The Fifth Study of the Progress in Chinese and English Reading Literacy Study (in 2016) at Primary 4 in Hong Kong and Approaches to and Strategies for Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning of Reading

Professor Tse, Shek Kam   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Dr Hui Sau Yan   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Loh Elizabeth Ka Yee   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Lam Wai Ip   (Co-Investigator)

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2015-07-01

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The Fifth Study of the Progress in Chinese and English Reading Literacy Study (in 2016) at Primary 4 in Hong Kong and Approaches to and Strategies for Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning of Reading

Chinese and English Reading, medium of instruction, reading assessment, self-directed learning, Trend studies

Education: Research on Teaching & Learning

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

17606415

General Research Fund (GRF)

2015

Completed

1) To study the effects of using Cantonese and/or Putonghua as the MoI on Chinese reading literacy. 2) To examine the impact of ""self-directed learning"" on students’ reading performance in Chinese and English separately. 3) To study the impact on bilingual reading performance of students’ reading habits, self-concept as readers, attitudes towards reading, teaching methods and classroom reading activities, home reading environment and parents’ attitudes toward reading will all be examined. 4) BR2016 is the fifth study in a series (following BR2004, BR2007, BR2010 and BR2013). The overall programme of research operates in a three-year cycle of assessment and will continue to measure trends and patterns in children's bilingual reading literacy attainment and their attributions such as policy and practice changes.