Tracking Pre-service Teachers’ Changing Conceptions of Good Science Teaching: The Role of Progressive Reflection with the Same Video     

Benny Hin Wai Yung  Siu Ling Wong  Man Wai Cheng  Ching Sum Hui  Derek Hodson 《Research in Science Education》2007,37(3):239-259

A CD-ROM consisting of videos of two lessons by different teachers demonstrating exemplary science teaching was used to elicit, develop and track the changing conceptions of good science teaching of student teachers enrolled for the one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at several stages during the programme. It was found that the videos acted as an effective probe to elicit student teachers’ conceptions and had significant impact on those conceptions at different stages of the programme through the provision of teacher models demonstrating exemplary teaching. The experience has extended novice teachers’ awareness of alternative teaching methods and approaches not experienced in their own schooling, broadened their awareness of different classroom situations, provided proof of existence of good practices and prompted them to reflect on their current conceptions of good science teaching. Most importantly, the strategy of asking student teachers to watch the same videos on three separate occasions at different times of the course was recognized by them as a crucial element in facilitating their reflection on their changing conceptions of good science teaching. PGDE is the standard form of pre-service teacher education in Hong Kong. It provides qualified teacher status within Hong Kong. Student teachers enrolled for the PGDE have completed a relevant undergraduate degree.  相似文献   

Technology Education in Hong Kong: International Implications for Implementing the “Eight Cs” in the Early Childhood Curriculum     

Kin Wai Michael Siu  Mei Seung Lam 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2003,31(2):143-150

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Experiential learning in doctoral training programmes: fostering personal epistemology through collaboration     

Cho Kwong Charlie Lam  Cuong Huu Hoang  Ricky Wai Kiu Lau  Basil Cahusac de Caux  Yang Chen  Qiao Qian Tan 《Studies in Continuing Education》2019,41(1):111-128

There has been increasing recognition for the need to reform doctoral training practices to foster students’ personal epistemology. This study describes the design and evaluation of a learning experience designed to help students understand the scholarly publication process. Firstly, this study discusses the design of the learning experience, describing the collaborative process of writing an interdisciplinary publication using both online and face-to-face learning. Secondly, this study evaluates the effectiveness of the learning experience by examining students’ reflections. We show that participation in the learning experience helped students to develop their academic writing proficiency, collaboration and teamwork, intercultural competence, and ability to engage in reflective practice. Importantly, we show that each student also created more individualised knowledge, gaining insight into how they and others think. This study, therefore, demonstrates that personal epistemology can be fostered through collaboration in a doctoral writing group context.  相似文献   

Communicating feedback in teaching practice supervision in a learning-oriented field experience assessment framework     

Sylvia Yee Fan Tang  Alice Wai Kwan Chow 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2007

This article seeks to understand the ways in which feedback was communicated in post-observation conferences in teaching practice supervision within the learning-oriented field experience assessment (LOFEA) framework. 32 post-observation conferences between 21 pairs of supervisors and participants of in-service teacher education programmes, and interviews with supervisors and participants were analyzed, with findings revealed in four themes:

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The distribution of content and nature of feedback in post-observation conferences;  相似文献   

HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: MODELS,METAPHORS, AND MAPS FOR APPLYING THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES TO PRACTICE     

Kenny Kwong PhD 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2013,33(4):474-477

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Social factors and adult learners’ motivations in re‐entering higher education     

Tsz Man Kwong  Yan Fung Mok  Mui Ling Kwong 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2013,32(6):518-534

While there is less doubt that adult learners are motivated by different reasons to re‐attend school, it is important to note that, other than psychological factors, social factors are also important in shaping the participation decision. Although researchers have attempted to include social factors in participation models, there is not a conclusive relationship between socioeconomic background and motivation for participation. This study attempts to clarify the linkage between different social factors and adult motivations in re‐entering school to acquire a university degree. By regressing motivations onto three sets of social variables, we found that family role and social position have significant impact in affecting some of the motivations for re‐entering school. These results confirm that adult motivations to learn are embedded within the social lives of adults.  相似文献   

Educational Equality Among China's Minorities     

Julia Kwong  Hong Xiao 《比较教育学》1989,25(2):229-243

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Teacher change beliefs: validating a scale with structural equation modelling     

Tai Mei Kin  Omar Abdull Kareem  Mohamad Sahari Nordin  Khuan Wai Bing 《School Leadership & Management》2015,35(3):266-299

The objectives of the study were to validate a substantiated Teacher Change Beliefs Model (TCBM) and an instrument to identify critical components of teacher change beliefs (TCB) in Malaysian secondary schools. Five different pilot test approaches were applied to ensure the validity and reliability of the instrument. A total of 936 teachers from 47 high-performing secondary schools completed the survey. Structural equation modelling was applied to test the models. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to identify the underlying factors, whereas confirmatory factor analysis was applied to test the measurement models. The analysis yielded a three-factor TCBM: (1) discrepancy, (2) efficacy and (3) principal support. The results demonstrated a good fit of the model: normed χ² = 3.156, Tucker-Lewis Fix Index = .987, Comparative Fix Index = .991 and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = .048. The results also provided evidence for convergent validity, discriminant validity and construct reliability. The TCBM is an empirically tested model derived in a local Malaysian cultural education setting. It provides direction for practitioners in planning and designing training programmes of change management for school principals in the enhancement of TCB among teachers in schools. Besides, Teacher Change Beliefs Scale is a promising and welcome tool for both practitioners and researchers. With only nine items, it is easy to administer and not time-consuming.  相似文献   

Global pedigree and national imperative: Hong Kong universities’ response to China’s grand strategies     

Lo  William Yat Wai  Lee  Jack T.  Abdrasheva  Dana 《Higher Education》2022,84(1):141-157

Higher Education - Literature offers a theoretical framework exemplifying the inherent tensions between “becoming Chinese” and “remaining global” in the evolution of the...  相似文献   

Research engagement and educational decentralisation: problematising primary school English teachers’ research experiences in China     

Xuesong Gao  Gary Barkhuizen  Alice Wai Kwan Chow 《Educational studies》2011,37(2):207-219

Teachers are encouraged to enhance professional competence through reflective practice and they are also asked to undertake research to generate evidence for their professional practices. This paper reports on an inquiry into a group of primary school English language teachers’ research engagement in the province of Guangdong on the Chinese mainland. The inquiry explored the effect of educational reforms on the participants’ research engagement through the use of an open‐ended questionnaire and group interviews. The inquiry revealed that research engagement had become an important part of the teachers’ professional lives. Emerging findings from the inquiry also problematised their research engagement as it was found to have been undermined by a competitive promotion mechanism, the teachers’ conceptualisations of research and challenges in the knowledge dissemination process. The paper ends with reflections on how to make teacher research “educational” for teachers and serve as an effective way for professional development.  相似文献