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Identification and Assessment of Taiwanese Children's Conceptions of Learning Mathematics
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Chiu, Mei-Shiu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
The aim of the present study was to identify children's conceptions of learning mathematics and to assess the identified conceptions. Children's conceptions are identified by interviewing 73 grade 5 students in Taiwan. The interviews are analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods, which results in a structure of 5 major conceptions, each…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Qualitative Research, Mathematics Achievement, Construct Validity
The Development of the Stages of Recovery Scale for Persons with Persistent Mental Illness
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Song, Li-Yu; Hsu, Su-Ting – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
This study aimed to develop a scale which could be used as a valid way to show the evidence of recovery-oriented services. A 51-item scale was developed to assess both the component processes and outcomes of recovery. A sample of 471 participants administered the questionnaire. The factor analysis yielded a 45-item scale with six subscales,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Mental Disorders, Construct Validity, Validity
A Multi-Dimensional Instrument for Evaluating Taiwanese High School Students' Science Learning Self-Efficacy in Relation to Their Approaches to Learning Science
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Lin, Tzung-Jin; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
In the past, students' science learning self-efficacy (SLSE) was usually measured by questionnaires that consisted of only a single scale, which might be insufficient to fully understand their SLSE. In this study, a multi-dimensional instrument, the SLSE instrument, was developed and validated to assess students' SLSE based on the previous…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Education, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
The Innovativeness and Self-Efficacy Predict the Acceptance of Using iPad2 as a Green Behavior by the Government's Top Administrators
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Ting, Tzu-Yun; Tai, Kai-Hsin; Lee, Chih-Chin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
Apple released the first iPad in 2010, and since then various operating systems have emerged. Many corporations have adopted the use of tablets in efforts toward organizational innovation. Innovation is the motivation for organizations to move forward and it is a key in the maintenance of their competitive advantage. The Environmental Protection…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Corporations, Innovation, Competition
Analyses of Attribute Patterns of Creative Problem Solving Ability among Upper Elementary Students in Taiwan
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Lin, Chia-Yi – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research is to find the relationships among attributes of creative problem solving ability and their relationships with the Math Creative Problem Solving Ability. In addition, the attribute patterns of high, medium, and low mathematical creative groups were identified and compared. There were 409 fifth and sixth graders…
Descriptors: Validity, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
Development and Validation of a Collectivist Coping Styles Inventory
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Heppner, P. Paul; Heppner, Mary J.; Lee, Dong-gwi; Wang, Yu-Wei; Park, Hyun-joo; Wang, Li-fei – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006
This research consisted of 3 studies, with a sample of over 3,000 Taiwanese college students, aimed at developing and validating a situation-specific Collectivist Coping Styles (CCS) inventory from an Asian perspective. The results from the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a stable 5-factor structure of the CCS: (a)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure