APERA Conference 2006 - Theme: Teacher Education and Educational Changes

Teacher Education and Educational Changes

Q11	The Use of Different Research Methods to Better Understand the Responses of Teachers to Aboriginal Education Reform in Taiwan	Paper
	Lee, Sophie Minghuei (Fu Jen Catholic University)

Q12	A Pilot Study: Chinese English Teachers’ Theoretical Orientations in Language Teaching and its Implications	Paper
	Zhan, Suxian (Macquarie University) Robertson, Greg (Macquarie University)

Q13	Implication of Misfit Items in Rasch Measurement for Item Setting - A Case Study in Mathematics in a Primary School	Paper
	Lau, Ching-heung, Doris (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Chan, Sok-ching, May (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Mok, Mo Ching, Magdalena (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q21	A View From A Singapore Mathematics Classroom: Good Practices and Teacher Development	Paper
	Ho, Siew Yin (Nanyang Technological University) Yeap, Ban-Har (Nanyang Technological University)

Q22	Achievement in Problem Solving and Metacognitive Thinking Strategies Among Undergraduate Calculus Students	Paper
	Ponniah, logendra s (Taylor's College, Malaysia)

Q23	An Analysis of Item Characteristics Curve for Primary School Students in Hong Kong	Paper
	Chan, Sok-ching, May (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Lau, Ching Heung, Doris (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Mok, Mo Ching, Magdalena (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q24	A Review of the Impact of Learning Centre Scheme in Hong Kong on Teachers’ Professional Development for ICT-integrated Pedagogy	Paper
	Chu, Wai Kit (Immanuel Lutheran College)

Q31	An Interpretive Study of Early Childhood Teachers' Pedagogical Reflection in Hong Kong	Paper
	Tsui, King Yuk Anita (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q32	Approaches to Evaluate Critical Thinking Dispositions	Paper
	Ng, Siew Ling Connie (Nanyang Technological University)

Q33	Discovering the Status of Play Therapy via Taiwanese Counselor Educators and School Counselors	Paper
	Shen, Yih-Jiun (Texas Tech University)

Q41	Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland - Preparing the Teachers	Paper
	Montgomery, Alison (University of Ulster) O'Connor, Una (University of Ulster)

Q42	Content and Strategy：EFL Teachers’ Professional Development in China	Paper
	Fu, Anquan (Hunan Normal University) Zhao, Qiong (Zhejiang Normal University)

Q43	Development and Application of the Elementary Science Teachers' Professional Indicators (ESTPI)	Paper
	Wang, Jing-Ru (National Pingtung University of Education)

Q51	Digital Portfolio and Students Learning	Paper
	Hensvold, Inger (Stockholm Institute of Education)

Q52	Behavioral Problems of Students and Teacher Stress	Paper
	Pang, I Wah (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Tao, Sau Wai (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q53	Educating the Whole Child: The Case for Guidance and Counseling	Paper
	Bodenhorn, Nancy (Virginia Tech)

Q61	Educational Action Research in Teacher Education: Fostering Research Skills	Paper
	Salite, Ilga (Daugavpils University) Pipere, Anita (Daugavpils University)

Q62	Evidence and Education: Developing a Research Culture in Teacher Education	Paper
	Alcorn, Noeline (The University of Waikato)

Q63	Exploring Teachers' Beliefs and Practice in the Implementation of a New English Language Curriculum in China: Case Studies	Paper
	Wang, Wenfeng (The University of Hong Kong)

Q71	Hong Kong & Singapore Teachers' Knowledge of Metacognitive Instruction	Paper
	Ee, Jessie (Nanyang Technological University) Lee, Ong Kim (Nanyang Technological University) Lim, Swee Eng, Audrey (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q72	Using Students’ Work to Support Teachers’ Learning in Professional Development: The Potentials and Pitfalls	Paper
	Zhao, Qing (Vanderbilt University) Cobb, Paul (Vanderbilt University)

Q73	A Post-positivist Way of Seeing within a Positivist Paradigm: the Possibility of Reinventing Teacher Leadership in the Discourse of ‘Liberal Studies’ in Hong Kong	Paper
	Tang, Wai-yan (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Q81	Innovative Initiatives of Teacher Education for Development: A Case Study of China	Paper
	Feng, Jiping (UNESCO-APEID Associated Center, East China Normal University) Ren, Youqun (East China Normal University)

Q82	Innovative Lesson Study in Japan: Changing Lesson Study from a Transmission Model to a Collaborative Knowledge-Building Model	Paper
	Akita, Kiyomi (The University of Tokyo)

Q83	International Students’ Experiences of a School-focussed Postgraduate Programme	Paper
	Garner, Philip (University of Northampton) Rose, Richard (University of Northampton)

Q91	Learning to become a mentor: A Case Study of a Group of Science Teachers	Paper
	Lin, Sheau-Wen (National Pingtung University of Education) Tai, Tsui-Hua (Raey Guang Elementary School)

Q92	Looking Outside, Looking In: Designing Courses for Educators and Policy-makers in International Contexts	Paper
	Perselli, Victoria (Kingston University) Davis, John (Kingston University) Lancaster-Smith, Gregory (Kingston University)

Q93	Methods of Instruction and Higher Cognaffective Behaviors Among Iranian High School Students: A Case for Scientistic Attitude	Paper
	Hameedy, Mansoor A. (University of Alzahra) Jafary, Roqieh (University of Alzahra)

R21	Teaching Teachers About Teaching Asia-Pacific through a Globalized World Historical Geography Framework	Paper
	Del Casino, Vincent (California State University) Keirn, Timothy (California State University) Brooks, Catherine (California State University)

R22	Identify Conceptual Gaps about the Elementary Science Teacher’s Professional Indicators (ESTPI) between Two Communities: Elementary Science Teachers and University Science Educators	Paper
	Wang, Jing-Ru (National Pingtung University of Education)

R23	Non-traditional Pathways in Initial Teacher Education: A Critique of Research Findings and Policy Implications	Paper
	Lai, Kwok Chan (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

R31	Mission of Nature Sciences Education in Context of Social, Ecological, and Economical Changes	Paper
	Salitis, Antonijs (Daugavpils University) Salite, Ilga (Daugavpils University)

R32	New Faces, New Spaces: Teacher education reform and the new knowledge era	Paper
	Totterdell, Michael (Manchester Metropolitan University)

R33	Psychosocial Factors and Subjective Well-Being Correlated with Teacher Performance in the Educational Reform Practices of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers	Paper
	Srijindarat, Usa (Srinakharinwirot University) Sodmanee, Omduen (Srinakharinwirot University)

R41	Policy Implications for Preparing Expert Teachers: Applications of Cognitive Load Theory	Paper
	Eggen, Paul (University of North Florida)

R42	Pre-service Teacher’s Conception of Learners at Elementary level	Paper
	Chandresh, Joshi (S.V.P. P.T.C College)

R43	Rich Opportunities to Learn and Challenges to Apply Learning in the Classroom - Examining Professional Development Activities in Singapore	Paper
	Fang, Yanping (Nanyang Technological University) Ng, Luan Eng (Nanyang Technological University) Sim, Hwee Hwang (Nanyang Technological University) Tiong, Yeun Siew, John (Nanyang Technological University) Tay, May Yin (Nanyang Technological University)

R51	Values in Teacher Education	Paper
	Smith, Alan (UNESCO Chair, University of Ulster) Montgomery, Alison (University of Ulster)

R52	Rasch Measurement for English Teachers' Self-confidence in Inner-Mongolian	Paper
	Chan, Kin-yee Kinnie (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Chan, Sok-ching May (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Mok, Mo Ching, Magdalena (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

R53	Speaking Out: An Investigation into the Use of Drama in the English Language Classroom	Paper
	Stinson, Madonna Therese (National Institute of Education)

R61	Supporting Teachers’ Reflection and Learning through Digital Teaching Portfolios with Multiple Aids	Paper
	Sung, Yao-Ting (National Taiwan Normal University) Chang, Kuo-En (National Taiwan Normal University)

R62	Supporting the Beginning Teacher in Singapore Schools - The Structured Mentoring Programme (SMP)	Paper
	Chong, Sylvia (Nanyang Technological University) Tan, Yit Kee (Ministry of Education)

R63	Teacher Autonomy	Paper
	Draper, Janet (University of Exeter)

R71	Teacher Education in the Era of Globalization via Online and Face-to-Face Interactions	Paper
	Mor, Nili (Levinsky College of Education) Heilweil, Ida (Levinsky College of Education)

R72	Teacher Education in the Pacific Islands: New Landscapes and Challenges-Where Are We Going?	Paper
	Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi (The University of the South Pacific)

R73	Teacher, Education and Development: A Few Reflections in Indian Social Fabric	Paper
	Roy, Rajarshi (National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research) Paira, Anjana (Faculty of Education)

R81	Teacher’s Emotional Map in Curriculum Implementation: A Cultural-individual Analysis of the Senior Secondary School Curriculum Reform in Guangdong, China	Paper
	Yin, Hong-biao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

R82	Teachers' Identity, Agency and Hope: Perspectives of Lativa Teachers' Postmodernist Uncertainty	Paper
	Ilisko, Dzintra (Daugavpils University)

R83	Theoretical Framework on Teachers’Lives and Identities: Teachers’ Stories about Environmental Education	Paper
	Hwang, Seyoung (University of Bath)

R91	Professional Development for Values Educators – A Beijing Case Study	Paper
	Drake, Christopher (Association for Living Values Education International) Yuan, Chang Huan (Beijing Institute of Education)

R92	Teaching Assistant's Perspectives on their Training and Professional Development in Primary Schools	Paper
	Shelton Mayes, Ann (University of Northampton) Burgess, Hilary (Open University, U.K.)

R93	The Effect of Learning Environments on Student Attitude and Cognitive Achievement in Physical Chemistry Laboratory Classrooms	Paper
	Wititsiri, Sunan (Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University)

S41	台灣師資培育制度變革下實習生的未來與挑戰	Paper
	王瑞壎 (嘉義大學) 陳彥廷 (中華醫學院)

S62	探究國民小學教師對課程改革之因應策略~台灣地區學校本位課程發展調查研究	Paper
	郭俊呈 (國立屏東教育大學) 湯維玲 (國立屏東教育大學)

S64	同儕互評情境脈絡下職前幼兒教師專業發展之探究	Paper
	陳彥廷 (中華醫事學院幼兒保育系)

SS12	香港資訊科技教育小學學習中心到校支援協作計劃經驗分享	Paper
	莊護林 (粉嶺公立學校)

V5	Complexity Theory and Education	Symposium
	Morrison, Keith (Macau Inter-University Institute) Lam Nogueira, Oi Ching, Bernice (Macau Inter-University Institute) Jakubowicz, Peter (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Fong, Ka In, Shivonne (Macau Inter-University Institute) Tong, Sai Tao, Keith (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

V6	Complexity Theory and Education	Symposium
	Morrison, Keith (Macau Inter-University Institute) Tchiang, Van Man, Isabel (Macau Inter-University Institute) Noronha, Ruta (Macau Inter-University Institute) Fong, Pack Jon, Elisa (Macau Inter-University Institute) Fong, Peng Long (Macau Inter-University Institute)

V8	Reading Intervention: A School-based Approach in Singapore Primary School	Symposium
	Curdt-Christiansen, Xiao Lan (Nanyang Technological University) Shegar, Chitra (Nanyang Technological University) Harris, Karen (Nanyang Technological University) Yio, Claire Siew Koon (National Institute of Education)

X8	Teachers’ Professional Development: Characteristics of Mentors, Dialogue Between Mentors and Protégés, Language Teachers’ Professional Development	Symposium
	Lim, Audrey (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Lim, Swee Eng, Audrey (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Li, Yuen Ling (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Man, Ying Ling (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Y5	Inclusive Education in Hong Kong: Teacher Preparation and Teachers’ Responses to the Educational Change	Symposium
	Au, Mei Lan (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Forlin, Chris (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Chong, Stella S.C. (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Tsui, Kwok Tung (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

Y6	Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Mathematics Teaching	Symposium
	Lim-Teo, Suat Khoh (Nanyang Technological University) Yeo, Kai Kow Joseph (Nanyang Technological University) Chua, Kwee Gek (Nanyang Technological University)

Y7	"Personal Growth for Teachers in the Face of Changes"–an Anatomy of a Pilot Professional Teacher Development Course	Symposium
	Luk Fong, Yuk Yee, Pattie (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Shek, Mei Po, Mabel (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Lung, Ching Leung (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

ZA10a	敘說情境中幼兒教師口語表達能力自我剖析之個案研究	Poster
	傅清雪 (中華醫學院)

ZA5b	Reflection on Teacher Internship in Hong Kong	Poster
	Lam, Chi Tak (TWGHs Lui Yun Choy Memorial College)

ZA6b	Teachers' learning	Poster
	Gu, Limin (Mid Sweden University) Ivarson-Jansson, Ewa (Mid Sweden University)

ZA7a	Analysis and Evalucation of Early Childhood Teacher Certification Legislation in Taiwan	Poster
	Lin, Chun-wen (National Taiwan Normal University)

ZB6b	Structure and Figures Concerning to Faculty of Education, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic	Poster
	Ludikova, Libuse (Palacky University Olomouc) Potmesil, Milon (Palacky University Olomouc)