A comparative study of science achievement and self-concept during a historical transition

A comparative study of science achievement and self-concept during a historical transition

• Wang, Jianjun Dept. of Advanced Educational Studies, California State University, Bakersfield, United States

International Education Studies, 5(1), 137-146, 2012

Canadian Center of Science and Education

2012

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GD Science & Technology
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education

Academic Achievement Research & Development Cultural Change Population Density Chinese Culture Comparative Analysis Data Collection Influence Self Esteem Hong Kong Singapore Japan South Korea

• Hong Kong
• Singapore

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

Cross-cultural changes were accompanied by the sovereignty transition of Hong Kong during the TIMSS data collection, which triggered migration of intellectual families between Hong Kong and other places. To enhance comparability of the urban setting, this investigation focuses on Singapore and Hong Kong for having similar Chinese majority and colonial history. As both cities were reported having high student performance in science, student self-concept is articulated to examine its reciprocal relationship with science achievement under the context of non-monotonic population transition. The perspectives of comparative education have been gained through the cross-cultural understanding of empirical findings from the trend data analysis.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 19139020

• 10.5539/ies.v5n1p137

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/936aa167

2014-01-18