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Alternative Explanations for the Confucian Asian High Performance and High Self Doubt Paradox: Commentary on "Unforgiving Confucian Culture: A Breeding Ground for High Academic Achievement, Test Anxiety and Self-Doubt?" by Lazar Stankov
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Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
This commentary reflects upon Lazar Stankov's thesis which regards "unforgiving nature of Confucian Asian societies" as the driving force underpinning academic success of students from these societies. The commentary considers theoretical perspectives put forward by Jian Wang and Emily Lin (2008), and by Chiu and Klassen (2010) as two alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Test Anxiety, Confucianism, Asian Culture
Measuring Argumentative Reasoning: What's behind the Numbers?
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Reznitskaya, Alina; Kuo, Li-jen; Glina, Monica; Anderson, Richard C. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The aim of this paper is to develop a more thorough, empirically-based understanding of the differences in measurement of written argumentation when alternative scoring frameworks are employed. Reflective compositions of 127 elementary school children were analyzed using analytic and holistic scales. The scales were derived from Argument Schema…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Academic Achievement, Scoring