List Volume 23Number 1 publication date:Jun. 2010 Back A Study of Implementation Process and Results of the “Hand-in-Hand Project:Education Support for Disadvantaged Child”     Author:Meng-Feng Li & Ting-Chia Lien Research Article Download This study aimed to investigate the implementation process and results of the “Hand-in-Hand Project—Education Support for Disadvantaged Child” recently promoted in Taiwan. An elementary school in Taitung County was selected to explore the implementation process of this project. Chinese and Math competence test sheets for students in Grade 1~6 were also designed to assess the learning outcome of 51 pupils participating in this project based on a quasi-experiment design. Conclusions were as follows: 1. This project aimed at “providing pupils with remedial instructions while also helping them with their homework.” The teachers assisted the pupils in their learning of the Chinese and Math subjects and also endeavored to induce their learning motivation and increase their learning confidence. 2. Grade 1, 2, 4, and 6 Pupils who participated in the project had significant improvements in their Chinese language, while grade 2, 4, and 6 pupils had significant improvements in Math. Pupils who received remedial instructions under this project showed overall growth and progress in their learning outcomes. Keywords: remedial instruction, education support for disadvantaged child, learning motivation, Hand-in-Hand Project