Official Conference Proceedings ISSN: 2189 - 101X

Official Conference Proceedings ISSN: 2189 - 101X “To Open Minds, To Educate Intelligence, To Inform Decisions” The International Academic Forum provides new perspectives to the thought-leaders and decision-makers of today and tomorrow by offering constructive environments for dialogue and interchange at the intersections of nation, culture, and discipline. Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and registered as a Non-Profit Organization 一般社( 団法人) , IAFOR is an independent think tank committed to the deeper understanding of contemporary geo-political transformation, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region. INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL INTERDISCIPLINARY iafor The Executive Council of the International Advisory Board IAB Chair: Professor Stuart D.B. Picken IAB Vice-Chair: Professor Jerry Platt Mr Mitsumasa Aoyama Professor June Henton Professor Baden Offord Director, The Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Professor of Cultural Studies and Human Rights & Co- USA Director of the Centre for Peace and Social Justice Professor David N Aspin Southern Cross University, Australia Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the Faculty of Professor Michael Hudson Education, Monash University, Australia President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Professor Frank S. Ravitch Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge Economic Trends (ISLET) Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law University, UK Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, The and Religion, Michigan State University College of Law University of Missouri, Kansas City Professor Don Brash Professor Richard Roth Former Governor of the Reserve Bank, New Zealand Professor Koichi Iwabuchi Senior Associate Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Former Leader of the New National Party, New Professor of Media and Cultural Studies & Director of Northwestern University, Qatar Zealand the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia Adjunct Professor, AUT, New Zealand & La Trobe Professor Monty P. Satiadarma University, Australia Professor Sue Jackson Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology & Professor of Lifelong Learning and Gender & Pro-Vice Former Dean of the Department of Psychology and Lord Charles Bruce Master of Teaching and Learning, Birkbeck, University Rector of the University, Tarumanugara University, Lord Lieutenant of Fife of London, UK Indonesia Chairman of the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland Professor Sing Kong Lee Mr Mohamed Salaheen Trustee of the Historic Scotland Foundation, UK Director, The National Institute of Education, Director, The United Nations World Food Programme, Singapore Japan & Korea Professor Judith Chapman Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University, Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd Mr Lowell Sheppard Australia Senior Scholar in Residence, The Needham Research Asia Pacific Director, HOPE International Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK Development Agency, Canada/Japan University, UK Fellow and Former Master, Darwin College, University Member of the Order of Australia of Cambridge His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk Fellow of the British Academy Croatian Ambassador to Brazil, Brazil Professor Chung-Ying Cheng Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai’i at Professor Keith Miller Professor Mary Stuart Manoa, USA Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in Vice-Chancellor, The University of Lincoln, UK Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy the Science, University of Missouri-St.Louis, USA Professor Gary Swanson Professor Steve Cornwell Professor Kuniko Miyanaga Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence & Mildred S. Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies, Director, Human Potential Institute, Japan Hansen Endowed Chair, The University of Northern Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA Colorado, USA Osaka Local Conference Chair Professor Dennis McInerney Professor Jiro Takai Professor Michael A. Cusumano Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Co- Secretary General of the Asian Association for Social SMR Distinguished Professor of Management Director of the Assessment Research Centre Psychology & Professor of Social Psychology and Engineering Systems, MIT Sloan School of The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Graduate School of Education and Human Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SAR Development, Nagoya University, Japan USA Professor Ka Ho Joshua Mok Professor Svetlana Ter Minasova Professor Dexter Da Silva Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, Associate Vice- President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Professor of Educational Psychology, Keisen University, President (External Relations) Area Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University Tokyo, Japan Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR Professor Yozo Yokota Professor Georges Depeyrot Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan Professor and Director of Research & Member of the Professor Michiko Nakano Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Board of Trustees Professor of English & Director of the Distance French National Center for Scientific Research Learning Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Professor Kensaku Yoshida (CNRS) & L’Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France Professor of English & Director of the Center for the Teaching of Foreign Languages in General Education, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2015, Osaka Japan Official Conference Proceedings ISSN: 2189-101X © The International Academic Forum 2015 The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Sakae 1-16-26-201 Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Japan 460-0008 ww.iafor.org Table of Contents 5562 Graduate Students' Perceptions of the Problems in Writing Research Articles in English in Higher Education: A Taiwan-Based Study Shih-Chieh Chien pp. 1 - 17 6986 Mitigating Climate Change by Household Sector: Keys of Promoting Energy-Efficient Appliances Shis-Ping Lin pp. 19 - 25 7294 Technology Integration in a Taiwan Elementary School: Analysis of Effects of School Principal Leadership from a Change Agent Perspective Chien-Hsing Wang pp. 27 - 40 7330 Student Loans, Rising College Tuition and the Social and Economic Effects in the United States Gerard J. White pp. 41 - 51 7579 Pre-Service Teachers Teaching Effectiveness: The Nueva Vizcaya State University Experience Bonimar A. Tominez Leila M. Dela Cruz* pp. 53 - 67 7630 Using Bioloid Robots as Tangible Learning Companions for Enhancing Learning of a Semaphore Flag-Signaling System Sheng-Wen Hsieh Yi-Cheng Shih pp. 69 - 75 8116 Developing Thai Students' Analytical Thinking and Presentation Skills through Mind-Mapping Techniques Phasuk Boontham pp. 77 - 86 8157 The Study of Writing Reflective Cases to Promote Student Teachers Professional Growth pp. 87 - 94 Wei-Yu Liu 8163 Delegation and Intervention of Education Policy in the UK Yoshihiro Nagata pp. 95 - 106 8213 Self-Efficacy of Preservice Teachers toward Differentiation Ayidh Abdullah AlGarni pp. 107 - 124 8221 The Endangered Dialect of the Bugkalots Cynthia Grace T. Valdez pp. 125 - 134 8258 Constructing the Principal Technology Leadership Competency Indicators for Vocational High Schools in Taiwan Wen-Jye Shyr Tsung-Chin Lo Chi-Feng Feng Hui-Chuan Wu pp. 135 - 139 8356 The Relationship of Mathematics Learning Achievement, School Life, and Language Ability of Southeastern Asian Female Immigrants’ Children in Taiwan Hsieh-Hua Yang Yi-Horng Lai, Fen-Fen Huang, Shu-Chen Kuo pp. 141 - 152 8407 Space[Less]City: Students' Perceptive Journey beyond Urban Analysis Cristiano Luchetti pp. 153 - 160 8486 Proposing an Innovative Library Management System for Afghanistan: E-Ketabtoon Mohammad Hanif Gharanai Paracha Samiullah pp. 161 - 168 8638 Salvaging Nigeria Tertiary Education through Public-Private Partnerships: Issues and Constraints Christopher Chuks Ugwuogo pp. 169 - 184 8688 Relationship Between Multiple Intelligences and Performance in Technology Livelihood Education: Basis for Differentiated Instruction Sheila Silang pp. 185 - 194 8695 International Education and Global Education of High Schools in Taiwan Wen-Chuan Huang pp. 195 - 201 8702 Challenges and Benefits Those New Technologies Bring to Teaching Mathematics Nina Stankous Martha Buibas pp. 203 - 210 8844 Shining Stars amidst Dark Clouds: Enhancing Positive Aging through a European Project Maria José Gonçalves pp. 211 - 219 8860 An Analysis of Creative Process Learning in Computer Game Activities through Player Experiences Wilawan Inchamnan pp. 221 - 234 9364 Constructing and Validating Behavioral Components Scale of Motivational Goals in Mathematics Nancy Castro Michelle Cruz Maria Socorro Sadaya Elimar Ravina pp. 235 - 241 9445 Academic Success and Emotional Competence in the Higher Education Nursing Students Alexandrina de Jesus Serra Lobo Susana Alexandra Sevivas Santos Delfina Ana Pereira Ramos Teixeira Vitor Manuel Teixeira Machado Abel Jose Charneco Martins pp. 243 - 252 9516 Students' Perception on Using Movies in Medical Education Adlina Suleiman Aye Aye Mon Halyna Lugova Edariah Abu Bakar pp. 253 - 259 9568 VISSER: Addressing the Need for Modern Science Laboratories in the Philippines John Raymond Pingol Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas-Villanueva Giovanni Tapang pp. 261 - 268 9674 The Teaching of Speech and Oral Communication in English for Computer Studies Students: A Needs Analysis Elimar Alupay Ravina pp. 269 - 278 9735

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