A comparative study of modern practical writing in junior secondary school Chinese textbooks in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan = Da lu, Xianggang he Taiwan chu zhong yu wen jiao ke shu zhong de xian dai ying yong wen bi jiao

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

Perceptions of Effectiveness of Rewards and Punishments: A Comparison of High- and Low-Achievers in Secondary School

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Sam Winter ◽  
Leung Yuk-Wah ◽  
Ma Kwai-Heung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
High Achievers ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree

Two Hong Kong studies are described which investigate the perceptions of junior secondary school pupils (high- and low-achieving) concerning the effectiveness of rewards and punishments. Both studies employ versions of Caffyn’s questionnaire. Initial analysis reveals that (a) there is a relationship between disaffection and achievement, and (b) pupils of both achievement levels have more favourable perceptions regarding the effectiveness of rewards than they do of punishments. A focus on the relationships between achievement and perceptions reveals that (c) high-achievers perceive a large number of rewards as more effective than do low-achievers, (d) low-achievers perceive very few other rewards as being more effective than do high-achievers, and (e) the situation is a little more balanced for punishments. The paper includes a discussion regarding particular reward and punishment items perceptions about which differentiate low-and high-achievers. Finally, it is noted that there is a high level of consistency between findings in the two studies reported in this paper. Where it is possible to make comparisons with other research findings from Hong Kong and elsewhere, a high degree of agreement between such findings is found.

scholarly journals Junior Secondary School Students’ Conceptions of and Approaches to Learning Mathematics and Their Relationships in Mainland China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinrong Yang ◽  
Frederick Leung ◽  
Shasha Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Conceptions Of Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Deep Approaches To Learning

This study reports the findings of a study which investigated junior secondary school students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning mathematics and their relationships in Mainland China. Two questionnaires, conceptions of learning mathematics (COLM) and approaches to learning mathematics (ALM), were administered to 1590 students. Descriptive analysis results suggest that Chinese junior school students tend to hold (1) higher-level conceptions of learning mathematics rather than lower-level conceptions, and (2) deep approaches to learning mathematics with a rather mixed surface and deep motive in learning mathematics. Correlation and regression analysis results confirm a structural relationship between students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning in the subject of mathematics. Two factors of students’ lower-level conceptions of learning mathematics, “memorizing” and “testing”, were the strongest predictor for the surface approaches to mathematics learning, while students’ higher-level conceptions of learning mathematics, such as “applying” and “understanding and mathematical thinking”, had a noticeable effect on their deep approaches to learning mathematics. However, under the pressure of examination in Mainland China, “understanding and mathematical thinking” was also found to exert quite a strong influence on students’ “surface motive”.

Smoking in Junior Secondary School Students in Hong Kong Questionnaire

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
Siu Fung Chung ◽  
Carol L. Betson ◽  
Chit Ming Wong ◽  
Anthony J. Hedley
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

scholarly journals Using Positive Youth Development Constructs to Design a Money Management Curriculum for Junior Secondary School Students in Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 2219-2229
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Y. Lau ◽  
C. M. Lam ◽  
Ben M. F. Law ◽  
Y. H. Poon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Money Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the selected positive youth development constructs and the enhancement of Hong Kong junior secondary school students' money management skills, values, and attitudes. Various issues of money management of adolescents are reviewed. These issues include the need for money management programs for adolescents, the content and coverage of an appropriate money management program, and its relationships with the selected positive youth development constructs. The curriculum units for secondary 3 students are taken as examples to illustrate the design of the program. It is believed that promoting cognitive competence, self-efficacy, and spirituality could be an effective way to enhance students' money management skills, values, and attitudes, thus preparing them better for facing the finance-related issues in life.

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