An initial examination of Singaporean seventh and eighth graders’ views of nature of science     

Tzung-Jin Lin  Amos Yoong Shin Goh  Ching Sing Chai 《Research in Science & Technological Education》2013,31(2):117-132

Research in nature of science (NOS) among Asia-Pacific countries such as Singapore is arguably scarce. This study aimed to survey Singaporean secondary school students’ views of NOS with a newly developed instrument named Students’ Views of Nature of Science (SVNOS), which included various key aspects of NOS that are generally agreed upon by the science education community. Moreover, the relations between some demographic factors, including gender and grade, and students’ views of NOS were explored.

Sample, design and method

In total, 359 Singaporean seventh and eighth graders were invited to participate in this survey. The reliability, validity and structure of the SVNOS instrument were ensured by confirmatory factor analysis. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance was then conducted to determine the interaction effects between the gender variable and the grade-level variable.

Results and conclusion

The results indicated that the SVNOS instrument is reliable and valid to assess students’ views of NOS regarding seven distinct NOS dimensions. The male students were more prone to have constructivist-oriented views of NOS in the most of the SVNOS dimensions, while the female students conveyed more non-objective views of NOS. In addition, the eighth graders revealed more empiricist-oriented views of NOS than the seventh graders in several SVNOS dimensions. This result seems to contradict the results of previous studies that students’ views of NOS may reflect a developmental trend with their increasing educational experiences.  相似文献   

KDU e-Community Network     

Jonhendro  Goh Bee Ching  Rohazna Wahab  Wang Meei Leng  Jimmy Tan Lip Aun  Eugene Yeoh  Oon Hock  W. K. Koo 《The Internet and Higher Education》2001,4(3-4)

The democratization of education has brought forth an unprecedented demand for education by the masses, especially at the tertiary level. However, the availability of education is hampered by limited resources to provide pervasive and effective teacher–student interaction, changing lifestyle patterns, changing expectations of the students, and the problems associated with the great urban–rural divide and nonuniform access. The problem of availability of education is compounded by the tide of globalization and the Internet that demands not only high efficiency but also competitive delivery of services and goods in all sectors of our economy, including education. Education is not immune to these current trends. It is imperative that education institutions rise up to the challenge in meeting the demand of a more discerning, discriminating, mobile, and selective student population. It is imperative that education institutions reconsider the necessary ingredients to make learning effective, relevant, and fun for the students. Our company, Kolej Damansara Utama (KDU), has embarked on an education experiment begun almost 3 years ago to implement a student-centered, teacher-facilitated, Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-enabled and knowledge-based initiative. The goal of this experiment has been to create an active learning environment, and to promote learning for our students. The knowledge ecosystem, comprising students, teachers, administrators, parents, partner institutions, employers, and the community at large, forms the KDU e-Community Network (KCN). The KCN enables passive, interactive, collaborative, and constructive learning to take place as long as the stakeholder has a connection to the Internet.  相似文献   

新加坡高中H2华文与文学新课程的评估研究     

赵春生  吴福焕  张曦姗 《湖南第一师范学报》2015,(1)

新加坡于2014年推行了新的H2华文与文学课程。为了考察新课标实施的状况以及实施可能带来的变化,教育部课程规划与发展司委托新加坡华文教研中心进行一项为期三年的评价性研究。研究主要分为学习评估与教学评估两方面,前者主要关注学生华语文状况与学习前后的语言能力表现;后者关注华语课堂的教学实践、教师对新课程的期望及调适等。本研究将对高中新课标的实施,从教师、学生、课堂教学以及教学效果各个方面进行全方位的扫描,并为教育决策者提供较为真实、全面的高中H2华文与文学教与学的状况信息。  相似文献   

Teacher Interpersonal Behaviour, Classroom Environment and Student Outcomes in Primary Mathematics in Singapore     

Swee Chiew Goh  Barry J. Fraser 《Learning Environments Research》1998,1(2):199-229

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A longitudinal study of career maturity of Korean adolescents: the effects of personal and contextual factors     

Kyu Jin Yon  Ju-Ri Joeng  Michael Goh 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2012,13(4):727-739

The purpose of this longitudinal study is to examine the effects of personal factors and contextual determinants on the career maturity change of Korean adolescents over a 5-year period. This study used data from the Korea Youth Panel Survey which was administered to 3,449 junior high students from Grades 8 to 12, starting in 2003. A linear mixed-effects regression was used to test the study model. The results showed the levels of Korean adolescents?? career maturity were significantly influenced by personal predictors (gender, work values, career efficacy, self-efficacy, career development activities, school achievement, sex-role stereotyping, pressure for academic achievement, and part-time experiences) and contextual predictors (career conversations with parents, relationships with friends, and private education expense). Among career-related variables, only work values affected the slope of the career maturity growth curve. Implications for career counselors and educators are discussed.  相似文献   

A study of Web 2.0 applications in library websites     

Alton Y.K. Chua  Dion H Goh 《Library & information science research》2010

Web 2.0 represents an emerging suite of applications that hold immense potential in enriching communication, enabling collaboration and fostering innovation. However, little work has been done hitherto to research Web 2.0 applications in library websites. This paper addresses the following three research questions: (a) To what extent are Web 2.0 applications prevalent in libraries?; (b) In what ways have Web 2.0 applications been used in libraries?; and (c) Does the presence of Web 2.0 applications enhance the quality of library websites? Divided equally between public and academic, 120 libraries' websites from North America, Europe and Asia were sampled and analyzed using a three-step content analysis method. The findings suggest that the order of popularity of Web 2.0 applications implemented in libraries is: blogs, RSS, instant messaging, social networking services, wikis, and social tagging applications. Also, libraries have recognized how different Web 2.0 applications can be used complementarily to increase the level of user engagement. Finally, the presence of Web 2.0 applications was found to be associated with the overall quality, and in particular, service quality of library websites. This paper concludes by highlighting implications for both librarians and scholars interested to delve deeper into the implementation of Web 2.0 applications.  相似文献   

Constructing a taxonomy to support multi-document summarization of dissertation abstracts     

OU Shi-yan KHOO Christopher S.G. GOH Dion H 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2005,6(11):1258-1267

INTRODUCTION Automatic summarization has attracted much attention both in the research community and busi- ness community as a solution for reducing informa- tion overload and helping users scan a large number of documents to identify documents of interest. A multi-document summary has several advantages over the single-document summary—it provides an integrated overview of a document set indicating common information across many documents, unique information in each document, and cross-d…  相似文献   

Environmental knowledge and behavioural outcomes of tourism students in Australia: towards testing a range of mediation and moderated mediation effects     

Johra Kayeser Fatima  Habib Zaman Khan  Edmund Goh 《Environmental Education Research》2016,22(5):747-764

Our study examines the environmental knowledge (EK) and behavioural outcomes of students studying ecotourism in Sydney, Australia. Three competing models were tested to examine the relationships between EK, participation intention (PI) in ecotourism programs, landscape likeability (LL) and social interactions (SI); and the study also tested the moderated mediation influence of gender differences and relationship length on mediators. Partial least squares-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data collected from 173 residential tourism students. Key findings suggest whilst LL and PI are significant outcomes of EK, LL has a stronger mediating effect on PI compared to SI; and all mediation effects are further moderated by gender differences. However, only Model 3 confirms the moderating effect of the length of relationship. Noting the key role that EK plays in influencing their PI and LL, our study also suggests ways of developing the tourism students’ EK, through various experiential and pedagogical interventions.  相似文献   

Children’s Physical Activity and On-Task Behavior Following Active Academic Lessons     

Tan Leng Goh 《Quest (Human Kinetics)》2017,69(2):177-186

Sitting for extended periods of time is detrimental to children’s physical health and may cause off-task behavior in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a classroom physical activity (PA) program, TAKE 10!®, on children’s PA and on-task behavior. Participants in the program included 137 children from six classes (third to fifth grades) in one ethnically diverse elementary school in the Southwestern United States. Classroom teachers implemented 10-minute bouts of active academic TAKE 10!® lessons for 12 weeks (four weeks baseline and eight weeks intervention). PA was measured using pedometers and on-task behavior was measured using systematic observation in the classrooms. Children’s step counts increased significantly (p < 0.05) by 853 from baseline to end-intervention. There was also significant (p < 0.05) improvement in on-task behavior of 5.5%. Active academic lessons were effective in increasing children’s in-school PA and on-task behavior in the classroom.  相似文献   

Contextual Factors Influencing Access to Teaching Computational Thinking     

Ugur Kale  Mete Akcaoglu  Theresa Cullen  Debbie Goh 《学校用计算机》2018,35(2):69-87

This study attempts to determine whether teachers' access to computational thinking (CT) and CT technologies varies by rurality (rural versus urban) of the school county and grade level taught (primary versus secondary). A total of 81 teachers from West Virginia, Georgia, and Oklahoma participated in this survey study. Overall, teachers found CT and CT tools useful and relevant to their teaching and had access to an essential level of technology in schools supporting computational thinking. However, teachers' CT skills and their teaching of CT were limited and varied depending on rurality and grade level. For instance, primary school teachers in rural settings reported significantly lower levels of CT skills than those in urban settings. Findings and implications are discussed.  相似文献