Dr CHAN, Wai Lan Winnie    陳偉蘭 博士
Associate Professor
Department of Special Education and Counselling
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0003-1967-1974
Phone
(852) 2948 8303
Fax
(852) 2948 7794
Email
winniechan@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Scopus ID
55471394200
SDGs
4 - Quality Education
Research Outputs

Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters
Chan, W. W. L.*, Tam, Y. P., Tong, C. K-Y., Yip, E. S-K., Wong, T.T-Y. (2026). Identifying and supporting students with mathematical learning difficulties in Hong Kong. In C-K. J. Lee (Eds.),, . In C-K. J. Lee (Eds.), Handbook of Asian Educational Innovation towards the Futures of Education. (.-.). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3901-4_44-1

Journal Publications
Tsoi, L-W., Wong, T. T-Y.*, & Chan, W. W. L (2025). Mediation effect of symbolic numerical skills on the relation between SFON and mathematics achievement among preschoolers. Educational Studies in Mathematics, ., 122:71-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-025-10465-2
He, V. Y., & Chan, W. W. L.* (2025). The relationship between SFON and mathematical language: The mediating role of magnitude representation. Cognitive Development, 76, .-.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2025.101638
Chan, J. Y-C., & Chan, W. W. L.* (2025). Unravelling the pathways among relational language, number ordering skills, and number line estimation performance in Hong Kong kindergarten children. Early Childhoood Research Quarterly, 73, 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2025.06.004
Cheung, S. K., Kwan, J. L. Y., Chan, W. W. L., Kum, B. H. C., & Ho, P. L. (2025). Parents' use of sustained shared thinking during joint mathematics activities with young children: An investigation of its measurement, antecedents, and outcomes. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12722
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Poon, K., Ho, S H. M., Wang, L.-C., Lee, H. M., Lau, W. K. W., & Chan, W. W. L. (2024). ). Improving cognitive function in Chinese children with ADHD and/or RD through computerized working memory training. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02065-1
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education, 10 - Reduced Inequality
Chan, W. W. L., Wu, K. C., Li, S. X., Tsang, K. K. Y., Shum, K. K., Kwan, H. W., Su, M. R., & Lam, S.-F. (2024). Mindfulness-based intervention for schoolteachers: Comparison of video-conferencing group with face-to-face group. Mindfulness, 15, 2291–2306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02430-6
Hung, R. W. Y., Tang, J., & Chan, W. W. L. (2024). From spontaneous focusing on numerosity to mathematics achievement: The mediating role of non-symbolic number processing and mapping between symbolic and non-symbolic representations of number. Cognitive Development, 72, Article 101507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2024.101507
Ouyang, X., & Chan, W. W. L. (2024). The interrelations between home numeracy activities, children’s affective attitude toward mathematics, and their mathematics achievement. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 70, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.08.008
Cheung, S. K., Ho, A. P. L., Kum, B. H. C. & Chan, W. W. L. (2024). Parents’ attitudes towards helping children learn math: How do they matter for early math competence?. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 39, 2953-2968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-024-00863-0
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Cheung, S. K., Chan, W. W. L., & Fong, R. W.-T. (2024). Mechanisms underlying the relations between parents' perfectionistic tendencies and young children's mathematical abilities. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 94, 700-716. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12673
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Cheung, S. K., Chan, W. W. L., & Kwan, J. L. Y. (2023). An investigation into the concreteness of manipulatives in mathematical instruction: Do the object and its label matter?. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 65, 275-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.07.005
Mak, C., Tang, J., & Chan, W. W. L. (2024). The importance of home numeracy environment in preschoolers’ spontaneous focusing on numerosity: A mediation study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 68, 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.04.002
Chan, J. W. Y., & Chan, W. W. L (2023). Examining the learning effects of concrete and abstract materials among university students using a two-dimensional approach. British Journal of Educational Psychology, ., .-.. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12619
Tam, Y. P, Chan, W. W. L. (2022). The differential relations between sub-domains of spatial abilities and mathematical performance in children. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 71, Article 102101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102101
Cheung, S. K., Chan, W. W. L., & Fong, R. W.‑T. (2022). Parents’ perfectionistic tendencies and children’s early numeracy competence: The mediating roles of children’s executive functions and numeracy interest. European Journal of Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-022-00640-x
Chan, W. W. L., Au, T. K., & Tang, J. (2014). Strategic counting: A novel assessment of place-value understanding. Learning and Instruction, 29, 78-94.


Projects

A Pilot Study on Children’s Early Mathematics

Project Start Year: 2026, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Using the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework to Understand the Heterogeneity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
This longitudinal project applies the RDoC framework to understand why children with ADHD are so heterogeneous in brain, cognition, learning, and digital behavior. It will follow about 200 K3 children (half with significant ADHD features, half without) across three waves from before Primary One to the end of Primary One, collecting multi level data including EEG, HRV, neurocognitive tests, academic performance, and parent/child questionnaires. The results will be used to design more precise assessments and targeted interventions
Project Start Year: 2026, Principal Investigator(s): YUNG, Wai Kit, Trevor (CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie as Co-Principal Investigator)
SDGs Information: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education
 
Exploring the Parental Factors in Home Mathematics Environment
Explore parental factors in home math environment.
Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 
Development of Spontaneous Focusing on Numerosity in Kindergarteners

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 
Developing a Novel Task on Spontaneous Focusing on Numerosity

Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Playing with Math in Everyday Life

Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 
Effect Size Measures and Sample Size Determination in Multilevel Mediation Analysis within the Structural Equation Modeling Framework
This study aims to investigate the sample size requirement for the multilevel mediation model. The study is divided into three parts. Part I will investigate the effect size measures for multilevel mediation effect, benchmarking other existing measures for multilevel modeling. Effect size is one factor that affects the adequacy of sample size. The results of Part I will enhance researchers’ understanding of the effect size and help to anticipate the effect size of the study prior to data collection. In Part II, simulation studies will be conducted to systematically evaluate the performance of the multilevel mediation model at varying sample sizes within the multilevel structural equation modeling framework and formulate some rules governing sample size determination in the multilevel mediation context. In Part III, a R-based program for sample size and effect size computation for multilevel mediation analysis will be developed based on the results of Parts I and II. This study will help researchers to determine an optimal sample size for multilevel mediation analysis in face of resource limitation and will contribute to improving the study design for mediation with multilevel data and enhancing the methodological rigor of research studies.
Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): KWAN, Lok Yin, Joyce (CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie as Co-Investigator)

 
Navigating Authentic Learning: SE Metaverse for Special Education Needs and Inclusive Education

Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): FONG, Wai Tsz, Ricci (CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie as Co-Investigator)
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 
A Pilot Study on Young Children's Early Numeracy

Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Learning by Exposure: Statistical Learning by Children

Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Children Learning Mathematics from Examples
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Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Home Numeracy and Early Math Learning
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Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan, Winnie

 
Public and Affiliate Stigma of Autism Spectrum Disorder in DSM-5
Departmental Research Grant
Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Ka Shing Kevin 陳家承 (CHAN WAI LAN, WINNIE 陳偉蘭 as Co-Investigator)

 
The Relationship between Spatial Representation of Numbers and Early Numerical Understanding
This study investigates how children represent numbers in terms of space, and whether such representation relates to numerical understanding.
Project Start Year: 2014, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wai Lan Winnie 陳偉蘭