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World Education Frontiers Summit
Date: 20th-21st October, 2018 Venue: Shanghai, China The premier World Education Frontiers Summit, to be held in Shenzhen on October 21-22, focuses on the synergy between education and Science of Learning. This event will be the first of an annual series of Summits held in Shenzhen exploring frontiers in education. ‘Science of Learning’ refers to our understanding of the learning…
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2017 International Science of Learning Conference (Sep 18-20, Brisbane, Australia)
September 18-20, Brisbane, Australia ** CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ** The International Science of Learning Conference will be held in Brisbane, Sep 18-20. This is relevant for anyone from psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or education with an interest in the scientific study of learning, particularly in early-childhood, school, and higher-education contexts. This conference is hosted by the ARC Australian Science of Learning…
Workshops on Multilevel Modeling in Education & Social Science Research
Science of Learning Strategic Focal Research Area Speaker: Professor Harvey Goldstein Date: 5-7 June 2017 (Monday to Wednesday) Workshop 1: Introductory Workshop on Multilevel Modelling Workshop 2: Workshop on Analyzing Longitudinal Data Using Multilevel Modelling Methods Workshop 3: Efficient procedures for handling missing data in generalised linear models (Registration closed) Many kinds of data in education and the human sciences have a…
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Connected Code: Computational Participation for All (CITE & Faculty of Education Joint Seminar)
Science of Learning Strategic Focal Research Area Speaker: Professor Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania Date: 24 March 2017 (Friday) Time: 12:45-2:00pm Venue: Room 101, Runme Shaw Building, HKU Chair: Prof. Nancy Law, Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Register Abstract: We are witnessing a remarkable comeback of computer programming in schools. While computers seem to be accessible everywhere, particularly outside school, where children and youth…
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Connected Gaming: New Approaches to Serious Gaming (CITE & Faculty of Education Joint Seminar)
Science of Learning Strategic Focal Research Area Speaker: Professor Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania Date: 21 March 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 12:45-2:00pm Venue: Room 101, Runme Shaw Building, HKU Chair: Prof. Nancy Law, Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Register Abstract: Over the last decade, video games designed to teach academic content have multiplied. Students can learn about Newtonian physics from a…
Global Resilience and Security
Speaker: Professor Stephen Flynn, Director, Global Resilience Institute, Northeastern University Date: 21 February 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 12:00-1:30pm Venue: Room 301, Runme Shaw Building Chair: Professor Liaquat Hossain, Head, Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, HKU Register Abstract: Resilience is a widely used, but not always well understood term. Simply stated, resilience is the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions,…
Postdoctoral positions available at Nanyang Technological University
The Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University invites applications for CLASS postdoctoral/research fellowships for the Academic Year 2017. Successful candidates will be affiliated with one or more than one of the constituent schools of the College—namely, School of Art, Design, and Media (ADM), School of Humanities (SoH), School…
PhD position at University of Zurich
The Department of Comparative Linguistics and the Department of Psychology of the University of Zurich invite applications for a full-time PhD student position. The successful applicant will participate in the project “Ergativity in comprehension and production: language typology and processing”, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Description of the project The research project investigates the processing of ergative structures…
Job advertisement: Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Modelling of Language Learning/Processing
Position Vacant – Ref 1535/16 Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Modelling of Language Learning/Processing, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development The Speech and Language Program in the MARCS Institute in association with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with high level skills and expertise in the area of computational modelling of…
Participation and Agency in Deciding about Future Activities in Two Environments of Health Care
Speaker: Professor Johanna Ruusuvuori, University of Tampere, Finland Date: 18 November 2016 (Friday) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 205, Runme Shaw Building, HKU Chair: Dr. Susan Bridges, Faculty of Education/Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, HKU Register About the Talk The talk will introduce observations from two research projects within health care where participation in decision making is in…
2016-2017 VL2 Applications to Join the Student Network!
Deadline: October 21st, 2016 (Links to application materials below) The VL2 Student Leadership Team is ready to take applications to join the VL2 Student Network. VL2 students gain formidable research, grant writing, ethics, training, data analysis, and networking skills that position them well for outstanding academic and educational careers! Both undergraduate and graduate students can apply. Membership lasts until you graduate! This year…
39th ASSBI Annual Brain Impairment Conference2016
Translating Knowledge into Practice: Evidence, Lessons and Challenges Monday 26th – Wednesday 28th September 2016 URL: http://www.assbi.com.au/conference_2016.html
◎Research Seminar
The Potential of Collaborative Problem Solving via Gaming (CITE & SoL-SRT Joint Seminar)
Speaker: Mr. Hong-Zheng Sun Lin, Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education, National Taiwan Normal University Date: 15 September 2016 (Thursday) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Building Chair: Prof. Nancy LAW, Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Register About the Seminar Learning through digital games has been attracting teachers’, students’, and…
Health Care Delivery and Policy Research
Funding bodies: National Multiple Sclerosis Society This scheme supports research into issues of health care access and quality to improve care for people with MS and aims to provide results that can improve government and private sector policies, service and benefit programs across the USA. Funder closing date: Friday 7 October 2016. External information: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/For-Professionals/Researchers/Society-Funding/Health-Care-Delivery-and-Policy-Research-Contracts?utm_source=HCDPR+2017+Funding+Priorities&utm_campaign=HCDPR+RFP+2017&utm_medium=email Application form at: https://nmss.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new Eligibility:…
Thomas Trauer Grant
Funding bodies: St Vincent’s Foundation The Thomas Trauer Grant aims to encourage professional development activities in the area of mental health and partnerships with potential to access further resources in Australia to support sustainability and strategic capacity building. Field(s) of research funded: Activities which support mental health priorities in low resource settings. Funder closing date: Friday 30 September 2016. Funding…
Melbourne Neuroscience Institute Strategic Australian Postgraduate Awards
The Melbourne Neuroscience Institute (MNI) is seeking expressions of interest from eligible candidates for three 2017 Strategic Australian Postgraduate Awards (STRAPAs). Field(s) of research funded: Neurosciences and related disciplines. Funder closing date: EOI due 5:00 pm Friday 28 October 2016. Funding available: Recipients of a MNI STRAPA will receive a support package of $5,000 per annum from the MNI for…
Postdoctoral Position Open – U Chicago – Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE!! We’re looking for a post-doc fluent in ASL to work at UChicago starting this Fall!!! Deaf PhDs (psych/linguistics/education) strongly encouraged to apply! The Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago seeks a postdoctoral researcher to design and implement research projects to identify teaching methods that enhance math learning in young hearing and deaf children from…
An Evaluation of Video Learning for Clinical Skills
Speaker: Dr. Michael Botelho, Faculty of Dentistry, HKU Date: 20 July 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 9:00-13:00 Venue: Room 802, Meng Wah Complex 8/F, HKU Abstract Video based learning has grown significantly in recent years due to the ease of access and popularity of internet based resources for both learning and entertainment. Their use has largely been focused on knowledge transfer in the…
Workshop: Multi-modal Brain Analysis – Combining Different MRI Based Metrics to Investigate Different Aspects of Learning in the Same Mind (SummerFest 2016)
Speaker: Dr. Johan Mårtensson, Department of Psychology, University of Lund, Sweden Date: 22 July 2016, Friday Time: 10:30-12:30 Venue: Room 802, Meng Wah Complex, HKU Register Abstract: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be used to measure brain structure and function in numerous ways. This talk will present some of the software packages that served as a basis for my talk…
Keynote Two: Mechanisms of selective attention in health and disease (SummerFest 2016)
Speaker: Professor Jason B. Mattingley, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia Date: 21 July 2016, Thursday Time: 17:00-18:00 Venue: Lecture Theater 1, Meng Wah Complex, HKU Chair: Professor William Hayward, School of Psychology, The University of Auckland Abstract Despite the enormous information processing capacity of the human brain, there are surprisingly tight constraints on the amount of incoming…
SummerFest 2016: Impact, Innovation and Integrity
Dates: July 20-22, 2016 (Wednesday to Friday) Venue: Meng Wah Complex, HKU Following the successes of the Science of Learning Winter Institute 2014, 2015, 2016 and SummerFest 2014, 2015, we are pleased to announce the launch of the SummerFest 2016 with the theme “Impact, Innovation and Integrity”. This year’s SummerFest will be held from 20 to 22 July 2016, involving a…
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Predicting Student Learning Outcomes in Common Core Courses
Speaker: Dr. Xiao Hu, Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, HKU Date: 26 May 2016 (Thursday) Time: 12:30-2:00pm Venue: Room 205, Rumme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with tea and coffee] Respondent: Professor Liaquat Hossain, Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, HKU Chair: Professor Amy Tsui Register Abstract This talk presents the latest…
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Instructional Guidance in the Learning Sciences: The Case of Knowledge Building
Speakers: Dr. Jan van Aalst and Professor Carol Chan, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Date: 11 May 2016 (Wednesday) Time:12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 205 Runme Shaw Building Respondent: Professor Manu Kapur, Department of Psychological Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education Chair: Professor Amy Tsui Register Abstract One of the most enduring debates in the learning sciences…
New Fields for Morphology Workshop 29-30 November 2016 – Call for papers
Meeting Information: New Fields for Morphology aims to bring together linguists working on the morphology of less widely studied languages who are also interested in morphological theory. The main purpose of the workshop is to engage morphological theory with exciting new empirical data, especially from the Australia + Pacific region. We hope to foster a community of morphologists concerned with…
Workshop on Technology and Wellbeing in the Top End Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, April 29-30
Everyday consumer technologies, including mobile and wearable devices, are shaping the ways Australians access information, communicate and perform daily tasks. However, the application of these technologies for improving health and wellbeing has been slow. We are seeking to initiate new collaborations that span computing, health, education, engineering, and other disciplines. Of particular interest is the experience of immigrant and indigenous…
GE Talk: Hong Kong as an Innovation Hub for Technology
The newly established Innovation and Technology Bureau aims to facilitate the development of knowledge-based economy and technological innovations in Hong Kong. What it takes to successfully transform Hong Kong into an innovation hub in the region? What are the major hurdles and the possible strategic solutions? Please join this forum and share your views with the Secretary for Innovation and…
Two new Faculty posts at the University of Oxford
Associate Professorship of Experimental Psychology DEPARTMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY in association with Brasenose College Salary: £45,066 – £60,513 p.a. (plus £9,314 p.a. taxable and pensionable college housing allowance and other benefits) Applications are invited for an Associate Professorship in Experimental Psychology. This position will be held within the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, leading to a permanent academic…
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Challenges in Language Learning for Australian Indigenous Children
Speaker: Professor Gillian Wigglesworth, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language, University of Melbourne Date: 31 March 2016 (Thursday) Time: 12:45 – 02:00 pm Venue: Room 204, Runme Shaw Building , HKU Chair: Dr. Cathryn Donohue, Department of Linguistics, School of Humanities, The University of Hong Kong Register Abstract: Of the originally 250-300 Indigenous languages spoken in Australia, today only…
Policy and Research Intern (Washington, DC)
Organization Overview The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on public pre-K through high school education. LPI conducts, commissions, and communicates independent high-quality research to shape policies that improve learning for each and every child. Working with policymakers, researchers, educators, community groups and others who care about improving public schools, the Institute advances evidence-based…
Psychonomic Society Call for Submissions: Embodied Cognition and STEM Learning
Call for Submissions Embodied cognition and STEM learning A Special Issue/Article Collection for Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications (CRPI) Co-organizers Nora Newcombe, Temple University Steven Weisberg, University of Pennsylvania Theorists in embodied cognition postulate that the brain must be understood to function in the context of its physical body and that, reciprocally, engaging the body alters the function of the…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
The Influence of Language on Mathematics Assessment
Speaker: Professor Frederick K.S. Leung, Kintoy Professor in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Date: 10 March 2016 (Thursday) Time: 12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 203 Runme Shaw Building Chair: Professor Brendan Weekes Respondent: Professor Carol Chan Register Abstract Significant differences in mathematics achievement among students in different countries have been observed in recent international studies…
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Cross-linguistic constraints on speech perception and production
Speakers: Dr. Puisan Wong and Dr. Shelley Tong, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, FoE, HKU Date: 25 February 2016 (Thursday) Time: 12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with coffee] Chair: Professor Brendan Weekes Respondent: Professor William Marslen-Wilson, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge Register Talk 1: What do Child-directed Lexical Tones Tell Us about…
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Promoting Successful Intellectual Styles for the Sciences of Learning
Speaker: Professor Li-fang Zhang, Division of Learning, Development and Diversity, Faculty of Education, HKU Respondents: Professor Pauline Chiu, Department of Chemistry, HKU Dr. David M. Pomfret, Department of History, HKU Date: 18 February 2016 (Thursday ) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 204 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with coffee]…
◎Winter Institute
Leading the marriage of education and neuroscience-challenges and opportunities for 21st Century Educators
Speaker: Dr. Akaysha Tang, Program Director at the Office of International Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States; Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of New Mexico, USA Date: 22 January 2016 (Friday) Time: 11:00 am -12:30 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Chair: Professor Brendan Weekes Register Abstract Today’s educators and students face unparalleled…
Winter Institute 2016 Educational Neuroscience Events
Register Pre-public lecture Symposium: Education and Neuroscience (conducted through video broadcasting) Date: Friday 15 January 2016 Time: 16:00-17:45 Venue: Room 201 K K Leung Building [Refreshments will be served] Chair: Professor Brendan Weekes Talk 1: Observation, Description and Explanation in Primary School Science By Professor Andy Tolmie (Centre for Educational Neuroscience, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University…
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Thermal IR Imaging and fNIRS Integration (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: Thursday, 14January 2016 Time: 10:30-12:30 Venue: Room 101 & 104, Runme Shaw Building Speakers: Prof. Laura-Ann Petitto HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2 Prof. Arcangelo Merla Director of the Infrared Imaging…
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◎Winter Institute
Revolutionary Science, Robots, Avatars, and Changing the Nature of Learning for Meaningful Translation to Society (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: 15 January 2016 (Friday) Time: 18:00-19:30 Venue: Room 201, K. K. Leung Building Speaker: Prof. Laura-Ann Petitto HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2 Register About the speaker Professor/Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto Co-Principal Investigator, and,…
Learning in the Social Cultural and Emotional Context: Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective (Winter Institute 2016)
Register Date: 15 January 2016 (Friday) Time: 09:00-13:00 Venue: Room 202 K. K. Leung Building [Refreshments will be served at the meeting] Chair: Dr. Jingyan Lu Discussants: Professor Kevin Dunbar Visiting Research Professor of the University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity and Educational Neuroscience; Professor of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College of Education,…
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Unlocking the Enigma of Chinese Mathematics Teaching Practices: Variation and the Secrets of the Virtuosos
Speakers: Dr. Ming Fai Pang, Dr. Wing-wah Ki, Dr. Arthur Lee, Mr. Ka-Lok Wong and Dr. Gaowei Chen, Faculty of Education, HKU Respondent: Prof. Kevin Niall Dunbar Visiting Research Professor of the University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity and Educational Neuroscience; Professor of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College of Education, University of Maryland College…
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Assessment of Human Emotion and Arousal in Social Interaction through Thermal Infrared Imaging: New Insights for the Neurosciences and Human-machine Interaction (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: 13 January 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 12:45-14:00 Venue: Room 101 & 104 Runme Shaw Building Speaker: Professor Arcangelo Merla, Director of the Infrared Imaging and Near Infrared Imaging Labs Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technology (ITAB), University of Chieti, Italy Register Abstract The evaluation of the psychophysiological state of the interlocutor is an important element of interpersonal relationships and communication. Thermal infrared…
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Harnessing Discovery, Conceptual Change & Creativity in the 21st Century (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: 14 January 2016 (Thursday) Time: 18:00-19:30 Venue: Room 102 K. K. Leung Building Chair: Professor Carol K. K. Chan Speaker: Professor Kevin Niall Dunbar Visiting Research Professor of the University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity and Educational Neuroscience; Professor of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College of Education, University of Maryland College Park…
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What the Brain Reveals about the Nature of Human Learning (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: 12 January 2016 (Tuesday) Time: 12:45 – 14:00 Venue: Room 101 & 104, Runme Shaw Building Speaker: Professor Kevin Niall Dunbar Visiting Research Professor of the University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity and Educational Neuroscience; Professor of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College of Education, University of Maryland College Park Chair: Professor Amy B. M.…
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An Introductory Workshop on Multilevel Modeling
Date: 19-20 January 2016 (Tuesday & Wednesday) Time: 9:30 -18:00 Venue: Room 101 & 104 Runme Shaw Building By Professor Harvey Goldstein, Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol Registration to this workshop is closed. Abstract The workshop will be hands on and participants will be expected to provide their own laptop computers running windows 7 or later operating system. It…
(Dev Page) Winter Institute 2016
Winter Institute 2016
7 Dec 2015 – 20 Jan 2016
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO
Prof. Kevin N DUNBAR
Prof. Harvey Goldstein
Prof. Stanislas Dehaene
Prof. Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz
Prof. Arcangelo Merla
Following the successes of the Science of Learning Winter Institute 2014, 2015 and Summerfest 2014, 2015, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Winter Institute 2016. This…
◎Winter Institute
Winter Institute 2016
Date: 7 Dec 2015 – 20 Jan 2016 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Invited speakers: Prof. Laura-Ann Petitto HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2 Prof. Kevin Niall Dunbar Visiting Research Professor of…
Science of Learning Symposium: The Developing Brain
Date: 11 December 2015 (Friday) Time: 2:00-7:00 pm Venue: Room 201 K. K. Leung Building Chair: Prof. Brendan Weekes Register The Education and Neuroscience seminar series will showcase the research findings of international and local experts working in the domain of Science of Learning across all Faculties in the University. Information of the talks and the speakers: Can Brain…
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Book Launch Seminar: Educational Technologies in Medical and Health Sciences Education edited by Susan Bridges, Lap Ki Chan, and Cindy Hmelo-Silver
Speakers: Dr. Susan Bridges and Dr Lap Ki Chan Respondent: Prof. Ricky Kwok Date: 8 December 2015 (Tuesday) Time: 12:30-1:45 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with tea and coffee] Chair: Prof. Amy B M Tsui Register About the book This research-based volume explores the growing importance of new technologies and situated learning in the…
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Learner Expertise and Mathematics Different Order Thinking Skills in Multimedia Learning
Speakers: Dr. Thomas Chiu and Dr. Ida Mok Respondent: Professor Stanislas Dehaene (SoL-SRT visiting scholar) and Professor Carlo Semenza Date: 10th December 2015 (Thursday) Time: 12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 203 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served tea and coffee] Chair: Professor Carol Chan Register Abstract The seminar will present a design of digital material for mathematics concept learning. The material was developed using…
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Technology-facilitated Learning in and outside Classroom
Speakers: Dr. Chun Lai and Dr. Gaowei Chen Respondent: Dr. Jan van Aalst Date: 26 November 2015 (Thursday) Time: 12:30–2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with tea and coffee] Register Topic 1: Foster Self-Directed Language Learning with Technology outside the Classroom By Dr. Chun Lai Chun will share some of her research…
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Interrogating Hong Kong Students’ Superior Performance in PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study)
Speakers: Prof. Shek Kam Tse and Dr. Yin-kum Law Date: 12 November 2015 (Thursday) Time: 12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 205 Runme Shaw Building [Sandwiches will be served with tea and coffee] Chair: Prof. Amy B M Tsui Register Topic 1: A multilevel analysis of PIRLS 2011 data from Hong Kong By Prof. Shek Kam Tse Hong Kong Grade 4 students ranked first in reading…
SoL-SRT New Book: “Educational Technologies in Medical and Health Sciences Education” edited by Susan Bridges, Lap Ki Chan, and Cindy Hmelo-Silver
About the book This evidence-packed guide explores the growing importance of new technologies and situated learning in the vanguard of medical and health sciences education, backed by real-world clinical applications. Its dual emphasis on problem-based learning (PBL) and applied learning is reflected in the range of author perspectives, from understanding how technologies engage learners to implications for program design. Innovations…
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Studies on Reading and Writing in Chinese
Date: 14 October 2015 (Wednesday) Time: 12:30-2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Chair: Prof. Carol Chan, Professor in the Division of Learning, Development and Diversity, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong Register Topic 1: A ‘Simple View of Writing’ in Chinese By Dr. Patcy Yeung Patcy will share some preliminary findings of a project examining the interrelationships…
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Seminar: Dialogic use of exemplars to support students’ understandings of assessment
Date: 25 September 2015 (Friday) Time: 11:30 am-12:30 pm Venue: Room 205 Runme Shaw Building Prof. David Carless, Professor of Educational Assessment and Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) in the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Prof. Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor of Educational Assessment and Literacy and Director of the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University Dr. Kennedy Chan, Assistant professor of the…
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Seminar: Big Data in Educational Research
Speaker: Prof. Terry Bossomaier, the Strategic Research Professor in the Faculty of Business at Charles Sturt University. Date: 17 September 2015 (Thursday) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Register About the speaker: Terry Bossomaier is the Strategic Research Professor in the Faculty of Business at Charles Sturt University. His research interests are very diverse, ranging…
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Seminar: Serious Games and Simulation
Speaker: Prof. Terry Bossomaier, the Strategic Research Professor in the Faculty of Business at Charles Sturt University. Date: 16 September 2015 (Wednesday) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 206 Runme Shaw Building Register Abstract: This talk will look at some of the ways games are being used to achieve educational outlooks. We will take four perspectives: rules; play; culture; and collateral learning.…
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Learning to read in different languages: a computational modelling perspective
Speaker: Anastasia Ulicheva, PhD student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences , Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Date: 10 August 2015 (Monday) Time: 12:45-2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Register Abstract: Learning to read in some languages like English is more difficult than in others like Italian or German. Why is…
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◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Education: making a child a better learner
Speaker: Dr. Akaysha Tang, China Program Director in the Office of International Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States Date: 20 July 2015 (Monday) Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Register Abstract To complement research that aims to improve learning via new ways of delivering domain specific information, I…
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Measuring fundamental learning capacity of the developing brain using high-density EEG
Speaker: Dr. Akaysha Tang, China Program Director in the Office of International Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States Date: 16 July 2015 (Thur) Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Room 101 Runme Shaw Building Register Abstract Electrical signals recorded from outside of the head contain information about the brain’s capacity to learn. The technical…
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◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
Science of Learning Discoveries about the Role of ‘Visual Sign Phonology’ and Reading: Revolutionary Implications for Young Visual Learners
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11 July 2015 (Sat)
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Adam Stone and Geo Kartheiser, Advanced doctoral students in the PhD in Educational Neuroscience program, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, and 2015 NSF Student Scholars in the NSF Science of Learning Center, VL2, and Recipients of a NSF travel fellowship from the United States National Science Foundation (Dr.…
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Inside 21st Century Creativity
25 June 2015, Thursday
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, Visiting Research Professor of The University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity, & Educational Neuroscience; Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology; College of Education, University of Maryland College Park, USA
Professor Carol K.…
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From Backyard to Black Tie Science: A lifelong journey of Discovery
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18 June 2015, Thursday
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (Tea reception: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
The Open Area (MW405), 4/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, Visiting Research Professor of The University of Hong Kong; Director of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity, & Educational Neuroscience; Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology; College…
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging Technology and Advances for Studies of the Science of Learning
17 June 2015 (Wed) & 18 June 2015 (Thu)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 5:00pm
MW550, 5/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Professor Laura-Ann Petitto, HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2
Adam…
Discursis: a computer-based visual text analytic tool for analysing communication data
29 June 2015 (Mon) & 30 June 2015 (Tue)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Dan ANGUS, Lecturer / Affiliate Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts / School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Registration closed. The event is also technically sponsored by the IEEE Hong…
Extending classical EEG analysis to non-linear measures
23 June 2015 (Tue) & 24 June 2015 (Wed)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Antonio IBÁÑEZ, Psychology Department, University of Jaén
Registration closed. Abstract The aim of this workshop is to provide with a set of methods to extend classical EEG analysis to non-linear measures. The final objective will be…
Introduction to Matlab & using Matlab to program cognitive experiments with Cogent 2000
19 June 2015 (Fri) & 22 June 2015 (Mon)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Stavros SKOURAS, ‘Biological Psychology and Music Psychology Group’, Cluster of Excellence ‘Languages of Emotion’, Freie Universität Berlin
Registration closed. Abstract Matlab is a platform allowing for robust use in scientific computing. Workshop attendees are introduced to…
Summerfest 2015
Stimulating and Incubating Interdisciplinary Research on Learning
16 June – 15 July 2015
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO
Prof. Kevin N DUNBAR
Dr. Stavros SKOURAS
Dr. Antonio IBÁÑEZ
Dr. Dan ANGUS
Mr. Adam STONE
Mr. Geo KARTHEISER
Building on the successes of the Science of Learning Winter Institute 2014, 2015 and Summerfest 2014, we are pleased to present a series of public lectures, seminars…
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Spring Symposium 27-28 February: Young Researchers in the Science of Learning
Keynote Speakers: Professor Jubin Abutalebi, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy Professor Dekai Wu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST Professor Andrew Tolmie, Professor of…
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Symposium: Peer learning, dialogic feedback and technology
by Professor David Carless & Dr Timothy Hew Khe-Foon Date: Feb 12, Thursday, 2015 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Room 205, 2/F, Runme Shaw Building Speakers: Prof. David Carless & Dr. Timothy Hew Khe-Foon (Discussant: Prof. Dai Hounsell; Chair: Dr. Jingyan Lu) Talk 1: Promoting student engagement with feedback (by Professor David Carless) Feedback is centrally important to student…
fNIRS Brain Imaging
3 February 2015, Tuesday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Room 703, 7/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. Joerg Schnackenberg, Hitachi Medical Corporation
Please register at https://sol.edu.hku.hk/fnirs-registration/ Limited quota. Description: Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing, optical method to measure cerebral cortex hemoglobin concentration responses to brain function in humans. Research on fNIRS brain imaging is rapidly growing worldwide;…
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Winter Institute 2015
Stimulating and Incubating Interdisciplinary Research on Learning
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9-28 January 2015
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO
Prof. Kevin N DUNBAR
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang
Dr. Nancy SUNG
Research on learning has advanced in leaps and bounds in the past decade, featuring major breakthroughs in our understanding of learning brought about by the pioneering work of interdisciplinary teams with diverse expertise including psychology, cognitive…
◎Research Seminar
Science of Learning: Building for the Future
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Theater T6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
Q&A session: 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm. This invited talk is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Abstract…
◎Research Seminar
Science of Learning Through the Arts
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27 January 2015, Tuesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
This seminar targets colleagues in the humanities departments of our university, and is one…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
Science of Learning: Lessons Learned about Interdisciplinary Team Science
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28 January 2015, Wednesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 206, 2/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
This brown bag seminar is NOT open to the public, but for members…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Talks on The US National Science Foundation: Advancing interdisciplinary research through international collaboration
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Theater T6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
Dr. Nancy SUNG, Office Head, The US National Science Foundation Beijing Office
This set of two invited talks…
◎Public lecture
PUBLIC LECTURE —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
Inaugural Lecture —
Science of Learning Public Lecture Series
Science of Learning — Why it matters to schools and families?
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
Professor Stephen Andrews, Dean of Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. K K Chan, Deputy Secretary for Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR
This public lecture is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished…
◎Research Seminar
The US National Science Foundation: Advancing Transformative Science and Engineering Research through International Engagement
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Theater T6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. Nancy SUNG, Office Head, The US National Science Foundation Beijing Office
Q&A session: 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm. This invited talk is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Abstract The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is the primary funder of fundamental research in science…
◎Research Seminar
Analogy, Causality, and Discovery in Science: The engines of human thought
13 January 2015, Tuesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
has been changed to RMS 101, Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU, Formerly at RMS 206
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
This seminar is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract Open a newspaper or webpage, read a textbook, visit…
◎Research Seminar
Understanding the self through self bias
12 January 2015, Monday
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Theater T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, UK Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong Kong
This lecture is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract Attempts to understand the self have a long history in psychology and…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Lecture —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
Humanities and the Science of Learning: Revealing the essence of human thought
12 January 2015, Monday
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Theater T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
This lecture is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities. It is also one of…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Lectures on Science of Learning and the Humanities
12 January 2015, Monday
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Theater T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, UK; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong…
◎Research Seminar
Educating the Scientific Brain and Mind: Insights from The Science of Learning & Educational Neuroscience
9 January 2015, Friday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
This seminar is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract From the day we are born, science surrounds us. Children, adults, and the aged, are constantly…
◎Research Seminar
Seminar —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
My Journey as a Science of Learning Scientist, the co-Founder of Educational Neuroscience, and a Former Dean of Education
8th January 2015
2:15pm – 3:30 pm
MW408A-409A-410A, 4/F., Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong, Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
This seminar is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities. About the speaker Professor/Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto Co-Principal Investigator,…
◇Jointly organized by SoL-SRT & CITE
◎Research Seminar
Strategies that help learners attain creativity, collaboration, and leadership skills
15 Dec 2014
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Room 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Professor Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education
Introduction This talk describes how we can transform education to prepare students with the skills they need for a global, knowledge-based, innovation-centered economy. The array of social media for students to create…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Peer learning, dialogic feedback and technology
NOTICE: Due to unforeseenable reasons, the following symposium is postponed. Rescheduled date and venue are to be advised in the near future! During this course, please keep an eye to our updated information on this website or through our university bulk email! Apologize for any inconvenience incurred and thanks for your understanding!__________________________________________________________________________________________ Symposium: Peer learning, dialogic feedback and technology Speakers: Professor David Carless, Dr Timothy Hew Khe-Foon Date:…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
fNIRS – a neuroimaging tool for extending the interdisciplinary boundaries of learning research
Date: 30th Oct (Thursday), 2014 Time: 12:45 to 14:00 Venue: Room 205, Runme Shaw Building, HKU Speaker: Dr Frank Zhu Abstract: Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing, optical method to measure cerebral cortex hemoglobin concentration responses to brain function in humans. fNIRS research is rapidly growing worldwide; the number of publications has doubled every 3.5 years over the…
◎Research Seminar
Learning occupations through practice: Constituting a curriculum, pedagogy and epistemology of practice
17 October 2014 (Friday)
12:30 – 14:00
Room 202, Runme Shaw Building, HKU
Professor Stephen Billett, the School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Australia
(Chair: Professor Carol K.K. Chan) Abstract This presentation advances an account of how learning for and through occupational practice progresses and might be enhanced. It does so by drawing on historical, anthropological, the…
◇Jointly organized by SoL-SRT & CITE
◎Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI)
Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) – Hong Kong 2014
Date: 4 July 2014 (Friday) Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Venue Changed to: Room 206, Runme Shaw Building, HKU Event Title: Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) – Hong Kong 2014 About the event The Science of Learning Strategic Research Theme and the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) in the University of Hong Kong will jointly host a local Learning Analytics…
◎Research Seminar
Bilingualism as a life experience: Consequences on the mind and brain
Date: 24 June 2014 (Tuesday) Time: 18:00 – 19:30 Venue: Room 750, Meng Wah Complex, HKU Speaker: Dr Gigi Luk, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA (Chair: Professor Brendan Weekes) Seminar: Bilingualism as a life experience: Consequences on the mind and brain Abstract Human brain reorganizes itself according to one’s life experience. Brain plasticity is a term that describes…
◇Jointly organized by SoL-SRT & CITE
◎Research Seminar
A computer science perspective on collaborative learning and knowledge building
Speaker: Professor H. Ulrich Hoppe, the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Date: June 20, 2014 Time: 12:45-14:00 Venue: Runme Shaw 101, HKU Abstract The Collide research group (”Collaborative Learning in Intelligent Distributed Environments”, link: http://www.collide.info) at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) forms part of the Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science within the Faculty of Engineering. First, the talk…
◇Jointly organized by SoL-SRT & CITE
Summerfest 2014
Stimulating and Incubating Interdisciplinary Research on Learning Date: 9-13 June 2014 Venue: The University of Hong Kong Research on learning has advanced in leaps and bounds in the past decade, featuring major breakthroughs in our understanding of learning brought about by the pioneering work of interdisciplinary teams with diverse expertise including psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, medicine, engineering, information science,…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Interdisciplinary research on motor learning
30th May (Friday), 2014
12:30 to 14:00pm
Runme Shaw Building 205, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Suzanne Perry
Dr Frank Zhu
Dr Susan Bridges
Introduction How people (e.g., elite performers, surgeons, dentists, children, elderly and patient groups) learn motor skills and how this learning can be enhanced and improved is receiving increasing attention from researchers and practitioners in areas…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
Stimulating motor learning – a transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) approach
30th May (Friday), 2014
12:30 to 14:00pm
Runme Shaw Building 205, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Frank Zhu
This presentation is part of SoL-SRT Symposium – Interdisciplinary research on motor learning. Abstract Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) is a noninvasive method to modulate activities of the neurons in the brain by applying weak electrical currents to the head via electrodes…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
Motor learning in dentistry – a vision of the future?
30th May (Friday), 2014
12:30 to 14:00pm
Runme Shaw Building 205, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Suzanne Perry
This presentation is part of SoL-SRT Symposium – Interdisciplinary research on motor learning. Abstract The modern dental school curriculum should provide a combination of knowledge, clinical planning skills and procedural skills to allow on graduation a competent dentist. Surgical studies involving…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Technology enhanced learning: A dialogue between the fields of educational data mining, psychometrics and educational psychology
Date: 22nd May, 2014 Time: 12:30 to 14:30 Venue: Runme Shaw Building 204, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Dr Vincent Tam, Dr Maggie Zhao, Ms Sanyin Cheng Program Topic 1 Educational data mining on big data for e-learning systems (By Dr Vincent Tam) Topic 2 Modern psychometrics and technology in educational assessment (by Dr Maggie Yue Zhao) Topic 3…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
Different approaches to language and education research
Date: 14th May, 2014 Time: 12:30 to 14:00 Venue: Runme Shaw Building 205 Speakers: Dr. Wai Ting Siok, Dr Shelley Xuili Tong, Professor Kai Ming Cheng (Discussant) Program Topic 1: Brain Imaging Research on Chinese Dyslexia Topic 2: Prosody Matters: The Cross-Linguistic Relationship between Chinese Tone Sensitivity and English Word Reading in Chinese-English Bilingual Children Professor Kai Ming Cheng, Chair…
◎Research Seminar
Making interdisciplinary research work – thoughts from the field
Date: May 12th, 2014. Time: 12:00-14:00 Venue: Rumme Shaw Building 205, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Dr Susan Bridges, Dr Lap Ki Chan, Dr Brian Chung and Dr Olga Zayts In this interactive seminar, panel members from Social Sciences and Medical Sciences will reflect upon how we have drawn on cross-disciplinary synergies to conduct General Research Fund (GRF) and…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Sex differences in spatial and social abilities
Date: 9th May, 2014 Time: 12:30 to 14:00 Venue: Meng Wah Complex 401 & 402, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Dr. Wang Ivy Wong, Miss Rebecca Y. Hei Li Introduction: Gender and sex continue to be a non-negligible consideration in people’s lives in the modern world. Decades of research has pointed to the complexity of sex development, with many…
◎Research Seminar
PhD Opportunity
The Science of Learning Strategic Research Theme (SoL-SRT) hosted by the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong is a concentration of highly research-intensive academics working across disciplines to explore issues related to learning and cognition. SoL-SRT promotes and builds capacity for multidisciplinary research programs that advance the understanding of human learning as multilevel phenomena involving interactions across…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Literacy development
Dr. Wu-Ying Hsieh
Ms Aditi Dubey-Jhaveri
18th March, 2014
12:30 to 14:00
Room204, Rumme Shaw Building, HKU
Literacy, generally defined as the ability to read and write, constitutes a set of skills that are essential for academic and life success. To support literacy learning is one of the primary objectives of school education. In recent decades of globalization, the development…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
Coaching Early Childhood Teachers to Use Teaching Strategies that Support Young Children’s Literacy Development
18th March, 2014
12:30 to 14:00
Room204, Rumme Shaw Building, HKU
Dr. Wu-Ying Hsieh, LDD, Faculty of Education, HKU
This presentation is part of SoL-SRT Symposium – Literacy development. Abstract Dr Hsieh will provide information derived from a research project with a focus on teaching strategies that support emergent literacy in preschoolers. These three “skill sets” of strategies include: (a)…
◎SoL-SRT Symposium (Part of)
A Study of Evaluative Strategies in Student-produced Crime News Texts
18th March, 2014
12:30 to 14:00
Room204, Rumme Shaw Building, HKU
Ms Aditi Dubey-Jhaveri, Centennial College, HKU
This presentation is part of SoL-SRT Symposium – Literacy development. Abstract The research draws on Appraisal Theory within functional linguistics to investigate the evaluative strategies through which objectivity is constructed in 40 student-produced crime news texts obtained from a class of Associate Degree…
◎International Convention
The International Convention on Science of Learning
Date: 1st-6th March, 2014 Venue: Shanghai, China The International Convention on Science of Learning is co-organized by the National Science Foundation (USA), OECD/CERI and UNESCO, in collaboration with the East China Normal University (ECNU), Shanghai Normal University and The University of Hong Kong, to be held March 1-6, 2014 in Shanghai, China. For details, please visit http://solconvention.cite.hku.hk/
◎Research Seminar
Accountable Talk: How Structured Academic Discussion Builds the Mind
February 26, 2014 (Wednesday)
4:30 pm -5:45 pm
Room 102, K.K. Leung Building, HKU
Professor Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburgh
Language: English Abstract Recent evidence from several countries suggests that long-term, “far” transfer from one academic discipline to another is possible under certain conditions of teaching and learning. For example: a) English students who discussed middle school science problems under…
Workshop: Measuring Classroom Talk
Speakers: Professor Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Gaowei Chen, The University of Hong Kong Date: February 27, 2014 (Thursday) Time: 11:00 am -1:00pm Venue: Room 206, Rumme Shaw Building, HKU Language: English (more…)
◎Meeting of Minds Series
The first brown bag seminar on “Integrating neural, cognitive and pedagogical approaches to learning research and educational intervention”
Date: 21 Jan 2014 Time: 12:30 pm to 2:00 p.m. Venue: Room 204, Rumme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong Photos Response code is 404
◎SoL-SRT Symposium
Learning and learning environment
During this event, three young scholars from different faculties gave public lectures on the subtheme from different perspectives: Enhancement of learning via smart learning environment and learning analytics Enhancement of teaching through virtual environment Fostering epistemic and conceptual growth in the knowledge building environment Date: 20 Jan 2014 Time: 12:30 pm to 2:30 p.m. Venue: Room 204, Rumme Shaw Building,…
Learning about Network Science Research
January 14, 2014
14:00 – 17:00
Room 820, Meng Wah Building, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Liaquat Hossain, University of Hong Kong
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description This is an introductory workshop on social network analysis for investigating complex social systems. I will highlight the data collection procedure, its benefits and limitations and standard measures…
◎Keynote
Systems of learning across levels: from neural to social structures
January 13, 2014
16:45-18:00
Room CPD-3.28, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Liaquat Hossain, The University of Hong Kong
This keynote is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description Network effects on individuals’ ability to learn better have been documented in studies based on communication, social psychology and mathematical sociology. Studies have shown that the locus of innovation is…
◎Keynote
Self-biases in perception and memory
January 13, 2014
15:00-16:30
Room CPD-3.28, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Glyn Humphreys, Oxford University
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description There is much evidence indicating that humans are inherently self-biased, showing enhanced information processing for information relating to ourselves rather than other people. These bias effects can pervade even basic perceptual processes and are…
Linking diagnostics and rehabilitation in cognitive neuropsychology
January 13, 2014
9:30-12:30
Room 820, Meng Wah Building, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Glyn Humphreys, Oxford University
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description In this workshop I will review work we have undertaken in the Oxford Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory linked to improving the diagnostic assessment of individuals with brain injury and then linking these diagnostics…
◎Research Seminar
Hearing screening for school children: Comparison of low-cost, computer-based and conventional audiometry
Resources McPHERSON, B., Law, M.M.S. and Wong, M.S.M. Hearing screening for school children: Comparison of low-cost, computer-based and conventional audiometry. Child: care, health and development, 36, 323-331. 2010. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01079.x/abstract Abstract Background: There is a need to develop affordable but effective audiometric screening equipment, particularly for use in low-income countries. With advances in computer technology, low-cost computer-based audiometer software has been…
◎Research Seminar
Cantonese Time-Compressed Speech Test: Normative values for young adults
Lau, C.T.L., McPHERSON, B. and Fuente, A. Cantonese Time-Compressed Speech Test: Normative values for young adults. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing, 15, 197-210. 2012. Cantonese is a Chinese dialect spoken by over 50 million speakers in China and around the world. However, few Cantonese assessment tools for (central) auditory processing disorders are available. One common auditory processing…
◎Research Seminar
Adaptation of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap into Cantonese
Fuente, A., McPHERSON, B., Kwok, E.T.T., Chan, K. and Kramer, S. Adaptation of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap into Cantonese. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 32(2), 115-126. 2012. Abstract: This research aimed to adapt the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap (AIADH) into Cantonese. A total of six Cantonese-English bilingual speakers participated in the…
◎Research Seminar
Hearing screening for school children: utility of noise-cancelling headphones
Lo, A.H.C. and McPHERSON, B. Hearing screening for school children: utility of noise-cancelling headphones. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 13:6. 2013. Abstract Background Excessive ambient noise in school settings is a major concern for school hearing screening as it typically masks pure tone test stimuli (particularly 500 Hz and below). This results in false positive findings and subsequent unnecessary…
◎Research Seminar
Chinese speech audiometry material: Past, present, future
Ma, X.,McPHERSON, B. and Ma, L. Chinese speech audiometry material: Past, present, future. Hearing, Balance and Communication, 11, 52-63. 2013 Speech audiometry plays an important role in the assessment of hearing abilities, as it may more accurately reflect auditory function in the daily communication environment of listeners than other auditory assessment measures. Speech perception tests have been developed for over…
◎Research Seminar
Reading strategies of Chinese students with severe to profound hearing loss
Cheung, K.Y., Leung, M.T. and McPHERSON, B. Reading strategies of Chinese students with severe to profound hearing loss. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 18(3), 312-328. 2013. Abstract The present study investigated the significance of auditory discrimination and the use of phonological and orthographic codes during the course of reading development in Chinese students who are deaf or hard…
◎Research Seminar
Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries: A rigorous literature review
Rao, N., Sun, J., Wong, J.M.S., Weekes, B.S., Ip, P., Shaeffer, S., Young, M.E., Bray, M., Chen, E., & Lee, D. (2013). Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries: A rigorous literature review (pp. 101). DFID, UK Government. This review assembles extant evidence that will help determine how, why, and under what conditions Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions…
◎Research Seminar
Situational analysis of young children in a changing world
Engle, P.L., Rao, N., & Petrovic, O. (2013). Situational analysis of young children in a changing world. In P.R. Britto, P.L. Engle, & C. Super (Eds.). Handbook of early child development research and its impact on global policy. New York: Oxford University Press. Young children do not develop their full potential development due to risk factors such as poverty…
◎Research Seminar
The Hong Kong early child development scale: A validation study
Rao, N., Sun, J., Ng, S.N.N., Ma, K., Becher, Y., Lee, D., Lau, C., Zhang, L., Chow, C.B., & Ip, P. (2013). The Hong Kong early child development scale: A validation study. Child Indicators Research, 6, 115-135. This paper reports on the development and validation of the Hong Kong Early Child Development Scale (HKECDS), a holistic measure of child development…
◎Research Seminar
The Development and Validation of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS): A Six Country Study
Rao, N., Sun, J., Ng., M., Lee, D. & Becher, Y. (2013). The Development and Validation of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS): A Six Country Study. The East Asia- Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS) have been developed by the Early Childhood Development, Education and Policy Group, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. The…
◎Research Seminar
Early achievement in rural China: The role of preschool experience
Rao, N., Sun, J., Zhou, J., & Zhang, L. (2012). Early achievement in rural China: The role of preschool experience. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27, 66-76 Abstract: Two studies examined the relationship between preschool experiences and the early academic achievement of rural Chinese children. In both Study 1 (n = 165) and Study 2 (n = 205), the school preparedness, and the literacy and…
◎Research Seminar
Teaching in primary schools in China and India: Contexts of learning
Rao, N., Pearson, E., Cheng, K.M., & Taplin, M. (2013). Teaching in primary schools in China and India: Contexts of learning. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. This book compares primary education in urban and rural China and India. It focuses on how the sociocultural context including educational policy, educators’ and parents’ beliefs, and the conditions under which teaching and learning occur shape classroom pedagogy…
◎Research Seminar
Is something better than nothing? An evaluation of early childhood programs in Cambodia
Rao, N., Sun, J., Pearson, V., Pearson, E., Liu, H., Constas, M.A., & Engle, P.L. (2012). Is something better than nothing? An evaluation of early childhood programs in Cambodia. Child Development. 83, 864-876.DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01746.x DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.07.001 Abstract: This study evaluated the relative effectiveness of home-based, community-based, and state-run early childhood programs across Cambodia. A total of 880 five-year-olds (55% girls) from…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Impacts of Engineering Education in English Secondary Schools: A Systematic Review
Kutnick, P., Hossain, S.,Good,D. Impacts of Engineering Education in English Secondary Schools: A Systematic Review. The 2012 Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association (BERA 2012), Manchester, UK., 4-6 September 2012. Abstract: Background: Low entry-rates into STEM subjects contrast with an increasing number of individuals required for careers in engineering. Understanding why a limited number of young people choose to study engineering…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Enhancing cultural diversity through e-PBL
Chan LK, Lu J, Lajoie SP, Wiseman J, Hmelo-Silver C. Enhancing cultural diversity through e-PBL. The 2nd Asia-Pacific Joint Conference on PBL, 24-28 October 2012. Shanghai, China. Awarded “Excellent Performance in Oral Session” Background: Exposure to cultural diversity is important in medical education in order to produce global leaders with multicultural sensitivity and communicative competency. E-learning platforms allow learners from…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
Using Online Digital Tools and Video to Support International Problem-Based Learning
Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E., et al. “Using Online Digital Tools and Video to Support International Problem-Based Learning.” System Sciences (HICSS), 2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on. IEEE, 2013. Abstract: The goal of this study is to examine how to facilitate cross-cultural groups in problem-based learning (PBL) using video triggers and computer-based technology tools. Medical students from Asia and North America participated…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Living anatomy in the 21st century: How far can we go?
Ganguly PK, Chan LK. December 2008. Living anatomy in the 21st century: How far can we go? South East Asian Journal of Medical Education 2(2):52-57. Abstract: Living anatomy, defined as the anatomy revealed on living humans, is gaining importance in modern anatomy education, and has even been considered to replace cadaver-based anatomy study. We discussed the modalities through which living…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Advantages of Video Trigger in Problem-based Learning
Chan LK, Patil NG, Chen JY, Lam JCM, Lau CS, Ip MSM. September 2010. Advantages of Video Trigger in Problem-based Learning. Medical Teacher 32(9):760-765. Abstract: Background: Traditionally, paper cases are used as ‘triggers’ to stimulate learning in problem-based learning (PBL). However, video may be a better medium because it preserves the original language, encourages the active extraction of information, avoids…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
The new era of e-learning: mobile learning & interactive class for the new curriculum
Fok, WWT, Tam, VWL & Wong, KKY. The new era of e-learning: mobile learning & interactive class for the new curriculum. Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong. 2012 Abstract: N/A
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
iClass Assessment: A Pen-Based Assessment and Feedback Platform
Fok, W. W. T., and C. K. Y. Chan. “iClass Assessment: A Pen-Based Assessment and Feedback Platform.” Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on. IEEE, 2013. Abstract: In recent years, the demand of in-class interaction and assessment for learning is rising. There is more emphasis on using electronic tools for assessment for learning in order to facilitate…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
PBL Learning as a field learning approach: a management perspective
Chan, L.S. & Kong, W.F., 2011. PBL Learning as a field learning approach: a management perspective. In C.N. Leung & T. Luo (Eds.), Education and Heritage: historico-cultural perspective, Hong Kong: HK Education Publishing Co.
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Earth Sciences as a Vehicle to Gifted Education
Murphy, P., Chan, L.S. & Murphy E., 2011. Earth Sciences as a Vehicle to Gifted Education. School Science Review, 93(343), pp. 91-96. Abstract: The development and delivery of an Earth-science-focused short course designed to prepare Hong Kong students for university level study is described. Earth sciences provide an inspirational and challenging context for learning and teaching in Hong Kong’s increasingly…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
◎Research Seminar
Recovery of naming and discourse production: a bilingual anomic case study
Dai, EYL., Kong, APH. Weekes, B. Recovery of naming and discourse production: a bilingual anomic case study. In Aphasiology, 2012, v. 26 n. 6, p. 737-756 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2011.645013 Abstract: Differential language recovery in bilingual speakers with aphasia is of interest for theoretical reasons. One issue concerns the interaction between languages (L1-L2), word class (noun versus verb), and language task (naming versus…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
Is the left IPS necessary for verbal short-term memory? A TMS study
Kligebiel, k.
Hutton, S.
Majerus, S.
Mazzi, C.
Kligebiel, k., Hutton, S., Majerus, S., Mazzi, C., Weekes, B. Is the left IPS necessary for verbal short-term memory? A TMS study. In Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012, v. 61, p. 115-116 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.10.105 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Studies reveal the importance of verbal short-term memory (STM) to understanding the…
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Acquired dyslexia in a transparent orthography: An analysis of acquired disorders of reading in the Slovak language
Hricová, M.
Weekes, B.
Hricová, M., Weekes, B. Acquired dyslexia in a transparent orthography: An analysis of acquired disorders of reading in the Slovak language. Behavioural Neurology, 2012, v. 25 n. 3, p. 205-213. DOI: 10.3233/BEN-2012-119005 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: The first reports of phonological, surface and deep dyslexia come from orthographies containing quasi-regular mappings between orthography and…
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How are affective word ratings related to lexicosemantic properties? Evidence from the Sussex Affective Word List
Francesca M. M. CITRON
Brendan S. WEEKES
Evelyn C. FERSTL
FRANCESCA M. M. CITRON, BRENDAN S. WEEKES and EVELYN C. FERSTL. How are affective word ratings related to lexicosemantic properties? Evidence from the Sussex Affective Word List. Applied Psycholinguistics, available on CJO2012. DOI:10.1017/S0142716412000409. Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Emotional content of verbal material affects the speed of visual word…
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Progressive dyslexia: Evidence from Hungarian and English
Druks, J
Aydelott, J
Genethliou, M
Jacobs, H
Druks, J., Aydelott, J., Genethliou, M., Jacobs, H., & Weekes, B. (2012).Progressive dyslexia: Evidence from Hungarian and English. Behavioural Neurology, 25(3), 185-191.DOI: 10.3233/ben-2012-119003 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: We report a patient with non-fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia who was premorbidly literate in two alphabetic scripts, Hungarian (L1) and English (L2). Testing…
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Acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia across scripts
Professor Weekes, Brendan Stuart
Weekes, B. S. (2012). Acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia across scripts. Behavioural Neurology, 25(3), 159-163. doi: 10.3233/ben-2012-119000 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Many studies have investigated the cognitive processes used to read and to spell in English. Much of our knowledge about these processes comes from reports of patients with acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia, first…
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Executive and language control in the multilingual brain
Kong, PH
Kong, A. P.-H., Abutalebi, J., Lam, K. S.-Y., & Weekes, B. Executive and language control in the multilingual brain. Behavioural Neurology. 2013 DOI: 10.3233/ben-120331 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Neuro imaging studies suggest that the neural network involved in language control may not be specific to bi-/multilingualism but part of a domain general executive control system. We…
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Relationship between riddle appreciation and reading comprehension in Chinese children
Tang, Nga-yee, Ivy
Tang, I.; To, KS. ; Weekes, B. Relationship between riddle appreciation and reading comprehension in Chinese children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2013 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Using riddles to train inference-making skills for better reading comprehension is effective for English-speaking children. Given the different writing system of Chinese, the goal of the…
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Towards paradigmatic change in TESOL methodologies: Building plurilingual pedagogies from the ground up
Professor Lin, Angel Mei Yi
Lin, A. M. Y. (2013) Towards paradigmatic change in TESOL methodologies: Building plurilingual pedagogies from the ground up. TESOL Quarterly, 47, 3, pp. 521-545 (SSCI Journal) Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Contemporary TESOL methodologies have been characterized by compartmentalization of languages in the classroom. However, recent years have seen the beginning signs of paradigmatic…
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Knowledge Building in Society 2.0: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Jingyan Lu
Lu, J., Lai, M., & Law, N. (2010). Knowledge Building in Society 2.0: Challenges and Opportunities, in M.S. Khine and I. M. Saleh (Eds.) New science of learning: Computers, cognition and collaboration in Education, Springer. 553-567. Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Knowledge building is a widely recognized pedagogical approach to organizing school education. It emphasizes the collective cognitive…
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Supporting collaboration with technology: does shared cognition lead to co-regulation in medicine?
Susanne P Lajoie
Jingyan Lu
Lajoie, S. P. & Lu, J. (2012). Supporting collaboration with technology: Does shared cognition lead to co-regulation in medicine? Metacognition and Learning. (7), 45-62. 10.1007/s11409-011-9077-5 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Although course management systems (CMSs) were originally designed for teachers to manage their teaching, little interest has been directed at students’ learning. Moodle is usually regarded as…
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Online peer assessment: effects of cognitive and affective feedback
Dr. Jingyan Lu
Prof. Nancy Law
Lu, J. & Law, N. (2012). Online peer assessment: Effects of cognitive and affective feedback. Instructional Science. 40 (2), 257-275. DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9177-2 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: This study reports the effects of online peer assessment, in the form of peer grading and peer feedback, on students’ learning. One hundred and eighty one high school students…
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Examining students’ use of online annotation tools in support of argumentative reading
Dr. Jingyan Lu
Lu, J. & Deng, L. (2013). Examining students’ use of online annotation tools in support of argumentative reading. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 29(2), 161-171,DOI: 10.5539/ies.v6n7p66 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: This study examined how students in a Hong Kong high school used Diigo, an online annotation tool, to support their argumentative reading activities. Two year 10 classes, a…
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Scaffolding problem-based learning with CSCL tools
Dr. Jingyan Lu
Lu, J., & Lajoie, S. P., & Wiseman, J. (2010) Scaffolding Problem Based Learning with CSCL Tools. International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 5(3), 283-298. DOI:10.1007/s11412-010-9092-6 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract Small-group medical problem-based learning (PBL) was a pioneering form of collaborative learning at the university level. It has traditionally been delivered in face-to-face text-based format. With the…
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Classroom code-switching: Three decades of research
Professor Lin, Angel Mei Yi
Lin, A. (2013). Classroom code-switching: Three decades of research. Applied Linguistics Review, 4(1), 195~218. DOI: 10.1515/applirev-2013-0009 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: In this paper I provide a review of the historical development of different research paradigms and approaches adopted in studies on classroom code switching. I also discuss the difficulties and problems faced by…