Dr TAM, Cheung On
譚祥安
博士
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Adjunct Associate Professor |
Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0003-2187-8165
Phone
(852) 2948 7066
Email
cotam@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Scopus ID
55317361000
Research Interests
Museum Education, Aesthetics and Art Appreciation, Phenomenology and Qualitative Research Method
External Appointments
Member, Working Group on Standards-referenced Reporting for HKDSE – Visual Arts, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (12/2007 – present) Member, Curriculum Development Council – Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority Committee on Visual Arts (Senior Secondary) (02/2008 – present) Member, Working Group on School-based Assessment for HKDSE – Visual Arts, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (04/2008 – present)
Personal Profile
Dr. Tam Cheung On was awarded Certificate of Studio Ceramics in 1991 (Hong Kong Polytechnics), the Bachelor of Education in 1992 (University of Wolverhampton), Master of Education in 1996 (University of Hong Kong) and Doctor of Philosophy in 2006 (University of London). Tam is currently working at the Education University of Hong Kong as Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts. Tam's works have been selected for exhibitions at the Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition (Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1992, 1996 and 2003) and the Tea Wares by Hong Kong Potters' Exhibition (Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, 1989, 1992 and 1998).
Tam’s publications include From Galleries to the Classroom: Art Appreciation, Criticism, and Education (2001), Museum and Art Education (2004),Three Cases of Using Object-based Learning with University Students (2015) and Development, Implementation and Effectiveness of an Using Online Lesson in Visual Arts Education: A Design-based Study (2021). Tam’s papers appeared in International Journal of Education Through Art (2010), Research in Arts Education (2010, 2016), Research in Learning Technology (2012), The International Journal of Arts Education (2012, 2013), The International Journal of Art and Design Education (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), Studies in Art Education (2022), Arts Education Policy Review (2022), Special Education Perspectives (2015) and Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology (2008, 2016). He was appointed as Visiting Fellow by the Institute of Education, The University of London for the period of May to July 2009. Tam is the co-editor of the The International Journal of Art and Design Education and Asia-Pacific Journal of Arts Education.
Tam has been the Principal Investigator of a number of research projects, including Developing Students’ Critical Response to Visual Arts: A Study of Inquiry Approaches and Outcomes in Learning Art Criticism (General Research Fund, 2015), An Investigation of the Use of Group Dialogue and Questioning Strategies with Primary School Students Learning Visual Arts in Museums and Schools (General Research Fund, 2018), Creating Connections: A Study of the Impact and Effectiveness of a Visual Arts Teacher-curator Pedagogy (General Research Fund, 2021), A Research Study and Professional Support for the Development and Implementation of the New Senior Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (EDB commissioned project, 2010) and teaching development projects including Understanding Global Issues through Cross-Faculty Collaborations (Teaching Development Grant, 2016), and Development of Creative Thinking Skills: Engagement of University Teachers and Students in Learning, Assessment and Collection of Evidence (Teaching Development Grant, 2021).
Research Interests
Museum Education, Aesthetics and Art Appreciation, Phenomenology and Qualitative Research Method
External Appointments
Member, Working Group on Standards-referenced Reporting for HKDSE – Visual Arts, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (12/2007 – present) Member, Curriculum Development Council – Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority Committee on Visual Arts (Senior Secondary) (02/2008 – present) Member, Working Group on School-based Assessment for HKDSE – Visual Arts, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (04/2008 – present)
Research Outputs
| Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters Research book or monograph (author) Lau, C. Y., Tam, C. O., & Lai, M. H. (2012). Study of Arts Education Schemes Organised by the Audience Building Office of Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Hong Kong: HKIEd & LCSD. 譚祥安、劉仲嚴和蘇文朗 (2011)。 《新高中視覺藝術科（智障學生）課程：研究、發展與實施》。香港: 香港特別行政區教育局。 Chapter in an edited book (author) Tam, C.O., & Hui, K.Y.C. (2024). Virtual Technology, Online Resources, and Learning with/in Art Museums. In S.W. Chan, K.W. Mak, & S.M. Leung (Eds.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Technology and the Humanities (pp. 42-60). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003195269 Tam, C. O. (2021). Development, Implementation and Effectiveness of Using Online Lesson in Visual Arts Education: A Design-based Study. In C. P. Lim & C. R. Graham (Eds.), Blended Learning for Inclusive and Quality Higher Education in Asia (151-170). Sinapore: Springer. 譚祥安和劉仲嚴 (2016)。 高中生在考試情境下的藝術評論模式。輯於視覺藝術教育關注核心小組主編， 視藝教育在前綫：二十二位視藝工作者的教育素描 (80-103)。香港: 視覺藝術教育關注核心小組。 Tam, C. O. (2016). Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Digital Lecture. In S. L. Wong (Ed.), Multiple Approaches in E-learning (3-12). Hong Kong: Department of Cultural and Creative Arts. Tam, C. O. (2015). Three cases of using object-based learning with university students: A comparison of their rationales, impact and effectiveness. In H. J. Chatterjee & L. Hannan (Eds.), Engaging the Senses: Object-Based Learning in Higher Education (117-132). UK: Ashgate Publishing. 譚祥安和劉仲嚴 (2007)。 試卷一：藝術形式表現主題整體評估表現。輯於黃素蘭、余樹德、譚祥安及劉仲嚴編， 《香港中學文憑考試視覺藝術科樣本試題「先導測驗計劃」》 (頁8-10)。香港: 香港教育學院體藝學系。 譚祥安 (2007)。 藝術批評模式的應用、反思與發展。 輯於黎明海、李羨喬編《藝術評論＋視覺藝術教育》 (頁7-10)。香港: 香港教育學院體藝學系視覺藝術部。 譚祥安 (2007)。 藝術欣賞：博物館的情境脈絡。 輯於孫志鈞、黎明海及王甦英編《香山雲霞．香江波光：美術教育論文集》。北京: 首都師範大學出版社。 黎明海、譚祥安、劉仲嚴及李羨喬 (2007)。 情境導向的視覺藝術評論訓練手冊和教學試驗計劃研究報告。nil， 輯於黎明海、李羨喬編《藝術評論與視覺藝術教育》 (頁133-145)。香港: 香港教育學院體藝學系視覺藝術部。 Tam, C. O. (2006). The non-articulated aspects of museum visitors' experience of paintings: A phenomenological study of adult non-art specialists. In H. Gottesdiener, & J-C. Vilatee (Eds.), Culture and Communication: Proceedings of the XIX Congress of the International Association of Empirical Aestuetics (pp.70-74). Avignon, France: University of Avignon. Tam, C. O. (2005). Museum visitors' experience of paintings: A phenomenological study of adult non-art specialists. In J. C. H. Chen, & K. C. Laing (Eds.), Proceedings of 2005 International Symposium on Empirical Aesthetics: Culture, Arts, and Education (pp.267-278). Taiwan: The National Taiwan Normal University. Edited book (editor) Lam, Y. L., & Tam, C. O.(Eds.) (2008). Taste of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education. 黃素蘭、余樹德、譚祥安及劉仲嚴（編） (2007)。 《香港中學文憑考試視覺藝術科樣本試題「先導測驗計劃」》。香港: 香港教育學院體藝學系。 譚祥安、梁寶華（編） (2004). 藝術教育新取向：方法及個案研究. 香港: 香港教育學院. |
| Journal Publications Publication in refereed journal Tam, C. O. (2023). Learning and teaching visual arts through virtual exhibitions: A teacher–curator pedagogy. Art Education, 76(5), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2023.2227531 Tam, C. O. (2023). Teachers curating virtual exhibitions for learning visual arts: A study of impact and effectiveness. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 42(3), 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12471 Tam, C. O. (2023). Integrating creative thinking skills pedagogies into a higher education visual arts course. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 42(1), 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12452 Tam, C. O. (2022). Dialogue-and-questioning strategies in art classrooms and museums. Studies in Art Education, 63(3), 202-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2022.2081029 Lau, C. Y., & Tam, C. O. (2022). Examining performing arts education in Hong Kong. Arts Education Policy Review. doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2021.2023933, Advance online publication, 1-12. Tam, C. O. (2019). Development and analysis of dialogue and questioning strategies with primary school students in learning about artworks. Australian Art Education, 40(1), 48-66. 譚祥安和劉仲嚴 (2019)。 視覺藝術評賞教學之提問與對話框架研究。 藝術教育研究，38，35-68。 Tam, C. O. (2019). An empirical study of Geahigan’s inquiry model in learning art criticism at senior secondary school level. The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 38(2), 344-359. Tam, C. O. (2018). Evaluating students’ performance in responding to art: The development and validation of an art criticism assessment rubric. The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 37(3), 519-529. Lau, C. Y., & Tam, C. O. (2017). The Perfect Marriage? – Language and Art Criticism in the Hong Kong Public Examination Context. The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 36(1), 61-70. 譚祥安和劉仲嚴 (2016)。 2005至2015藝術批評教育實證研究之評析。 藝術教育研究，32，35-68。 Tam, C. O. (2016). Investigating Experiences of Special School Visual Arts Teachers: An Illustration of Phenomenological Methods and Analysis. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 16 (1 & 2), 1-11. Tam, C. O. (2015). Teaching students with intellectual disabilities: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of the experiences of visual arts teachers. Special Education Perspectives, 24(2), 5-12. Tam, C. O. (2014). Problems and Strategies in the Teaching of Visual Arts Appreciation and Criticism to Students with Intellectual Disabilities. The International Journal of Arts Education, 11(2), 100-121. Tam, C. O. & Ng, M. W. (2012). Development of a Multimedia and Interactive Museum Guide for the Learning of Visual Arts Appreciation and Criticism. The International Journal of Arts Education, 10 (1), 57-80. Tam, C. O. (2012). The Effectiveness of Educational Podcasts for Teaching Music and Visual Arts in Higher Education. Research in Learning Technology, 20 (1), 1-13. 譚祥安和劉仲嚴 (2010)。 高中生在考試情境下的藝術評論模式。 藝術教育研究期刊，20，1-35。 Tam, C. O. (2010). Engaging in reflective practices: Investigating pupils’ experiences of art from a phenomenological perspective. International Journal of Education Through Art, 6(2), 181-195. Tam, C. O. (2008). Understanding the inarticulateness of museum visitors' experience of paintings: A phenomenological study of adult non-art specialists. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 8 (2), 1-11. Tam, C. O. (2007). Making meaningful personal connections: A phenomenological study of nonart specialist museum visitors' experience of paintings. Canadian Review of Art Education: Research and Issues, 33, 101-117. |
| Conference Papers Invited conference paper Tam, C. O. (2019, January). Group Dialogue and Questioning Strategies for the Engagement of Students in Learning about Artworks. Paper presented at The National Visual Art Education Conference 2019, Canberra, Australia. Tam, C. O. (2017, May). Development of Community Based Arts Education in Hong Kong. Paper presented at A Roundtable Discussion on Teaching Arts & Culture in a Global World, The 8th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens, Greece. Refereed conference paper Tam, C. O. (2018, December). A Framework for Group Dialogue and Questioning Strategies with Students Learning Artworks in Museums and Schools. Paper presented at The InSEA Asia Regional Congress 2018, Hong Kong. Tam, C. O. (2017, August). Inquiry-based Art Criticism Learning: Impact on Students’ Critical Perspectives, Research Skills and Knowledge Construction Development. Paper presented at The 35th InSEA World Congress, Daegu, Korea. Tam, C. O. (2017, May). A Study on the Effectiveness and Impact of the Inquiry-based Approach in the Learning of Art Criticism. Paper presented at The 8th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens, Greece. Tam, C. O. (2016, December). The Possibilities and Challenges of Digital Lecture on Learning Aesthetics. Creative Arts in Tertiary Education (CATE) Roundtable 2016, Hong Kong. Tam, C. O. (2013, November). Stories of teaching students with intellectual disability: A hermeneutic study of the experiences of Visual Arts teachers. International Journal of Art and Design Education (iJADE) Conference 2013, Chester, UK. Tam, C. O. & Ng, M. W. (2010, May). Development of Multimedia and Interactive Guide Used in Museums: Learning Art through Constructive Appreciation and Criticism. Paper presented at the Museum 2010 International Conference, Taipei. Tam, C. O., Tsin, T. S., Wong, L. P., & Lo, K. Y. (2008, December). Cases of learning in Hong Kong: Variation learning theory - Drama symbol. Paper presented at the World Association of Lesson Studies International Conference 2008, Hong Kong. Tam, C. O. (2008, August). Art criticism performance: A reflection of high and low achievers in a pilot visual arts examination. Paper presented at the 32nd International Society for Education through Art World Congress 2008, Osaka, Japan. Tam, C. O. (2008, August). Making meaningful personal connections in art museums. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Congress of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics, Chicago, USA. Tam, C. O. (2007, August). Experiencing images with texts: Museum visitors' responses to paintings. Paper presented at the Beyond Museum Education: Community-based Art Education, Proceedings of the International Society for Education through Art Asian Regional, Seoul. |
| Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies Painting, sculpture, drawing, photograph Tam, C. O. (2010). Legend of Hong Kong Ceramics. Tam, C. O., The Hong Kong Ceramics Society and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Hong Kong Tam, C. O. (2007). Ceramic Installation Portrait of a Man (Hockney's Style), exhibited at the Living with the Locale-Exhibition by Members of the Contemporary Ceramic Society (Hong Kong). (3-23 April 2007). Hong Kong: Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Tam, C. O. (2005). Ceramics Installation "Memories of body V", exhibited in the Contemporary Ceramics Society Hong Kong: China Show, The Pottery Workshop (29 September - 12 October 2005), Shanghai. Consulting or contract research report 譚祥安 (2006)。 視覺藝術的科務管理──評估檢核表芻議。香港 |
| All Other Outputs Journal editor ('editorial membership' should be excluded) Leung, B. W. & Tam, C. O. (Eds.) (2012). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education, Volume 11-12.. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education. Leung, B. W. & Tam, C. O. (Eds.) (2010). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education, 8. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education. Leung, B. W. & Tam, C. O. (Eds.) (2009). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education, 7. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education. (2009). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education. (2008). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education. Hong Kong: HKIEd. (2007). Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education. Other outputs Tam, C. O. (2012). Speaker, Criticizing, Appreciating and Creating Contemporary Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 13/12/2012. Tam, C. O. (2012). Organizer and speaker, A 2-day Workshop for School Heads of Government Primary Schools: Visual Arts and Physical Education, Education and Manpower Bureau, 7 & 8/2/2012.. Tam, C. O. (2011). Speaker, Professional Development Seminar and Workshop on HKDSE Visual Arts School-based Assessment, Hong Kong Deisgn Institute, 26/3/2011. Hong Kong Tam, C. O. (2010). External Consultant, Diploma Programme Visual Arts Curriculum Review, International Baccalaureate Office, 05/2010.. Tam, C. O., & Lau, C. Y. (2010). Speaker, Workshop on the New Senior Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum for Students with Intellectual Disabilities – Curriculum Planning and Implementation, EDB Kowloon Centre, 6 & 15/5/2010.. Hong Kong Tam, C. O., & Lau, C. Y. (2010). Speaker, Seminar on NSS Visual Arts Assessing Student Learning: Strategies for Art Appreciation and Criticism in HKDSE Visual Arts Examination, EDB Kowloon Centre, 15/1/2010.. Hong Kong Tam, C. O. (2009). Adjudicator, 2010 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware. Hong Kong Tam, C. O. (2009). Speaker, Phenomenological research and interpretation method illustrated: A study of museum visitors, Faculty of Education, Cambridge University, 28/5/2009.. Tam, C. O. (2008). Chief Examiner, Hong Kong Certificate Education Examination Visual Arts. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. Tam, C. O. (2008). Feminist Aesthetics: An alternative way of thoughts in arts. Speech presentation at the Beijing Union University. Beijing Tam, C. O. (2007). Reviewer of journal paper, Reconfiguring the shipping news: Maritime's hidden histories and the politics of gender display. Hong Kong: Routledge. Tam, C. O. (2007). Chief Examiner of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Visual Arts. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. Tam, C. O. (2006). Academic Consultant to TDG project "Variation for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning Project (VITAL)", The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong. Tam, C. O. (2006). Co-chief Examiner, Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Ceramics (E & C) Papers 1 & 2. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Hong Kong. Tam, C. O. (2006). Co-chief examiner, Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Visual Arts (E & C) - Part (1-4) and Part II (Portfolio). Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Hong Kong. 譚祥安 (2006)。 ArtTalk 海外專家藝術講座系列藝術審批員，香港藝術發展局，香港。 譚祥安 (2006)。 視覺藝術「一年資助」常任藝評員：「1A藝員」，香港藝術發展局，香港。 譚祥安 (2005)。 視覺藝術審批員，香港藝術發展局，香港。 |
Projects
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Provision of Advisory Service for Developing Learning and Teaching Resources for Visual Arts Education (Primary 1 – Secondary 3) for Students with Intellectual Disability For continuous development and consolidating the experiences on the effective teaching practices obtained from the previous project, the third stage of the curriculum development for the Visual Arts education (Primary 1 – Secondary 3) for students with ID will be initiated in the 2022/23 school year. Based on previous project outcomes, the project team will continue to enrich the examples of learning activities for the two learning strands of Visual Arts learning and produce a resource package to better present learning and teaching resources of Visual Arts for students with ID at primary and junior Secondary levels. Moreover, seminars will be conducted for Visual Arts teachers of special schools to strengthen their professional knowledge and capacity of effective teaching in Visual Arts. The duration of this project shall be ten months starting from October 31 2022 to August 31 2023. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): WONG, So Lan (TAM, Cheung On as Co-Investigator) |
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Provision of Advisory Service for Developing the Examples of Thematic Modules in Visual Arts Learning (Primary 1-Secondary 3) for Students with Intellectual Disability To keep abreast of local and global changes in education and to take into consideration of the learning needs of students with ID as well as teachers’ concerns about the curriculum planning in Visual Arts Learning, the first stage of the Visual Arts Curriculum development at primary and junior secondary levels for students with ID was launched in the 2021/21 school year. With reference to the Appendix III of Arts Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 – Secondary 6) (2017), a preliminary draft of the adapted learning objectives and examples of learning activities for the two learning strands of “Visual Arts Appreciation and Criticism in Context” and “Visual Arts Making” have been produced. For continuous development, the second stage of the curriculum development for the Visual Arts education (Primary 1 – Secondary 3) for students with ID will be initiated in the 2021/22 school year. The project team will develop 4 sets of examples of thematic modules in visual arts learning at primary and junior secondary levels for students with ID through working in close collaboration with Visual Arts teachers of special schools and EDB. Moreover, this project will further review and refine the preliminary draft of the adapted learning objectives and examples of learning activities for the two strands of Visual Arts learning. The duration of this project shall be one year starting from October 2021 to September 2022. Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On |
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Creating Connections: A Study of the Impact and Effectiveness of a Visual Arts Teacher-curator Pedagogy Engaging students in art criticism and art making activities is the major work of visual arts teachers. With access to the free online resources provided by art museum websites and image-based electronic databases, teachers are now in a better position to make use of artworks in planning and delivering their curriculum. The following questions arise: Can art teachers assume the role of art museum curators and construct an online exhibition to facilitate student learning? How should teachers be prepared to adopt such a ‘teacher-curator’ pedagogy? Can the thematic approach and presentation of exhibitions broaden students’ horizons in considering artworks? Will learning through virtual exhibitions increase students’ motivation to learn and improve their skills in using online resources? The aim of the proposed study is to answer the above questions using a design-based research. Three primary and three secondary school teachers and their students (about 165) will be invited to participate. The first phase of the study will focus on the training of teacher participants in the teacher-curator pedagogy. The second phase is the implementation stage. With the support of the investigator, the teacher participants will develop two virtual exhibitions and relevant face-to-face, museum visit and online learning activities. The third phase is the evaluation stage. Data on the impact and effectiveness of the teacher-curator pedagogy will be collected through student and teacher questionnaires and interviews. Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Development of Creative Thinking Skills: Engagement of University Teachers and Students in Learning, Assessment and Collection of Evidence The Community of Practice project is a response to the University’s Strategic Plan 2016-2025. One of the primary missions of the strategic plan is to ‘prepare our students to become educators and professionals who can integrate theory and practice, and who are creative, innovative, …’. The proposed CoP will gather academic and teaching colleagues who have the vision and passion to nurture our students with creative thinking. Through engagement in professional dialogues, sharing of experience and critical reviews, members of the CoP will develop pedagogies and instructional designs collectively that can effectively engage students in creative thinking. The pedagogies leveraged from the CoP will be shared, tested, documented and disseminated in the University so as to create a shared culture that values creative thinking skills and the teaching of them to students. Through increasing infusion and improvement of teaching of creative thinking skills in courses and dissemination of the pedagogies in different channels, the CoP will contribute to better performance of students in the GILO ‘Creative Thinking Skills’ of our University. Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On |
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Provision of Advisory Service for the Adaptation of Learning Objectives for the Visual Arts Curriculum (P1-S3) for Students with Intellectual Disabilities In order to keep abreast of local and global changes in education and to take into consideration of the learning needs of students with intellectual disabilities (ID), the project will revise, modify and adapt the learning objectives of the Two Strands of Visual Arts Learning set out in the Arts Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 - Secondary 67) (2017) for forming and adapted visual arts curriculum framework at the primary and junior secondary levels for students with ID. Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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A Study of a Visual Culture Art Education Model for Promoting Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills in the Senior High School Context The study aims to understand the effectiveness of using Visual Culture Art Education (VCAE) model to promote students’ creativity and critical thinking skills in secondary schools. VCAE is an approach that emphases the importance of connecting student’s daily lives and visual arts learning. Twelve visual arts teachers who are responsible for the senior secondary curriculum and their students from senior secondary level participate in the study. Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): LAU, Chung Yim 劉仲嚴 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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An investigation of the use of group dialogue and questioning strategies with primary school students learning visual arts in museums and schools Previous scholarship on museum education has placed the emphasis either on visitors’ experiences or on outcomes of learning gained from museum visits. There is a lack of empirical research into group dialogue – the most used education strategy in museums and the most basic component of teaching in classrooms. The proposed study will investigate the group dialogues conducted by teachers with students in museums and classrooms. ‘Design-based research’, a method to identify improvements systematically from experiments in learning situations, will be the methodology employed. The study will be conducted in three phases. Phase 1 will involve the preparation of teacher participants for leading group dialogues and curriculum plan development. Eight teachers and about 220 sixth-grade students (age 12) from different primary schools will be invited to participate in the study. Phase 2 will focus on the implementation of curriculum plans with the support of the investigators and the evaluation of teachers’ and students’ performance in the group dialogue. Phase 3 will be the data analysis stage. Taking the Hong Kong context into consideration, the results of the study will be used to create a pedagogical model that is theoretically and practically sound. Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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A Study on the Needs of Performing Arts Education Programmes at School Levels Organised by LCSD through Focus Group Meetings (HKSAR Government Commissioned Research Project) This project aims to: a) involve all stakeholders in formulating strategies for promoting performing arts education in schools; b) identify the needs of our target groups, namely, teachers, students, school principals and arts groups; c) review the existing works done by the Audience Building Office (ABO) to identify areas worth keeping and areas where improvement is needed; d) lobby support from stakeholders in promoting participation by schools/students, in particular non-participating schools; e) discuss and explore ways to measure and trace the effectiveness and impact on students of the various projects of the ABO; and f) explore the feasibility of establishing a platform for sustainable communication between the LCSD, schools and interested stakeholders for the purposes of promoting performing arts education at schools Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): LAU, Chung Yim 劉仲嚴 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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A Website for Art Criticism Learning and Teaching: Building Up of Resources, Forming of Community of Practice and Enhancement of Impact A website has been developed to consolidate and organize the materials accumulated in the GRF project, present them in a user-friendly format and transfer the knowledge created in the GRF study for the use of teachers in schools. Using inquiry-based art criticism as a foundation for curriculum development and connecting the model to authentic situations in schools, the website demonstrates the methods, impact and effectiveness of the model on teaching and learning in the local education context. The website will become a platform to enhance the impact of project findings. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Cantonese Opera: Transmission for Sustainability in Hong Kong This project is four-folded: Project 1 aims to examine the motivational effect of immersive experience on secondary students’ engagement in the appreciation of Cantonese opera through Virtual Reality. Project 2 validates the feasibility and effectiveness of applying the 3D Computerized Kinetic Chain Assessment and Learning System (CKCALS) for the teaching and learning of body movement in Cantonese opera. Project 3 investigates the current teaching practice of Cantonese operatic singing in the community and examine the teaching effectiveness of a new approach of learning Cantonese operatic singing. Project 4 investigates the current teaching practice of Cantonese opera accompaniment and examine and validate a new approach of learning the music accompaniment of Cantonese opera Project Start Year: 2016, Principal Investigator(s): LEUNG, Bo Wah 梁寶華 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Understanding Global Issues through Cross-Faculty Collaborations This study is part of the TDG funded project (PI: J. Lee, B. Adamson, and P. Stapleton) and it aims to investigate global awareness of Hong Kong students who participate in university courses with global elements Project Start Year: 2016, Principal Investigator(s): LEE, Chi Kin John 李子建, ADAMSON ROBERT DAMIAN 鮑勃, STAPLETON R PAUL , TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Good Teaching Practice – Incorporation of Development of Generic Skills into Course Teaching at Higher Education Context The present project is related to Community of Practice (CoP). It aims to promote good teaching practice with the focus of incorporating the generic intended learning outcomes (GILOs) in course teaching and develop a peer sharing atmosphere on campus. It engages our colleagues in sharing and exchanging their teaching experience through an online platform. Project Start Year: 2015, Principal Investigator(s): CHENG, May Hung May 鄭美紅 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Team Member) |
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Developing students’ critical response to visual arts: A study of inquiry approaches and outcomes in learning art criticism A review of the current literature on developing students’ critical response to visual arts reveals a heavy reliance on using art criticism models in schools. The learning of art criticism is generally seen as an engagement of students in various language tasks, such as describing, analysing, interpreting and evaluating. Geahigan (2002) disagrees with the view that the learning of art criticism is a discursive practice and conceptualises it as a process of inquiry. Building on the theory of Geahigan, the present study aims to develop, field-test and evaluate an inquiry-based model for learning art criticism. Using ‘design research’, a systematic and rigorous method of seeking out tested improvements in learning situations, as the principal methodology, the study will develop and test a pedagogic model that will enhance students’ critical ability in art criticism. Project Start Year: 2015, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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A Study on Arts Education Schemes (processing the questionnaires under "Participant Study") This project adopts both the quantitative and the qualitative research design approach to identify critical issues in the current education schemes organised by LSCD. The project also suggests an effective evaluation framework for future schemes. Project Start Year: 2011, Principal Investigator(s): LAU, Chung Yim 劉仲嚴 (TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Evidence-based E-progress mapping of Student Learning in the Creative Arts This proposed TDG Project aims to develop an “E-progress mapping” instrument which enables the monitoring of individual student’s progress in achieving the subject learning outcomes throughout their studies in Music and Visual Arts. Building on the practice of electronic portfolios, it also facilitates the benchmarking of student learning against the subject intended learning outcomes and professional requirements in the two subject areas. The progress map will be constructed with reference to the programme and course intended outcomes, the sequence of the courses offered and studied, assessment tasks required in the courses as well as evidence of student learning to be collected. This provides a reflective mechanism for evaluation and quality enhancement purposes for both the lecturers and students in the Department. It also provides students with a self-monitoring instrument for progress tracking, progress checking and achievement setting towards their professional goals. Project Start Year: 2011, Principal Investigator(s): LEONG SAMUEL 梁信慕 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Evaluation Study on Curriculum Implementation in Arts Education Key Learning Area The study aims to answer research questions on the implementation and impact of the Arts Education Key Learning Area, Visual Arts and Music curricula in basic and senior secondary education. The aim is to solicit information from school heads, middle managers/Arts Education KLA heads, subject heads, subject teachers and students on the implementation and impact of the Arts Education KLA, VA and Music subjects in the 2010/11 school year. Project Start Year: 2011, Principal Investigator(s): LEONG, Samuel 梁信慕 (TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Understanding stereotyped images of manga craeted by young adolescents in a popular visual cultural context This study aims to understand the interrelationship between the meaning of the stereotyped image created by young adolescents in a popular visual cultural context. A triangulated research design method is applied in the study. Besides the investigators’ observation, qualitative data will be collected in two phases. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): LAU, Chung Yim 劉仲嚴 (TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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A Research Study and Professional Support for the Development and Implementation of the New Senior Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum for Students with Intellectual Disabilities As a process and tool of communication, socialization and education, Visual Arts plays an important role in the development of students with intellectual disabilities. With the introduction of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSS) in 2009 and the related Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) in 2012, schoolteachers are concerned with the growing importance placed on art appreciation and criticism in the curriculum and assessment. The aim of this study is answer the following questions: 1) what are the current pedagogical practices of teaching students with intellectual disabilities in the subject of Visual Arts at the senior secondary level? 2) what are the problems, difficulties and challenges of teaching students with intellectual disabilities in the subject of Visual Arts at the senior secondary level? and 3)what are the exemplary strategies of teaching students with intellectual disabilities in the subject of Visual Arts at the senior secondary level? The study will use a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain data. Quantitative data will provide a general picture of the current pedagogical practices in teaching Visual Arts in special schools. Qualitative data will provide rich descriptions of exemplary strategies of teaching and assessment. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 |
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A Study on Arts Education Schemes This project adopts both the quantitative and the qualitative research design approach to identify critical issues in the current education schemes organised by LSCD. The project also suggests an effective evaluation framework for future schemes. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): LAU, Chung Yim 劉仲嚴 (TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Development of Multimedia and Interactive Guide Used in Museums: Learning Art through Constructive Appreciation and Criticism This project aims to develop a multimedia and interactive guide that can be used in museums for the learning of visual arts through art appreciation and criticism. A group of six HKIEd participants will conduct in-depth studies of ten selected works of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Participants’ knowledge of these art works will then be organized and transformed to make relevant audio, visual, and textual materials in the form of a portable individual interactive guide. These guides will be made available for secondary school students visiting the museum. Constructive learning and contextual art appreciation will be the guiding principles in the development of the guide. The value of the project lies in its capacity to enhance visual arts learning of all project participants, including HKIEd and secondary school students. School teachers will also benefit from the project in terms of better integration of studio art teaching with appreciation and criticism using mobile technology. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Transcending Learning Space and Time - The Using of Podcast and iTunes Technologies in Module Delivery Using technology to enhance teaching and learning has been a major strive in education of all levels. In collaboration with the Centre of Learning, Teaching and Technology, the current project will make use of the Podcast and iTunes technologies to produce customized educational materials in the form of multimedia files. These files can be interviews, presentations, tutorials, demonstrations, videos, or edited lectures focusing on certain aspects of the modules in our Music and Visual Arts curriculum. Students are able to download these podcast files on their desktop or portable computers as well as mobile phones or other MP3 playing electronic devices. Students can refer to these visual, audio and textual materials at anywhere, anytime and on their own pace. The project will help to build up a collection of educational materials available for different users who can share and publish content across the internet. Through a series of workshops, sharing session and dissemination seminar, project members not only acquire the technical know-how of creating podcast files but also share their experience on the ways in which these files can be actively integrated in module teaching and assessment. Project Start Year: 2010, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Artist-in-Residence: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park The programme provides excellent facilities and a culturally-rich environment for the development of my expertise as a practicing artist. The objectives to attend the programme are as follows: 1. Cultural exchanges with Japanese and international artists and accomplished ceramists. 2. Promote the development of Hong Kong ceramics to overseas artists and residents. 3. Study the ceramic traditions and environment of Shigaraki, a town full of ceramic art and industry with a twelve-hundred-year history 4. Experimentation and creation of ceramic works Project Start Year: 2009, Principal Investigator(s): TAM Cheung On |
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Review of the Core Curriculum for the Implementation of the 334 Academic Structure: Music, Physical Education, and Visual Arts The aim of the project is to review the BEd Core Curriculum of the subjects of Music, Physical Education, and Visual Arts in light of the: 1) New Senior Secondary School Curriculum; 2) implementation of the new '334' academic structure; and 3) adoption of the Outcome-based Education approach. With the support of a research assistant, academic and teaching staff will engage in an extensive review of all the subject modules. Curriculum documents obtained from local and overseas tertiary institutions will serve for bench-marking purposes. The expected outcomes will be a refined and updated curriculum designed for the BEd programmes under the custody of the FAS. Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 |
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Outcome-based Assessment in Creative Arts & Physical Education Assessment for learning is a major focus of educational reform in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Education has recently embarked on a review of student learning outcomes in the context of Outcome-based Education. The CAPE Department will have developed a discipline-based “Expected Learning Outcomes for Beginning Art/Music/PE Teachers” by May/June 2008. The new lists of outcomes will necessitate a review of assessment modes and practices. Moreover, teaching and learning are very often driven by assessment, with teachers often treating assessment as a separate component of the curriculum and criticisms levied against uncreative approaches in arts assessment. In the light of the above, this project aims to examine: (1) how HKIEd's and CAPE's new learning outcomes would be assessed in modules offered by the department; (2) what evidences would support the assertion that CAPE's teaching and learning processes are aligned to the achievement of these outcomes. Extending over eight months, this Project employs a mixed-method approach involving a survey, interviews, and class observations. The results are expected to lead to better alignment between the teaching and learning processes and assessment practices and stronger integration of identified learning outcomes in the modules offered by the CAPE Department. Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): LEONG SAMUEL 梁信慕 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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A Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Professional Development through their Participation in ‘A Street in Hong Kong’ Art Education Project This research aims to understand the experience of pre-service teachers participating in a community-based art education project, to improve the curriculum of pre-service teachers in community-based art education, to evaluate the community art project ‘A street in Hong Kong’ in terms of enhancing pre-service teachers’ learning, and to develop a collaborative model for the Hong Kong Institute of Education, schools and artists for future implementation. Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): NG Heung Sang Anita (TAM Cheung On as Co-Investigator) |
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“The New Culture of Learning and Teaching” in the Subject of Visual Arts ─ Lessons Learned from Teaching Design, Practice, Lesson Analysis and Reflection The Education Bureau believes that “only with the support of government policies, enhancement of teachers’ professionalism, active participation by parents, and the support form society, a new culture of learning and teaching can then be evolved to bring about real changes in classrooms and to create a wider learning space for students to develop their potential” (CDC, 2000, p.11). However, some of our VA students have stated that they failed to change their role in their Block Practice [BP]. As frontline teacher educators, VA colleagues would like to respond to the demands of the curriculum change and help VA students investigate how to make the shift in their teaching approach from one of transmitting knowledge to one of helping students learn how to learn and provide more opportunities for students to explore their aptitude and potential. The project will also give our colleagues opportunities to investigate through applied research the difficulties faced by student teachers in making this paradigm shift, so as to enhance the Institute’s research and development capacity. Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): WONG So Lan (TAM Cheung On as Co-Investigator) |
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Patterns of High and Low Achievers in Responding to Works of Art in a Pilot Visual Arts Examination for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education The study is to determine the patterns of student responding to works of art during public visual arts examinations and to understand the formation of such patterns. An analysis and comparison of the responding patterns of high achievers and low achievers will yield results that help teachers to develop effective teaching strategies of implementing the New Visual Arts Senior Secondary Curriculum in the area of visual arts criticism. Based on the results of a pilot examination of the HKDSE, 6 high achievers and 6 low achievers will be selected to participate the study. Project Start Year: 2008, Principal Investigator(s): TAM Cheung On |
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Exhibition and Seminar on the Pilot Test Scheme of New Senior Secondary Examination in Visual Arts The applicants have been invited by HKEAA to conduct a Pilot Test Scheme of NSS in the examination of the visual arts subject. To disseminate the findings of the study, we have got the approval of the HKEAA’s to hold a seminar at HKIED and an exhibition showing the scripts (paintings and design) at the CAPE Art Gallery. The objectives of the project are as follows: 1) Let our BEd(S) students as a concrete examples of the curriculum and assessment change of NSS in the VA subject; 2) Train our BEd(S) students as a docent to introduce the pilot test result (artworks and art statements) to the public (mostly will be secondary schools teachers and students) to enhance our students presentation skill; and 3) Invite senior secondary students and art teachers to join the guide tours, so as to promote the program of VA division. Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): WONG So Lan (TAM Cheung On as Co-Investigator) |
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Inside the Artists' World: Interactions between Students and Artists in Hong Kong This community-based project aims to examine the 'gaps' between artists and the public, schools and students in Hong Kong and seek ways to bridge them. Guided by the researcher and a team of teacher educators, selected secondary students will interact with five prominent Hong Kong artists over one semester. The students will interview the artists, write observation notes related to their first-hand experience of the artists' works and lives, and make reflections of their own journey as 'outsiders' to the artists' world. Analysis of 'insider' and 'outsider' accounts are expected to provide insights for arts polices and arts education practices. Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): LEONG SAMUEL 梁信慕 (TAM, Cheung On 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Outcomes-based Education in Creative Arts and Physical Education The project seeks to examine the extent existing curriculum, teaching and learning processes, and assessment are aligned with 'generic' outcomes, develop a discipline-specific profile of desired learning outcomes graduates in Music, Visual Arts and Physical Education, and benchmark these programmes at HKIEd against self-selected peer institutions. Employing a mixed-method approach involving document analysis, focus group interviews, survey, case studies, and school observations, the results are expected to lead to a better understanding of the shift from inputs and processes to learning outcomes, and improved teaching and assessment practices within the Department of CAPE. Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): LEONG, Samuel 梁信慕 (TAM, Cheung On Thomas 譚祥安 as Co-Investigator) |
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Artist-in-Residence with Stanley Wong Ping-pui: A Campus-based Installation Art Project The aim of the project is to provide opportunities for students work with Mr Stanley Wong Ping Pui, a renowned Hong Kong artist who excels in photography, advertising, and installation art. In recent years, Mr Wong's works on "red/white/blue" have won critical acclaim both locally and internationally. Engaging students and colleagues in a series of seminars, workshops and exhibitions, the project will contribute to the development, of professional subject expertise the recognition of the Institute as a culturally-rich institution and the preparation of students for public art competitions. Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): TAM Cheung On, LAM Yuk Lin |
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Professional Development Programme for the Support of New Senior Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum (2006-2007) The professional development programme is to help in-service Visual Arts teachers meet the changes of curriculum and implement the New Senior Secondary Visual Arts in schools. Specifically, the programme focuses on strengthening visual arts learning and teaching through integrating visual arts appreciation and criticism, and visual arts making. The programme will explore various learning and teaching strategies to help students build their own portfolio through searching and researching materials, appraising and creating art work. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): TAM Cheung On |
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Contextualistic Visual Arts Criticism Training Manual and Pilot Study Scheme The research project aims at enhancing students independent thinking, analytical and critical mind as well as language proficiency, through a series of systematic activities and art appreciation workshops toward the local visual artforms, such as fine artists' artworks, film, comics, TV advertisement, MTV and craft. The contextualistic art criticism will be structured as the theoretical framework for the research project. The research will involve semi-structured, open-ended interviews with SIX participating secondary school art teachers and their students. The research materials of the pilot study will be documented and compiled as an arts criticism training manual which will be distributed to the local secondary schools. The content of the manual will include: teaching content and methods, illustrations, exercise designing, worksheets, methods of effective evaluation, teaching materials and tools, reference books, etc. Project Start Year: 2004, Principal Investigator(s): LAI Ming Hoi, Victor (TAM Cheung On as Co-Investigator) |
Prizes and awards
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Research Output Prize Date of receipt: 9/6/2020, Conferred by: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
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Scholarship of Teaching Award, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 2009- Date of receipt: /5/2010, Conferred by: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hong Kong Institute of Education |