A Preliminary Study of the 20-m Multistage Shuttle Run as a Predictor of Peak VO2 in Hong Kong Chinese Students

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Barnett ◽  
Lawrence Y.S. Chan ◽  
Lain C. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Maximal Speed ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Run Speed ◽  
Shuttle Run

The purpose of the present study was to determine the validity of the 20-meter multistage shuttle run (MSR) for predicting peak VO2 in Hong Kong Chinese students, ages 12–17 years. Fifty-five subjects, 27 boys and 28 girls, performed the MSR in the school environment and had peak VO2 determined in the laboratory. A correlation of 0.72 (p<0.001) was found between peak VO2 and predicted peak VO2 using an equation previously developed with Canadian children (6). However, maximal shuttle run speed alone was a better predictor in this group (r=0.74, SEE=4.6 ml · kg−1·min−1, p<.001). Multiple-regression analysis (best-subsets) was performed and the best predictor variables were maximal speed and sex with either triceps skinfold or weight. For practical application in the school setting, the equation peak VO2 = 24.2 − 5.0(sex) − 0.8(age) + 3.4(maximal speed) (r=0.82, SEE=4.0), where for sex, male = 0 and female = 1, is suggested.

scholarly journals Carrot or stick?: an investigation into motivation orientations in learning English among Hong Kong Chinese students

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
Ruth Wong
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Learning English

This paper publishes the results of a study of Hong Kong Chinese upper secondary students (Form 4 and Form 6) regarding their motivation orientations for learning English. The study analysed male and females student groups using Gardner and Lambert's (1972) 'extrinsic and intrinsic motivation' theoretical framework in order to elicit the most revealing results from the data. Findings will have meaningful implications for pedagogy, helping educators identify strategies more appropriate to distinct Chinese-speaking second-language student groups.

Assessing Intercultural Learning Through Introspective Accounts

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
First Person ◽  
Intercultural Learning ◽  
Short Term

This paper illustrates the benefits of using first-person introspective accounts to investigate and assess the learning processes of short-term sojourners. In particular, it focuses on the application and analysis of the diaries of Hong Kong Chinese students who participated in a five-week sojourn in England.

Social goal orientation, behavioral engagement and coping of Hong Kong Chinese students 1

2018 ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Rebecca Wing-yi Cheng ◽  
Bobby Fook Hin Leung ◽  
Dennis M. McInerney
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Behavioral Engagement ◽  
Social Goal ◽  
And Coping

Anonymity of Response to Self-Evaluations: Are We Misinterpreting Self-Concept Research?

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1187-1194
Author(s):  
David Watkins ◽  
Sally Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Ability Grouping ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ability Groups

This study investigated the possible effect of anonymity of response on the self-esteem of 289 12- and 13-yr.-old Hong Kong Chinese students in secondary school. Responses to the Self-description Questionnaire-1 by anonymous or non-anonymous groups differed according to the ability band of the students but not their gender. The higher the ability band, the higher was the tendency to report higher self-esteem in the anonymous condition. It is argued that researchers of self-concept may need to consider the implications of anonymity. In particular, the possibility of an interaction between anonymity and ability groups may well need to be taken into account when interpreting research into the influence of ability grouping on self-esteem.

Travelling a thousand miles: Hong Kong Chinese students’ study abroad experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yang ◽  
Beverley Webster ◽  
Michael Prosser
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese
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