Conference Papers Fong, Y., & Ko, J. (2024, June). Enhancing creative thinking in kindergarten children: Exploring the impact of teaching instructions, visual art activities, and social contacts. The International Conference of Research in Early Childhood Education and Development: Ecologies for Development and Learning: Supporting Children to Reach Their Full Potential, Hong Kong. Li, E.S., Chen, R.T., Fong, Y., Zhang, D., Lee, K., Cheung, S.K., & Lin, D. (2024, June). Exploring the domain-specific relations between Chinese language abilities and Mathematical skills in Hong Kong kindergarten children. The International Conference of Research in Early Childhood Education and Development: Ecologies for Development and Learning: Supporting Children to Reach Their Full Potential, Hong Kong. Ng, V., Fong, Y., Lee, K., & Sun, J. (2024, June). Different roles of local parenting practices in household financial strains and children’s cognitive performance. The International Conference of Research in Early Childhood Education and Development: Ecologies for Development and Learning: Supporting Children to Reach Their Full Potential, Hong Kong, China. Xiang, J., Ng, V., Fong, Y., Lee, K., Cheung, S.K., & Sun, J. (2024, June). Young children’s math competence in Hong Kong: The influence of working memory, self-regulation, and family socio-economic status. The International Conference of Research in Early Childhood Education and Development: Ecologies for Development and Learning: Supporting Children to Reach Their Full Potential, Hong Kong, China. Fong, Y., Ko, J., & Sun, J. (2023, August). How to understand creative thinking in kindergarten children from teacher-child interactions. The European Association for Research on Learning & Instruction 2023: Education as a Hope in Uncertain Times, Thessaloniki, Greece. Fong, Y., Wu, E., Ko, J., Sun, J., & Sammons, P. (2022, January). ) How do inequalities exist at the Starting Line?: Baseline Differences in Pre-Academic Readiness of Children at the Kindergarten Entry. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement: Back to the Future? Problems and Possibilities for Educational Equity, Quality and Sustainability, (virtual), Austrailia. Fong, Y. (2021, September). Enhancement of Creative and Visual Thinking in Young Children: What Role Does Teaching Instructions Play?. Paper presented at the European Education Research Association (EERA) 2021, Geneva, Switzerland. https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/26/contribution/50876/ Cheng, D.P.W., Fong, Y., & Reunamo, J. (2019, August). The role and impact of School Sponsoring Body in Hong Kong kindergartens. The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Conference: Thinking Tomorrow's Education: Learning from the past, in the present and for the future., Aachen, Germany. Ko, J., Fong, Y., & Xie, Q.Q. A. (2019, August). Effective and inspiring teaching in math and science classrooms: Evidence from systematic classroom observation and implications on STEM education. The World Education Research Association 2019 Focal Meeting: Future of Democracy and Education: Realising Equity and Social Justice Worldwide, Tokyo.
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