Search results for author:"Fang Lai"
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Are boys left behind? The evolution of the gender achievement gap in Beijing's middle schools
Fang Lai
Economics of Education Review Vol. 29, No. 3 pp. 383–399
Using one cohort of 7235 middle school students in Beijing, China, we examined the evolution of the gender achievement gap in middle school. Our study found a more significant female dominance than in U.S. studies: even though boys gradually caught...
Language: English
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A case study of the differences between experienced and in-experienced math teachers' TPACK
Ting-ling Lai; Hsiao-Fang Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3051–3055
While using technology in the classroom has been advocated in the field for decades, teachers use technology in the classrooms is not pervasive. Studies found that for in-service teachers, merely provide short-term, one shot technology training...
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The adverse effects of parents’ school selection errors on academic achievement: Evidence from the Beijing open enrollment program
Fang Lai; Elisabeth Sadoulet; Alain de Janvry
Economics of Education Review Vol. 28, No. 4 pp. 485–496
One major concern with public school open enrollment programs is the potential for parents’ school selection errors to adversely affect their children's academic achievement. In this study of the Beijing middle school open enrollment program, we...
Language: English
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Does computer-assisted learning improve learning outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in migrant schools in Beijing
Fang Lai; Renfu Luo; Linxiu Zhang; Xinzhe Huang; Scott Rozelle
Economics of Education Review Vol. 47, No. 1 (August 2015) pp. 34–48
The education of the disadvantaged population has been a long-standing challenge to education systems in both developed and developing countries. Although computer-assisted learning (CAL) has been considered one alternative to improve learning...
Language: English
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Teacher Guidance in two Inquiry-based Instructions for Non-science Majored High School Students
Ting-ling Lai; Ying-Shao Hsu; Fang-Ying Yang; Meng-Jung Tsai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6343–6348
Educators generally believe that that inquiry was more appropriate for upper level, or science majors than for introductory or non-science major students. However, studies also found that given the appropriate guidance, non-science majored students...
Topics: Students, Elementary Education, Instructional Design, Teachers, Professional Development
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Computers and the academic performance of elementary school-aged girls in China's poor communities
Yihua Yang; Linxiu Zhang; Junxia Zeng; Xiaopeng Pang; Fang Lai; Scott Rozelle
Computers & Education Vol. 60, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 335–346
Experts agree that computers and computing play an important role in education. Since the 1980s there has been a debate about gender as it relates to computers and education. However, results regarding gender differences concerning computer use in...
Language: English
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The education of China's migrant children: The missing link in China's education system
Fang Lai; Chengfang Liu; Renfu Luo; Linxiu Zhang; Xiaochen Ma; Yujie Bai; Brian Sharbono; Scott Rozelle
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 37, No. 1 (July 2014) pp. 68–77
This paper examines the academic performance of migrant students in China and explores determinants of their performance. The paper compares academic performance, student backgrounds and measures of school quality between private schools attended...
Language: English
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Visual attention for solving multiple-choice science problem: An eye-tracking analysis
Meng-Jung Tsai; Huei-Tse Hou; Meng-Lung Lai; Wan-Yi Liu; Fang-Ying Yang
Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 375–385
This study employed an eye-tracking technique to examine students’ visual attention when solving a multiple-choice science problem. Six university students participated in a problem-solving task to predict occurrences of landslide hazards from four...
Language: English
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A review of using eye-tracking technology in exploring learning from 2000 to 2012
Meng-Lung Lai; Meng-Jung Tsai; Fang-Ying Yang; Chung-Yuan Hsu; Tzu-Chien Liu; Silvia Wen-Yu Lee; Min-Hsien Lee; Guo-Li Chiou; Jyh-Chong Liang; Chin-Chung Tsai
Educational Research Review Vol. 10, No. 1 (December 2013) pp. 90–115
This study aims to disclose how eye-tracking technology has been applied to studies of learning, and what eye movement measures have been used for investigations by reviewing studies that have employed the eye-tracking approach. A total of 81 papers ...
Language: English