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A Study of Project-Based Learning to Intermediate EFL Learners in Reading Class: Enhancing Self-Regulated Learning of Post-Secondary Students in Macao
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Leyi Cao – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
This study explored two new pedagogical conceptions--project-based learning (PBL) and self-regulated learning (SRL), to enhance effective English teaching and learning in Macao, and to prepare EFL learners for life-long learning. PBL makes English instruction engaging and SRL empowers learners to take ownership of their learning process. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A New Perspective on Memorization Practices among East Asian Students Based on PISA 2012
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Wu, Yi-Jhen; Carstensen, Claus H.; Lee, Jihyun – Educational Psychology, 2020
This study examined learning strategy use in mathematics among East Asian students in East Asian educational systems. By employing latent class analysis on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 data, we found four classes of learning strategy types, namely memorization with metacognitive strategies (17.49%), metacognitive…
Descriptors: Memorization, Learning Strategies, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
Learning Strategies as Moderators between Motivation and Mathematics Performance in East Asian Students: Latent Class Analysis
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Wu, Yi-Jhen; Chen, Yi-Hsin; Kiefer, Sarah M.; Carstensen, Claus H. – SAGE Open, 2021
This study applied a three-step latent class analysis (LCA) approach to explore latent classes of learning strategy use and their moderation effects on the relationships between motivation and mathematics performance. The data of 15-year-old students from five East Asian educational systems related to Chinese culture in the Programme of…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Comparisons and Analyses of Gifted Students' Characteristics and Learning Methods
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Lu, Jiamei; Li, Daqi; Stevens, Carla; Ye, Renmin – Gifted Education International, 2017
Using PISA 2009, an international education database, this study compares gifted and talented (GT) students in three groups with normal (non-GT) students by examining student characteristics, reading, schooling, learning methods, and use of strategies for understanding and memorizing. Results indicate that the GT and non-GT gender distributions…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Does Repeating a Year Improve Performance? The Case of Teaching English
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Morrison, Keith; No, Anna Ieong On – Educational Studies, 2007
This paper examines whether having school students repeat a year improves their performance, focusing on learning English as a foreign language. It takes students' English examination results from five years from a Chinese-medium school, together with data on their learning styles and learning strategies. Drawing on local cultural and pedagogic…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Gender Differences
The Development of Study Processes in Distance Learning Students.
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Ekins, Judith M. – 1992
The skills and approaches to study were investigated for 549 students from Hong Kong/Macau enrolled in undergraduate distance learning courses with the East Asian Open Institute. The sample included students at all stages in their studies, from those in their first year to graduates with an ordinary degree and honors graduates. Correlations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, College Credits