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Direct linkYung, Kevin Wai-Ho – Educational Studies, 2022
Private tutoring, or shadow education, has become a widespread phenomenon globally. Its growth can be attributed to the expansion of cram schools offering live and video tutoring. This study critically analyses students' perceptions of video-recorded classes. Specifically, it problematises students' preference for video-recorded classes by…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Private Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Ng, Oi-Lam; Ting, Fridolin; Lam, Wai Hung; Liu, Minnie – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2020
It has been well documented that active learning (AL) improves student learning outcomes in education. This quasi-experimental study explores the effect of active learning on students' knowledge of calculus concepts, in the form of the Calculus Concept Inventory (CCI), regular assignment scores, and test scores, during an 8-week calculus tutorial…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Tutorial Programs
Download full textEng, Richard – ECNU Review of Education, 2019
Purpose: This article sheds light on the historical changes in the tutoring industry and discusses the nature and driving forces of tutoring in the Hong Kong context. Based on the historical overview, this article introduces new developments in tutoring and discusses how tutoring fits into the bigger education picture. Design/Approach/Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutoring, Private Education, Educational Change
Coniam, David – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
This article reports a case study of students attending a fee-paying private tutorial school in Hong Kong in 2009-2010. They were retaking the Year 11 English language public examination, attempting to improve grades obtained in 2008-2009. The mainly qualitative study extends an earlier quantitative study (Coniam Recent developments in English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Education, Tutorial Programs, Case Studies
Cheng, Eric C. K. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
This paper presents an evaluation study of an innovative and theory-based initial teacher education course entitled Learning Study, the aim of which is to develop the instructional design and teaching competency of pre-service teachers in Hong Kong. The Learning Study course is offered to all second year students as part of the Bachelor of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Teacher Competencies
Porter, Gavin – Higher Education Studies, 2011
A comparison of courses that do or do not utilize a Course Management System (CMS) was undertaken from the standpoint of a new faculty member. Seven distinct advantages were found with CMS implementation including initial tutorial group set-ups, email communication, sharing of student generated products, sharing of instructor-generated products,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Management Information Systems, Course Organization
Peer reviewedWinter, Sam – British Journal of Special Education, 1991
The success of the Paired Reading (PR) technique is examined, and a study involving 43 pairs of Hong Kong students (ages 10-11) in a PR project is reported. It is concluded that the projects' success may not lie in the technique itself but in improving tutees' motivation, confidence, and self-esteem as readers. (JDD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Peer Teaching, Performance Factors
New Horizons in Education, 1995
The bilingual (Chinese/English) journal published annually for Hong Kong educators contains articles in a wide range of areas and at all levels of education. Articles include: "Micropolitics in Managing Bi-Sessional Primary Schools: A Case Study of the Interactions between Partner School Heads" (Cheung Wing-ming); "On Features of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Distance Education, Educational Change
