Siew Ming Thang
Biographic Data
| ID | 8989277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siew Ming Thang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siew Ming |
| FAMILY NAME | Thang |
| SIGNATURE | THANG S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | HELP University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Processing of a Multi-representational Science Passage by ESL Learners
Verbal input is integral and is the core component in any language learning materials. As such, despite the incorporation of non-verbal input to facilitate language learning, language learners, more often than not, give attention more to the verbal components as opposed to the non-verbal ones. This paper reports on a study undertaken to examine 28 ESL undergraduates’ eye fixations when reading a science passage in English with an accompanying dia…
Exploring Motivational Design and Motivation Types Facilitated By an Online Support System for Learning Literature
This paper is a study designed to explore the influence of an Online Support System for learning Literature (LitOSS) on a group of twenty-five Form 4 Malaysian students who generally perceived English Literature as difficult and uninteresting. This asynchronous mode of learning was introduced with the intention of enhancing the students’ motivation to learn English literature through a blended learning environment. LitOSS featured seven literatur…
Grappling with technology
This paper discusses the challenges faced by a group of Smart School teachers in a partnership model designed to help them develop professionally through the use of online tools. This model known as e-CPDelT: Model 2020 is loosely based on the successful, UK based Improving the Quality of Education For All (IQEA) project (Hopkins et al., 1996). The model was piloted on 20 teachers of English, mathematics and science from 5 Smart Schools around Ku…
Older Adults and Political Participation on the Internet
Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two independent studies bridging the USA and China suggest that older adults, even when they have access to the Internet, have ambivalent or negative attitudes toward political activities online. As political participation is seen as one of the key social benefits of the Int…
Older Adults and Political Participation on the Internet
Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two independent studies bridging the USA and China suggest that older adults, even when they have access to the Internet, have ambivalent or negative attitudes toward political activities online. As political participation is seen as one of the key social benefits of the Int…
Older Adults and Political Participation on the Internet
Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two independent studies bridging the USA and China suggest that older adults, even when they have access to the Internet, have ambivalent or negative attitudes toward political activities online. As political participation is seen as one of the key social benefits of the Int…
Grappling with technology
This paper discusses the challenges faced by a group of Smart School teachers in a partnership model designed to help them develop professionally through the use of online tools. This model known as e-CPDelT: Model 2020 is loosely based on the successful, UK based Improving the Quality of Education For All (IQEA) project (Hopkins et al., 1996). The model was piloted on 20 teachers of English, mathematics and science from 5 Smart Schools around Ku…
Exploring Motivational Design and Motivation Types Facilitated By an Online Support System for Learning Literature
This paper is a study designed to explore the influence of an Online Support System for learning Literature (LitOSS) on a group of twenty-five Form 4 Malaysian students who generally perceived English Literature as difficult and uninteresting. This asynchronous mode of learning was introduced with the intention of enhancing the students’ motivation to learn English literature through a blended learning environment. LitOSS featured seven literatur…
Processing of a Multi-representational Science Passage by ESL Learners
Verbal input is integral and is the core component in any language learning materials. As such, despite the incorporation of non-verbal input to facilitate language learning, language learners, more often than not, give attention more to the verbal components as opposed to the non-verbal ones. This paper reports on a study undertaken to examine 28 ESL undergraduates’ eye fixations when reading a science passage in English with an accompanying dia…
Mathematics education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Asynchronous communication (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)