De La Salle University - Manila

The Asia Pacific Education Researcher

An International Refereed Journal of Original Research in Education

THE ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION RESEARCHER is an international refereed journal of original research in education,published biannually by the Academic Publications Office, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. It aims principally to provide a venue for the publication of empirical and theoretical studies in education, with emphasis on the experiences of successful educational systems in the Asia-Pacific Region and of the national educational systems therein that are presently underrepresented in the research literature.

The journal seeks to publish two types of articles:

• Research Articles that report original research work that leads to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes using research methods and analytic frameworks of the varied academic disciplines (anthropology, applied linguistics, cognitive science, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, among others) and also using multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches;
• Short Research Reports that describe and analyze results of small-scale research such as:
  • preliminary investigations on particular educational experiences, outcomes, and processes in a specific country or region of a country that are of broad interest to educational scholars in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region,
  • integrative and critical reviews of research on a specific educational topic conducted in a specific country in the Asia-Pacific region,
  • studies that seek to validate educational theories, principles, constructs, and research instruments originally developed in western countries in the context of specific Asian countries or educational communities,
  • studies that seek to replicate educational studies that were originally done in western countries in the context of specific Asian countries or educational communities,
  • participatory action research on educational problems and experiences of specific educational programs of any country in Southeast Asia and East Asia, and
  • cross-national studies that seek to compare and contrast specific educational experiences and process in at least two countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
    

The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher is indexed and abstracted in the Social Sciences Citation Index, Social Sci search, and Journal Citation Reports/Social Scienced Edition, and is listed in Thomson Reuters ISI Scientific Database.

Submission of Manuscripts Research articles should be from 6,000 to 10,000 words, and should include an abstract of 250 words or less. Short Research Reports should be from 3,000 to 5,000 words, and should include an abstract of 150 words or less. All submissions should be written in English and must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Ed.).

Contributors should send a file copy of the manuscript to bernardoa@dlsu.edu.ph, addressed to the Editor, The Asia- Pacific Education Researcher. Only electronic submission of articles will be considered. The file copy of the manuscript must be in Microsoft Word Document format. All tables and camera-ready figures should be included within the same document file as the rest of the manuscript. Contributors who wish to request for a blind-review process, should remove all identifying marks within the manuscript and submit a separate cover page with the author(s)’ names and affiliation(s).

All manuscripts shall be peer-reviewed, and the Editors will ensure that each cycle of the peer-review process does not take more than two months.

Annual Subscription Rates: Foreign libraries and institutions: US$40 (surface mail), US$50 (airmail). Individual: US$25 (surface mail), US$35 (airmail). Philippine domestic subscription rates for libraries and institutions: PhP1100, individuals:PhP800. Please contact the Executive Publisher for subscription details: trunkline: (632) 524-4611 to 26 local 271, telefax: (632) 523-4281, e-mail: apo@dlsu.edu.ph © 2008 De La Salle University

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduces stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher.

ISSN - 0119-5646x

December 2007 Issue

• Exploring Emergent Literacy Behaviors of Filipino Deaf Children
  by: Marie Therese A.P. Bustos
  University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
• Does a Critical Constructivist Learning Environment Encourage a Deeper
  Approach to Learning?
  by: Amy Fok and David Watkins
  University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Revisiting the Trichotomous Achievement Goal Framework for Hong Kong Secondary Students: A Structural Model Analysis
  by: Kwok-wai Chan and Po-yin Lai
  Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
• A Study on Portfolio Assessment as an Effective Student Self-Evaluation Scheme
  by: Rochelle Irene G. Lucas
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines
  
• Thinking Skills Reflected in the Argumentative Essays of Freshman College Students:
  A Descriptive Analysis
  by: Eden Regala-Flores
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines
• Motivation and English Attainment: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong
  Students with Different Cultural Backgrounds
  by: Ruth Ming Har Wong
  The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
• The Teaching of Moral Education through Media Education
  by: C. K. Cheung
  The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• The Role of Teacher Efficacy and Characteristics on Teaching
  Effectiveness, Performance, and Use of Learner-Centered Practices
  by: Carlo Magno and Josefina Sembrano
  De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Philippines
• Postgraduate ostgraduate Supervision in the Philippines: Setting the Research Agenda
  by: Angelito Calma
  University of Melbourne, Australia

June 2007 Issue

• Home Language Shift and Its Implications for Language Planning in Singapore:
  From the Perspective of Prestige Planning
  by: Shouhui Zhao and Yongbing Liu
  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• The Learning Organisation: A School.s Journey Towards Critical and Creative Thinking
  by:Kala S. Retna
  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
• Self-efficacy, Personal Worries, and School Achievement of Primary School Students
  in Hong Kong
  by: Nancy Cheng
  Methodist School, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  by: Peter Westwood
  Education Consultant, Macau, China
• The Centrality of Textbooks in Teachers. Work: Perceptions and Use of Textbooks in a Hong Kong Primary School
  by: Chien Chu Ying
  National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  by: Kathie Young
  University of Southern Queensland, Australia
• Learning Chemistry in a Metacognitive Environment
  by: Richard Pulmones
  St. Scholastica.s College, Philippines
• Conceptions of Assessment of Mainland China College Lecturers: A Technical Paper Analyzing the Chinese Version of COA-III
  by: Li Wai Shing and Hui Sammy King Fai
  The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Teacher Education Students.
  Epistemological Beliefs and their Relations with Conceptions of Learning and Learning
  Strategies
  by: Kwok-wai Chan
  Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Reflections on the Dual System of Education in India
  by: Lilian I. Jasper
  Women.s Christian College, Chennai, India

December 2006 Issue

• An Analysis Of The Topical Structure Of Paragraphs Written By Filipino
  Students
  By: Daisy O. Almaden
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines
• Unguarded Patterns Of Thinking: Physical And Topical Structure Analysis Of Student Journals
  By: Maria Eda C. Carreon
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines
• Reflecting On Miscues In Content Area Readings: A Case Of Two Learners
  by: Joahna S. Mante
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines
• Reiterations In ESL Learners. Academic Papers:Do They Contribute To Lexical Cohesiveness?
  by: Leonisa A. Mojica
  De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines