Catering for learner diversity is a key issue in the recent educational reforms in Hong Kong. The present study addresses this issue through an investigation of the relationships between students' learning styles and approaches to learning in Hong Kong secondary schools. Design/Approach/Methods: A total of 6,054 junior secondary students…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Cognitive Style, Educational Change, Correlation
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Yin, Hongbiao; Han, Jiying; Lu, Genshu – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
This study investigated the effects of Chinese tertiary teachers' goal orientations for teaching on their approaches to teaching mediated by teacher engagement. In a survey of 597 Chinese tertiary teachers, the respondents placed particular emphasis on relational and mastery goals and expressed a preference for student-focused approaches to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation
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Yin, Hongbiao; Ke, Zheng – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
This study attempts to bridge two current lines of research on the quality of undergraduate education, i.e. students' course experiences and engagement. Defining student engagement from a psychological perspective, this study explores the relationships between students' course experiences and their motivation and engagement with a sample of 882…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Educational Quality, Questionnaires
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Han, Jiying; Yin, Hongbiao; Wang, Wenlan – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study explored the effect of tertiary teachers' goal orientations for teaching on their commitment, with a particular focus on the mediating role of teacher engagement. The results of a survey of 597 Chinese tertiary teachers indicated that teacher commitment was positively predicted by ability approach, mastery and relational goals, but was…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, College Faculty, Teacher Participation, Role
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Yin, Hongbiao; Wang, Wenlan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
Assessing and improving the quality of undergraduate teaching is an important issue in China. Using the Course Experience Questionnaire, this study examined the quality of undergraduate teaching by investigating the relationships between students' course experience, the learning outcomes demonstrated by the students and the learning environment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Yin, Hongbiao; Lu, Genshu; Wang, Wenyan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
The quality of teaching in higher education is a topic which has generated heated debate in China, though there has been a remarkable paucity of empirical research into the characteristics of teaching and learning in Chinese universities. This study examined Chinese university students' course experience and its influence on their approaches to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Experience, Learning Strategies, Educational Quality