ICLS 2000 Proceedings

Science Learning in Chinese Secondary Schools

Renmin Ye, Gerald Skoog, Yongxin Zhu
Texas Tech University, College of Education
Lubbock, TX 79409
Tel: 713-892-6377, Fax: 713-963-9156
Email: rye@houstonisd.org, grits@ttu.edu, zhuyx@online.sz.js.cn

Abstract: This study explores and analyzes factors that are related to the science achievement of Chinese secondary school students. The variables include: job requirements, knowledge usefulness, influences of others, teaching methods, family conditions, perceived difficulty of subject area, and mathematics. This study also provides some data to supplement TIMSS.

Keywords: multicultural, science education, student beliefs, motivation

Preferred Citation Format:
Ye, R., Skoog, G., & Zhu, Y. (2000). Science Learning in Chinese Secondary Schools. In B. Fishman & S. O'Connor-Divelbiss (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 129-130). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

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