The Effects of Digital Learning Path to Students' Mathematical Skills and Mindsets
This partnership is a collaboration between The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and the University of Turku (UTU); specifically, the Centre for Learning Analytics at UTU. In recent years, researchers from the Centre for Learning Analytics have successfully adapted a digital learning path with gamification properties into mathematics education in Finland, as well as several other countries (e.g. recently in Lithuania). In this pilot project, we are interested in the possible outcomes of a similar adaptation within the context of Hong Kong primary schools. In addition to observing changes in students’ mathematical skills, we would like to research the extent to which students’ mindsets play a role in learning, and whether it is possible to change students’ mindsets by providing a significant amount of automated, positive feedback during the experiment. This international research project is jointly funded by UTU and EdUHK.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Sum 陳詠心, Dr Erkki Kaila
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Using Manipulatives for Effective Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
The purpose of this research project is to investigate the effectiveness of manipulatives (i.e. concrete and virtual material(s) on the mathematics achievement of local primary school students.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Sum 陳詠心
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Pre-Service Teacher’s Skills on Modeling - A comparison between Pre-Service Teachers from Various of Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong
To investigate how well pre-service teachers in teaching mathematics problems in a modeling perspective in terms of lesson preparation, class room instruction, beliefs and practice besides the subject content knowledge.
Project Start Year: 2009, Principal Investigator(s): CHEUNG Ka Luen (CHAN Wing Sum as Co-Investigator)
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Understanding Primary Children's Thinking and Misconception in Decimal Numbers
In order to competent with decimal numbers, all that students need to do is remember a few mechanical rules for placing the decimal point, and otherwise perform operations with decimal numbers as if they were whole numbers. These observations reflect that the students have neither sense of the quantitative value of decimal numbers nor any understanding of the place value of each decimal place. Thus, students’ computational skills on four operations of decimal numbers are merely rote learning and devoid of any meaning. For this reason, the research aims at developing a well designed tool and using it to uncover students’ misconceptions.
Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): LAI Mun Yee (CHAN, Wing Sum 陳詠心 as Co-Investigator)
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Competencies in Argumentation and Proof - A Comparative Study of Future Mathematics Teachers from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan
To investigate the competence of mathematics pre-service teachers in logical argumentation, mathematical proving and modeling from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan.
Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): CHEUNG Ka Luen (CHAN Wing Sum as Co-Investigator)
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Competencies in Argumentation of Proof – A Comparative Study of Future Mathematics Teachers from Australia, Germany, and Hong Kong
We have to invite Bjorn Schwarz to come over Hong Kong to develop a coding system for the analysis of the data set in questionnaires forms we have collected from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan We have learnt the technique and methodology in coding and evaluating data via qualitative content analysis methods. This project also acts as a step stone for our colleagues to learn the skills on doing comparative studies in joint internationally collaborative mode.
Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): LEUNG Kui Chiu Issic (CHAN Wing Sum as Co-Investigator)
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Problem-based Learning in Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology
The proposed project aims to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning in the subject areas of MSST and to extend staff's repertoire of teaching strategies through trialing of the problem-based learning approach (PBL). The strengths of PBL in enhancing the quality of knowledge acquisition and development of higher order skills are well documented in some educational contexts like medical education. The project is structured in several coherent phases which progressively lead staff through the processes of professional development, planning, piloting, implementation, evaluation and generation of deliverables. The project will be evaluated through focus group interviews, staff and student surveys, and continuous assessment to examine student perceptions of PBL and the degree of improvement of students' ability to solve PBL cases. The outcomes of the project will be disseminated through publication of PBL materials and evaluation outcomes, and staff seminars or symposia.
Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): LEE Yeung Chung (CHAN Wing Sum as Co-Investigator)
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