School of Early Childhood Education 幼兒教育學院
School Staff 學院教職員
"What
Makes Effective Teaching" - Perceptions of Effective Teaching
among Teachers in Hong Kong Kindergartens
The study is to record a comparative account of 60 teachers’ perception
on effective teaching in five kindergartens as they tell their
own stories and criticize different teaching episodes in a lesson
study project. Teachers will explain their teaching decisions
that are grounded on evidence and express their views on others’
practice while viewing the set of videos on teaching. Discussions will tap insiders’ judgements
of the pedagogy of their own schools and of outsiders’ judgements of the pedagogy of one another’s schools.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2004.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
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A Case Study
of Young Children Making Meaning with Information and Communication
Technology in Hong Kong
The aims of project is:
1) to define the computer curriculum and its role in kindergartens
in Hong Kong; 2) to investigate the teaching practice of kindergarten
teachers using in computer activities; 3) to explore the perspective
of parents, principals and kindergarten teachers about children's
learning with computer in schools; 4) to examine how children make
meaning in computer activities.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.6
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LEUNG Wai Man [SECE]
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A Case Study
of Young Children's Behaviors in a Classroom Context during the
Transition from Home to Kindergarten in Hong Kong
This study aims to explore
the strategic actions of young children from a working-class background
during the transition from home to kindergarten in Hong Kong; and
how the factors of home and classroom within the wider sociocultural
context of Hong Kong influence their strategic actions and adaptation.
The research methodology is case study together with the methods
of participant observation, interviews and documentary review.
It aims to collect descriptive data to illuminate children's strategic
actions in a classroom in a real life case.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LAM Mei Seung, Michelle
[SECE]
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A Comparative
Study of Art Curriculum Approaches to Effective Basic Education
in Hong Kong and Shanghai-Stage III
The research partially
based on a conceptual framework for the analysis of the school
curriculum and on the effective implementation of art(s) education
programmes. The research team also met with the research counterpart
members in Shanghai to conduct an evaluative analysis of their
formal art syllabus and other resources. The research team also
conducted case studies during the Shanghai visit. The outcome of
the findings of this phase could set firm foundation to promote
future comparative studies of the art curriculum in the local,
regional and global context.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.6
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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HUI Ming Fai, Margaret
[C&I]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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AU
Kit Oi, Eliza [CA]
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LI
Lok Wa, Vanessa [CA]
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SO Suk Lin [SECE]
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SO Kam Hing, Anastasia*
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A Comparative
Study of Novice Teachers' Beliefs and Folk Notions about Educating
Young Children in Three Chinese Cities - Rethinking the Design
of Preschool Teacher Education in Hong Kong
三個中國地區的幼教學員對幼兒教育所持之信念及民間 想法之比較研究──再思香港幼教師資培訓之規劃
This qualitative investigation
aims to identify the preconceived ideas and folkways of teaching
that student-teachers studying in pre-service early childhood teacher
education programmes in Hong Kong, Nanjing, and Taiwan bring into
their study and how these affect their "learning-to-teach" experience
in the first year of study and to review the curriculum philosophy
of these three teacher education programmes, situating each programme
within its socio-cultural context as well as the historical development
of preschool education in each place.
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Source
of Funding:
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RGC Competitive Earmarked
Research Grant
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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KWONG Wai Man*
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Co-Investigator(s):
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KWONG LEE Wai Yee, Margaret
[SECE]
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YUEN Lai Ha [SECE]
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CHAN Po Wah [SECE]
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WONG Siu Man [SECE]
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LIN Yu Wei*
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LIU Jing Bo*
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A Longitudinal
Study on Executive Function in High-functioning Children with
Austism (HFA)
It is a longitudinal study
on executive function in high-functioning children with austism.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2004.2
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LAM Yan, Grace [SECE]
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A Narrative
Inquiry into Experiences of Hong Kong Pre-school Teachers in
Understanding of Child Development
This is a research on
the experience of pre-school teachers in understanding of child
development. I understand that in-service pre-school teachers are
adults who go through the process of cognitive, language, moral,
social and physical development. They acquire knowledge of child
development through personal lived experience and from working
with children. It is essential to help them know what they know
and how they know, so that they could be in a better position to
understand child development and apply such knowledge into teaching
and learning.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN
Yim Mei, Esther [SECE]
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A Pilot Study
on Using Videotaping as an Alternative Mode of Supervised Teaching
for In-service Teachers
Videotapes are being used
for micro-teaching in teacher education courses in the Institute
and in other higher education institutions in Hong Kong. Videotaping
of lessons is a common practice overseas and is now gradually becoming
a regular practice for Hong Kong schools as basis for lesson analysis.
This study aims at exploring the possibility of using videotaping
as an alternative mode of supervision visit of supervised teaching
in the in-service programmes offered by the School of Early Childhood
Education
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Ngai Chun [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHING Pui Sun, Christina
[SECE]
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LAU, Grace*
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WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
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A Preliminary
Investigation of Changes in Kindergarten Practices
To investigate whether
there have been changes in early childhood teachers' understandings
and practices during the last decade; to identify the nature of
changes and/ or problems encountered; to see how far does the professional
upgrading of early Childhood teachers' attribute to the above changes.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2004.2
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHENG Pui Wah, Doris
[SECE]
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YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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LAU, Grace*
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LI Hui [SECE]
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LO
Yuen Yi, Eva [SECE]
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YUNG Yin Man [SECE]
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LEUNG Yuk Lan [SECE]
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KWOK Wing To, Ameger
[SECE]
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WONG Luen Fung [SECE]
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LAW Yuen Wah [SECE]
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A Self-Assessment
and Self-Evaluation Model for Quality Teaching in Preschools
This project aims to empower
early childhood education settings and its staff to meet the diverse
needs and strengths of their preschool contexts to achieve quality
teaching. Through the use of Performance Indicators, project investigators
assist the 12 member settings to conduct assessment on teaching
and learning, construct and implement action plans, and finally
evaluate the outcomes. The outcome of this project will be practical
guidelines to enable other local preschool settings to adopt the
model. The guidelines are in the format of an interactive workbook
and VCD which could be used independently.
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Source
of Funding:
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Quality Education Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.8
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Ngai Chun, Margaret
[SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
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LI Hui [SECE]
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
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YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
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A Study on
Preschool Children in Project Learning
This project aims to investigate
the processes and conditions whereby concepts that are relevant
to a child's interests and cognitive capabilities are developed
in project learning. Findings of this study would contribute to
the understanding of children's cognitive development, and enhance
the effectiveness of project learning.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Ngai Chun [SECE]
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A Survey on
the Use of IT in Hong Kong Kindergartens
A questionnaire survey
was adopted to investigate the use of information technology in
Hong Kong kindergartens. There
were 341 returned questionnaires filled by the kindergarten principals.
This survey will investigate the present situation of IT uses in
HK kindergartens, which includes computer facilities, activities,
software selection and uses, time spend, teacher IT training and
so on.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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HAN Chung Wai, Christina
[SECE]
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Acquisition
of Number Sense - Comparative Cross-national Study of 4-7 Years
Old Children in Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong, Helsinki and Utrecht
The aim is to obtain data
on children's number sense in different Chinese (and Asian) and
European contexts to ascertain the effect of language and learning
environments on acquisition of number skills. Number sense refers
to children's fluency and flexibility with numbers, what numbers
mean, and mental arithmetic ability. Data are collected in Beijing,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Helsinki and Utrecht (120 children age 4-7
years will be tested, either in English or Chinese (expect for
Hong Kong-120 will be tested in each language) using the Early
Numeracy Test developed in the University of Utrecht (and translated
into Chinese).
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Source
of Funding:
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Non-HK
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.9
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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Pirjo Aunio*
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Co-Investigator(s):
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JESSIE Ee*
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LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
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BERNADETTE Van Rijt*
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HANS Van Luit*
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MEILING Zhang*
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JIANNONG Shi*
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CHING Pui Sun, Christina
[SECE]
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LAW Yuen Wah [SECE]
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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MA Jung Chen, Jenny*
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NG Sui Ngan [SECE]
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TO Yiu Kong, Kenneth*
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WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
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An Exploration
of the Computer Learning Environment of Kindergartens in Hong
Kong - A Pilot Study
It was a pilot study of
the doctoral research project titled "A case study of young
children making meaning with ICT in Hong Kong' . A questionnaire
to collect quantitative data was sent to 500 kindergartens from
the total of about 750 kindergartens. 5 kindergartens were video
taped their computer environments and computer activities of the
5 and 6 year-old children. 3 kindergartens will be selected for
case studies in research project.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LEUNG Wai Man [SECE]
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An Exploratory
Study in the Learning Academic Concepts Through a Movement Activity
Programme in Hong Kong Kindergarten
The present study aims
to investigate the use of movement activities in enhancing academic
learning in kindergarten. One kindergarten will constitute the
sample of the study. Two K3 classes (5 years) will be randomly
allocated to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental
group will implement the movement activity programme designed by
the researcher while teaching the theme "motor vehicles".
The classroom teacher of the control group will develop her lesson
plan according to the learning objectives given by the researcher.
Academic concepts such as components of the motor vehicles, speed
and pathways will be tested before and after the programme. Results
from the tests will be compared to examine the causal relationship
between academic learning and the movement activity programme.
A range of research methods including video extracts, teacher diaries
and interviews will be used in this study to provide data concerning
children's learning outcomes during the programme.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.1
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHEUNG Hun Ping, Rebecca
[SECE]
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An Inquiry
into an Arts-based Curriculum in a Pre-service Early Childhood
Education Course
The main purpose of this
qualitative study is to inquire how the experience of teaching
and learning through an arts-based curriculum of a preservice course
in early childhood education facilitates teacher development.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Siu Man [SECE]
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Assessing and
Improving Learning and Teaching with the Early Childhood Performance
Indicators Package
The project aims to contribute
to education reform by enhancing the quality of learning and teaching
and professional development of kindergarten principals/ childcare
supervisors from 64 settings by using the Package "Guide to
Using the Performance Indicators in Learning and Teaching" to
assess and improve the quality of learning and teaching in their
settings. The process will lead to increased knowledge and understanding
of the needs of early childhood professional as they engage in
the self-assessment and self-improvement cycle. This increased
knowledge may result in changes to the Package of materials and
benefits all the early childhood professionals in HK.
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Source
of Funding:
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Quality Education Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.7
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Ngai Chun, Margaret
[SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHEUNG Hun Ping, Rebecca
[SECE]
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LI Hui [SECE]
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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WONG TSUI King Yuk,
Anita [SECE]
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CHING Pui Sun, Christina
[SECE]
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WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
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YUNG Yin Man [SECE]
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CHEUNG Lai Ha [SECE]
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Assessment
in Hong Kong Kindergartens
This study aims to examine
the procedures and methods of assessment of young children used
in Hong Kong Kindergartens. Through the use of questionnaires and
interviews with teachers, information is gathered on the aims and
purposes of assessing children in kindergartens, the types of procedure
for assessing children, the areas of development covered by various
methods of assessment and the use to which assessment information
is put once it has been collected.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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YUNG Yin Man [SECE]
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Assessment
of Fundamental Movement
To date, supporting materials
for teaching fundamental movement (FM) are scarce. The project
began by searching for FM curriculum standards and subsequently
extended to developing an assessment tool that comprised of rating
scales for FM skills and a test paper for measuring learning outcomes
in knowledge of movement, health and fitness, sport-related values
and attitudes, knowledge and practice of safety, and aesthetic
sensitivity. Using the newly developed tool, the performance of
292 lower primary pupils were tested.
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Source
of Funding:
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EMB Commissioned
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.10
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHOW Wah, Edward [PESS]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHOW Pui Yu [PESS]
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CHEUNG Hun Ping, Rebecca
[SECE]
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CHOI TSE Kang Chun [PESS]
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Body Movement
as Narrative Gesture: A Study of My Daughter, Chin Chin
The study is a narrative
inquiry of the non-verbal communicative experiences in body movements
and gestures of my daughter from birth to 36 months of ages. The
main purposes of this study are to understand Chin Chin's experiences
of communication to herself, people and objects through her body
movements and gestures in different naturalistic situations; and
how these experiences are related to narrative inquiry spaces.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Shu Sing, Paul
[SECE]
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Care Beliefs
and Childcare Rearing Practices of Mothers with Children of Pre-primary
Education in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study
The aim of this pilot
study is achieved by obtaining an appropriate instrument for further
qualitative and quantitative study. Research questions were formulated
after the literature review, and variables for child rearing practices
were also identified. As a result, a mother's diary of the four
areas: 1) dietary belief, 2) beliefs of communicative interaction
with child, 3) attachment beliefs and 4) beliefs in family quality
life and child care, and a semi-structure interview schedule were
accordingly designed. Data were collected from two kindergartens
situated in two different socio-economic background housing estates
in HK.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
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Children's
Journey to Create Knowledge: "Questioning-Exploration-Experience"
This project documents
the learning method of "Questioning-Exploration-Experience".
Based on constructivist view of learning, data analysis is focused
on the use of problem to organize curriculum, and process of creating
knowledge. This is a collaborative project of SECE
and HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre. 56 children of
four age groups ranging from 2-to 6-year-old participate in this
project. Five collaborative teaches one senior teacher and the
center supervisor work closely with investigators in developing
the curriculum and data collection. Learning activities last for
four to six weeks are collected for learning studies. Products
of the project include investigation report, staff development
activities, CD-ROM and booklet on the learning method.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.1
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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TO CHAN Sing Pui [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHENG Mei Lin [SECE]
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Children's
Literature and Affective Education - A Japanese Perspective
兒童文學與情意教育──以日本作為範例
1. 按照榮格心理學其中四個原型，搜集有關兒童文學情意教育的研究資料，並撰寫報告書。
2. 在上述的有關研究成果上，就有關兒童文學作品的文本分析, 並編寫報告書。
3. 按以上研究成果，為中文兒童文學編寫書目。
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Source
of Funding:
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RGC Competitive Earmarked
Research Grant
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.10
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LEUNG Man Yee [CHI]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHAN, Lily [SECE]
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PAK Wan Hoi, Anthony
[CHI]
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CHAN Yuk Ling*
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KIZU Yuko*
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Consultancy
Study on the Impact of the Reform of the Primary One Admission
(POA) System on Teaching and Learning in Early Children Education
and Primary Education for the Education and Manpower Bureau of
the Government of HKSAR
The aim of this consultancy
study is to pursue a rigorous, systematic, and methodologically
strong investigation over a three-year period and generate, at
different points in the process, evidence-based information for
assessing the impact of the interim POA on the educational practice
in preschools (including kindergartens and childcare centres) and
primary schools.
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Source
of Funding:
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EMB Commissioned
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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KWONG Wai Man*
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Co-Investigator(s):
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KWONG LEE Wai Yee, Margaret
[SECE]
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YUEN Lai Ha [SECE]
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CHAN Kin Keung*
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LAU Wai Keen*
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LEE Tak Yan*
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LOK Bing Pui*
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TO CHAN Sing Pui [SECE]
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CHEUNG Chau Kiu*
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CHAN Po Wah [SECE]
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Designing Curriculum
that Responds to Children's Interest and Needs
This project aims to document
one local example of school-based development of early childhood
curriculum that responds to children's interests and needs. One
60 minutes VCD, one 60 minutes video and a booklet were produced
that would be used as teaching material for the modules of curriculum
design and teaching and learning. The scenarios of children's activities
in the videos are valuable as illustration of the constructivist
theories of learning that helps early childhood student-teachers
understand. More information about the process of curriculum development
can be found in the booklet.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.9
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LO Yuen Yi, Eva [SECE]
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Developing
Culturally Appropriate Curriculum for Hong Kong Kindergartens:
A Pilot Study
It is a pilot study on
the development of Culturally Appropriate Curriculum for Hong Kong
Kindergartens. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are both
employed such as survey, group focus interviews, classroom observations
and video recording. Four kindergartens and 120 teachers participated
in this project.
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Source
of Funding:
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HK Private Fund - Others
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LI Hui [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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Developing
Role Models in Kindergartens: Video Production on Effective Teaching
This project aims to facilitate
peer coaching on teachers' reflective teaching and professionalism
within and among schools by production of videos on simulated teaching.
Teachers in five kindergartens will take part in the project. Teachers
in each school will form a team unit. There will be five teams
in the project. Each team will develop a script on effective teaching
to be video-filmed. By doing so, teachers would select strategies
from the pool of experience of oneself or others to elicit children's
learning and thus figure out what is effective teaching through
collaboration effort. Most importantly, role models in the five
schools can be identified through the activities of the project.
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Source
of Funding:
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Quality Education Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2000.9
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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YIP Heung Ling*
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Developing
a PBL-learning Package for Teaching the Module of "Child
Development and Assessment" in the School of Early Childhood
Education, HKIEd
The main purpose of this
project is to prepare a learning package for the course of "Child
Development and Assessment" for the Certificate in Kindergarten
Education Programme in the School of Early Childhood Education.
This programme serves mainly for the in-service kindergarten teachers.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.3
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHAN Lily [SECE]
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Developing
an Instrument for Quantitative Study: Identifying Chinese Folk
and Professional Childcare Beliefs and Practices of Mothers with
Preschool Children: A Pilot Study
To design an instrument
for a quantitaties study of the above subject matter.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
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Does an Early
Start to Chinese Literacy Correlate with Enhanced Reading Performance
in Primary School? Follow-up of a Longitudinal Study in Hong
Kong and Beijing
The aim of this study
is to ascertain if early attainment of literacy skills is correlated
with enhanced reading performance in primary school. The study
tracks the progress of 200 young children first tested two years
previously in kindergarten to assess their literacy development
(Li, 2000). The earlier study showed that Hong Kong children's
Chinese literacy attainment was superior when compared with children
in Beijing and Singapore. The current study investigates whether
Hong Kong children's superiority is still evident two years later
or if the Beijing preschoolers, after being educated in a monolingual
society for two years, catch up with their counterparts in Hong
Kong. In addition, the study investigates educational policies
and curriculum in the two contexts, parents' and teachers' views
on home/school literacy practices, and children's attitudes towards
reading and knowledge about the purpose of reading.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2000.12
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Chief
Investigator(s):
|
LI Hui [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CORRIE Loraine Frances*
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|
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WONG Kit Mei [SECE]
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Early Childhood
Art Education in Hong Kong: A Phenomemographic Study
This study of Hong Kong
art classes will provide a clearer understanding of art education
in a culture where traditional practices are in conflict with the
‘self-expressive’ goals of many textbooks and curriculum documents. This
study is the first of its kind to describe the conceptions of teachers
and children in a kindergarten art class in Hong Kong.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
|
2003.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
|
WONG Kit Mei, Betty
[SECE]
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Early Childhood
Education in Hong Kong Through the Eyes of Pioneers
Narrative approach is
adopted in the study. The narrative perspectives represent the
acknowledgement that the kinds of stories the pioneers tell co-determined
the views on early childhood education, on the world, on social
interaction, and specifically the development of early childhood
education in the local context. In-depth interviews are administered
to explore the changes in early childhood education during the
past 5 decades. The development of early childhood education in
Hong Kong are solicited by analyzing the information gained through
the life experiences of the identified key person, their belief
and values about early childhood education.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.5
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|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
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|
Co-Investigator(s):
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CHAN Yim Mei, Esther
[SECE]
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CHEUNG Lai Ha [SECE]
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LAM LAM Mei Yung, Hazel
[SECE]
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LAU, Grace*
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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WONG Shu Sing, Paul
[SECE]
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WONG Luen Fung [SECE]
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YU CHAN Wai Ling [SECE]
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YUNG Yin Man [SECE]
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Enhancing Preschool
Children's Social/Emotional Development through Music
The objective of this
project is to produce a practical resource book using music as
a tool to facilitate preschool children's social/emotional development
(e.g. taking turns, following instructions). This product serves
as a reference material to students of the school for integrating
music with other learning goals (for overall development and in
other curriculum). The ideas discussed in the book may also be
adapted for use with special needs children.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.4
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|
Chief
Investigator(s):
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SIU Fung Ying, Angela*
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHAN Chi Wah [SECE]
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Enhancing Quality
Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education 幼兒學教育質素提昇
The publication aims to
promote the image of the BEd (Hons) (ECE) students being highly
competent, innovative and reflective early childhood practitioners;
to demonstrate the academic achievements of BEd (Hons) (ECE) students
and their contribution to the promotion of the quality of early
childhood education; and to set up a comprehensive platform where
early childhood educators can exchange and communicate views and
perspectives. This helps to enhance the quality of learning and
teaching of early childhood education.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - PIFC Academic
Publication Committee
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|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.1
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|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
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Evaluation
of Parenting Programme for Two Kindergartens of an Organization
in Tung Chung & Tseung Kwan O Districts
The project is granted
by the EDHK to implement and evaluate a parent-education progaramme
for two kindergartens of the same organization-Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. This task includes planning, monitoring and evaluating
of the project throughout a year.
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Source
of Funding:
|
Government Related Organizations
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|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.9
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
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Exemplars for
Early Childhood Education: Innovating Teaching and Learning with
ICT in Higher Education
The aim of this project
is to create a set of exemplar modules using ICT to enhance teaching
and learning outcomes. These modules have been carefully selected
from two of the programmes offered in Early Childhood and will
form the basis of sustained development in multi modal learning
for teacher educators as we move through the information age. The
modules represent learning areas that are fundamental to the field,
the use of ICT, health and well being, and creativity and the arts.
The design of these modules to a multi modal learning context has
been carefully planned so that they promote critical thinking,
problem solving, active learning and autonomous learning. These
features are recognized by the Institute as being those which we
should promote in our students and they are promoted in teacher
education programmes worldwide.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Information
Technology Development Grant
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2004.6
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHAN Kim Sang, Lorna
[SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
HAN Chung Wai, Christina
[SECE]
|
|
|
CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
|
|
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LAM Wai Man, Stella
[SECE]
|
|
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WONG Shu Sing, Paul
[SECE]
|
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LEUNG Wai Man, Vivienne
[SECE]
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YELLAND Nicola Jill*
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Expectations
and Experiences of Teachers, Parents and Children Concerning
Children Transition from Kindergarten to Primary school
This study investigates
the experiences and expectation of the teachers, parents and children
concerning children's transition and kindergarten to primary school.
Emphasis is given to the performance of the children in different
areas of development; the transitional activities and the competences
in different areas of development of the children were also the
focus of the investigation. Results would serve as references for
later evaluation of existing transitional practices or design of
effective transition programmes in local context. The means of
investigations of this study includes: questionnaires, semi-structured
interviews and observations. Findings from both questionnaires
and interviews show that most of the respondents agreed that strong
connections between the kindergarten, primary school and parents
could facilitate smooth transition to school.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.12
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YU CHAN Wai Ling [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
AU Doris Kin Mee [C&I]
|
Experiences
in English in Preschool Settings: Support for Preschools' Language
and Literacy Development
Combined qualitative and
quantitative methodologies were applied to provide a comprehensive
and accurate description of the pedagogical beliefs of preschool
teachers and the nature, quality and content of preschools' early
learning experiences in English in early childhood settings and
to correlate aspects of these dimensions with children's later
language and literacy achievement. Data from a survey questionnaire
of existing practices on the provision of early learning experiences;
semi-structured interviews of teachers and half-hour video-tapes
of English lessons were analyzed. Measures of preschoolers' language
and literacy included the Early Literacy Development Checklist,
a test of story comprehension and Mean Length of Utterance.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.1
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
LAM LAM Mei Yung, Hazel
[SECE]
|
|
|
LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
|
|
|
NG Mei Lee [SECE]
|
Fostering Problem-based
Learning at HKIEd Through Case Development
This proposal aims to
promote Problem Based Learning (PBL) in HKIEd through engaging
lecturers in the PBL process and in the development of PBL cases
for teacher education. Lecturers will develop ownership for the
PBL cases and be more likely to use the cases in teaching and more
interested to see them work, and as a result help to disseminate
PBL to students and other lecturers in the Institute. The implementation
of the cases will form the focus of another Teaching Development
Grant that succeeds the one being proposed here
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2001.1
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN Yin Ping, Rita
[EPCL]
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|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
LO Yiu Chun [C&I]
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|
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NG Mee Wah, Eugenia
[IAT]
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|
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WONG Shu Sing, Paul
[SECE]
|
|
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TYRRELL Jennifer, Jane*
|
A Pilot Study:
To Investigate the Content Validity and Test-retest Reliability
of the Parent-proxy Rating Scale, “Quality of Movement Performance
for Children”
Date was collected on
44 samples, all aged 5 to 6, in a regular kindergarten in May to
July, 2004. Upon consent, each parent completed 38
questions of a newly designed rating scale on quality of movement
performances for their child. Each
child was assessed with the Movement ABC battery by the researcher. Data was computed in July to August using
SPSS version 12 and analyzed. A
review panel consisting of four professionals working in the Child
Assessment Center in the Hospital Authority, all having over ten
to fifteen years of clinical experience with the pediatric population
was invited to fill out a review questionnaire and their feedback
comments were used to modify the content of the rating scale through
item reduction and generation. A larger scale research based on the results
of the pilot study will be launched through other research funds
in 2004 - 2005.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.12
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
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TSANG Kwan Lan, Vicky
[SECE]
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|
|
LO Sing Kai*
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Gender Differences
of Young Children in Using Computers in an Early Childhood Setting
To investigate boys' and
girls' use of computer in an early childhood setting. Observation
will gather data about boys' and girls' frequency of computer use,
duration of computer use, what type of software is used and reason
for the type of software is used, and the teacher's role in boys'
and girls' use of computers, for example, children have free choice
or teacher decided for boys or girls to use computers. This is
a new project and estimated duration for project completion of
6 months.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.1
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
KWOK Wing To, Ameger
[SECE]
|
Graduate Survey
of Certificate in Early Childhood Education (Chinese) Programme
(Three-year Full-time)
The aims of the project
were to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the CE(ECE)
programme from the point of view of graduates and the employers,
to identify the difficulties the graduates encountered during their
first year of teaching and how they cope with them. The project
included two phases, which started in June 2001 and finished by
the end of September 2002. Both one to one interviews and questionnaires
were used. It was hoped that the findings of the project would
help to improve the quality and the professional relevance of the
CE(ECE) programme.
|
Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.3
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
NGAN So Fong [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
LAI Yuk Ching [SECE]
|
|
|
LEUNG Wai Man [SECE]
|
Hong Kong Journal
of Early Childhood (May & November 2004)
The Hong Kong Journal
of Early Childhood is published twice a year especially for practitioners
in early childhood in Hong Kong. It provides a forum for professional
dialogue among practitioners in the field, particularly those who
are interested in the education, care and development of young
children. The Editorial Board welcomes articles from authors for
consideration for publication in the Journal.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - PIFC Academic
Publication Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2004.1
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
|
Implementation
Project Approach in Hong Kong Diocesan Kindergartens
The purpose of this project
is to help the teachers of Diocesan Kindergartens clarifying the
concepts of the Project approach, implement project approach smoothly
in teaching and enhancing children's learning in 9 Diocesan kindergartens
through a 2-year comprehensive staff development program. The first
year project aims at assisting each kindergarten to establish a
core school based curriculum development team for implementing
approach. Workshops were organized for the teachers and parents
to introduce the rationales and concepts of project. After the
workshops, project approach was adopted at each school and a project
initiated by the children was conducted. During the 10-day project
implemented in each kindergarten, peer observation and post teaching
conferences were conducted to develop the teachers' reflective
ability, clarify the concepts related to project approach and tackle
problems arisen during the implementation process evaluation questionnaires,
reflective journals and collective reflections were used to collect
data for analysis of the effect of the staff development programme.
Children's learning process was documented and analyzed to evaluate
the effect of the project approach.
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Source
of Funding:
|
Quality Education Fund
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2000.10
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
LAM LAM Mei Yung, Hazel
[SECE]
|
|
|
WAN Koon Ha*
|
|
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LAU Yin May*
|
|
|
FU Wai Ling*
|
|
|
CHAN Tze Man*
|
|
|
LAW Ching Hing*
|
|
|
CHOW Shuk Wai*
|
|
|
KWOK Mei Ling*
|
|
|
HO Mo King*
|
Innovative
Learning Curriculum 創新學習──父母子女共成長
The aim of the project's
work was to develop and improve the quality of effectiveness of
young children's learning through curriculum innovation and parent
involvement.
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Source
of Funding:
|
Quality Education Fund
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.9
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
LEUNG Yin Ting*
|
|
Co-chief
Investigator(s):
|
YUEN Lai Ha [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
WONG Siu Man [SECE]
|
Interactive
Internet Infusion for Early Childhood Educators
The "Interactive
Internet Infusion" project aims to encourage better use of
the wed-based resources in teaching and learning for the SECE.
The SECE website will be re-constructed into its maximum potential
in order to enhance integration of information and communication
technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Useful multimedia materials
will be uploaded onto the website, and these will include video
vignettes of good practices in early childhood settings.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Information
Technology Development Grant
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.12
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
HAN Chung Wai, Christina
[SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
CORRIE Loraine*
|
|
|
WONG Margaret*
|
New Learning
for Numeracy in the Information Age in Hong Kong SAR
The aim of this project
is identify the ways in which, in the information age, and as social
conditions continue to change rapidly, information and communication
technologies (ICT) can be used for effective numeracy learning
and teaching with children in their first years of schooling (K3,
P1 and P2).
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.11
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YELLAND Nicola Jill*
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
CHENG Zi Juan [SECE]
|
|
|
LEUNG Wai Man, Vivienne
[SECE]
|
Operational
Mathematics Learning in Pre-schools 操作式學前數學
香港教統會最近在教改建議書中指出，"幼兒教育機構與小學在課程和教學方法上欠缺溝通和協調"，提出 "加強幼兒教育和小學教育的銜接"。我們認為的確勢在必行。本計劃的目標，是透過五所學前機構率先推行一套行之有效的數學學習計劃，這項計劃的核心是通過推行完全有別於小學的、適應學前兒童學習數學的有效認知策略和學習方法，1)培養兒童數學興趣，建構兒童的數學知識表象結構和初步的數學邏輯思維能力；2)解決各學前教育機構在數學實施課程上的不平衡性和由此帶來的幼、小數學學習銜接中的種種矛盾衝突。
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Source
of Funding:
|
Quality Education Fund
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2001.7
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHENG Zi Juan [SECE]
|
|
|
CHAN Kim Sang, Lorna
[SECE]
|
Potential Effects
of Enriched Classroom Environments, Provision of and Training
in the Use of Teaching Materials on Preschoolers' Language Proficiency
Informed be research carried
out in Canada, China and Singapore (Qiang & Zhao, 2000; Lim,
Gan and Sharpe,1997), this study was aimed at examining the potential
effects of literacy-enriched classroom environments and provision
of training/resource materials on preschool children's early literacy
development, expressive and receptive language. Several measures
were used to assess these classroom aspects and children's early
literacy/language development. Teachers were provided with training
sessions focusing on enhancing teaching strategies based on an
integrated thematic approach. Literacy-enriched materials and resource
materials such as blue-print lesson plans, big books, charts and
audio-tapes were also provided.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2001.11
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
|
|
|
NG Mei Lee [SECE]
|
Prerequisite
Knowledge and Cognitive Strategies for Mathematical Learning
in Hong Kong Preschools
本項研究將接續「Internal Research Grant
RG25/1999-2000」項目在第二年的研究重點，即，分析現有學前數學的實施課程，其中包括教學目標、教學內容和教學方法，與不同年齡階段兒童知識準備和學習策略的關係，一檢驗高級階段的數學學習承接中，幼兒學習的適應問題。
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.4
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHENG Zi Juan [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
CHAN Kim Sang, Lorna
[SECE]
|
|
|
WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
|
Principals'
Leadership in the Use of Information Technology in Hong Kong
Kindergartens
This is an exploratory
research study for my doctoral degree in the area of the principals'
leadership and the implementation of ICT in early childhood settings.
Questionnaire survey has been sent out to about 600 kindergartens.
The return rate is about 55%. Principals and teachers interview
have been done in 12 kindergartens. The analysis will be done.
This study attempts to find out the leadership roles and practices
in promoting ICT uses in Hong Kong kindergartens.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Research Committee
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.11
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
HAN Chung Wai, Christina
[SECE]
|
Production
of Web-based Teaching and Learning Resources
Develop and produce Web-based
teaching and learning resources for early childhood education.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Special Project
Funds
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2004.1
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
HAN Chung Wai, Christina
[SECE]
|
Profiles of
CE(ECE) Year One Students Being Reading Tutors in ECLC
A total of 62 students
have worked in the ECLC as reading tutors since October, 2003 on
a weekly basis. They were required to fill in a record form every
time they finished reading to children. The record form consisted
of: 1) reading tutors' observation of whether the child is interested
in the reading activity; 2) reading tutors' judgment of the child's
understanding of the story, 3) their own perception to meet the
criteria of an outstanding reading tutor; and 4) questions being
raised for further discussions with lecturers. A systematic analysis
of this set of data would allow us to acquire an understanding
of reading tutors' perceptions of young children reading, and their
progress and concerns as reading tutors.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2004.4
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHAN, Lily [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
YU CHAN Wai Ling [SECE]
|
|
|
WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
|
|
|
WONG Siu Man [SECE]
|
|
|
AU Pui Ki*
|
|
|
KWOK Wing To, Ameger
[SECE]
|
|
|
LEUNG Yuk Lan [SECE]
|
Promoting Early
Childhood Children's Holistic Learning Through Art Projects
To investigate the significant
benefits of the integrated/holistic learning experiences of early
childhood children through art projects. By documentation of children's
self-expressions in different media, it is envisaged that the underlying
factors that influence the child's creative learning, through self-expression
and interaction with different materials and people, would be uncovered.
Designing & implementing activities, observing and interviewing
both teachers and children as activities going on, all these would
be the main approaches for the investigation. The report would
be based on the analysis and evaluation of the activities.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HK Private Fund - Others
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2004.4
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
|
Promoting Student
Teachers' Reflectivity Through Video-taped Teaching Analysis
This project has the following
aims: 1) To compare the difference between videotaped lesson analysis
and site visits in promoting student teachers' reflectivity and
insights on their teaching performance; 2) To study lecturers and
student teachers' views towards the two modes of teaching supervision;
3) To explore ways of improving the effectiveness of videotaped
lesson analysis. Outcomes of these results seek to enhance professional
development, encourage the establishment of a culture of self-reflection
in student teachers, and promote the use of videotaped lesson analysis
as a major mode of supervision.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.9
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
WONG Ngai Chun [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
CHEUNG Hun Ping, Rebecca
[SECE]
|
|
|
CHING Pui Sun, Christina
[SECE]
|
|
|
LAU Grace*
|
|
|
WOO Yuen Shan [SECE]
|
|
|
LIM Swee Eng, Audrey
[SECE]
|
|
|
WONG TSUI King Yuk,
Anita [SECE]
|
|
|
MA Jung Chen, Jenny*
|
|
|
YAU Jenny Yuk Ping*
|
|
|
LAW Yuen Wah [SECE]
|
|
|
LEUNG Yuk Lan [SECE]
|
Provision of
Principal-ship Training Course for Kindergarten Principals and
Child Care Supervisions for the 2003/04 School Year
To strengthen and revitalize
the knowledge, skills and attitude of kindergarten principals and
child care supervisors to prepare them to become more effective
leaders in the field of early childhood education; to foster a
culture of life-long learning among school/centre administrators.
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Source
of Funding:
|
EMB Commissioned
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2003.11
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
YEUNG WONG Wai Yum,
Veronica [SECE]
|
Reading Tutor
Programme for ECLC
Objectives of this project:
1) To provide hands-on experience to pre-service (ECE) students
to read to young children. 2) To collect profiles of pre-school
children's reading behavior. 3) To assist children in ECLC to be
more efficient readers.
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Source
of Funding:
|
HKIEd - Special Project
Funds
|
|
Commencement
Date:
|
2002.9
|
|
Chief
Investigator(s):
|
CHAN Lily [SECE]
|
|
Co-Investigator(s):
|
YU CHAN Wai Ling [SECE]
|
Supporting
Children with Special Needs in an Integrated Kindergarten:
The Role of a Preschool Teacher
The
project aims at developing a teaching kit to support the teaching
and learning in the pre-service CE(ECE) Course, particularly
students' self-directed learning. It helps students appreciate
how team work functions in educating children with special educational
needs in an integrated setting, and how they can optimize their
support to these children and the team. It provides students
an "insider view" of how the concept of integration
is enacted in practice and the work-based knowledge of experienced
preschool teachers.
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Source of Funding:
|
HKIEd
- Teaching Development Grants
|
|
Commencement Date:
|
2002.1
|
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Chief Investigator(s):
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KWONG
LEE Wai Yee, Margaret [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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LEE
Yuk Sim*
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Supporting
Children's Learning and Integrating the "New Families" through
their Participation in School Improvement 家教協作──啟動新來港家庭培育幼兒成長
In this project, preschool
practitioners join hands with parents and teacher educators to
initiate and develop school improvement projects on the "partnership
model" in four preschool sites. The primary aim is to reach
out to the "new families" and engage them to work collaboratively
with preschool practitioners in school improvement projects. The
secondary aim of the project is to bring in the professional support
of teacher educators, in their capacity as consultants, trainers,
and researchers, to school improvement effort.
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Source
of Funding:
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Quality Education Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.9
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHU Tang Lai Kuen*
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Co-Investigator(s):
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KWONG LEE Wai Yee, Margaret
[SECE]
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CHAN Po Wah [SECE]
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YUEN Lai Ha [SECE]
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KWONG Wai Man*
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Teachers' Roles
in Facilitating Children's Learning
This is a case study research.
It aims at investigating how Hong Kong children learn through interaction
with the physical environment and exploring the views of teachers
on their roles in facilitating children's learning. Data are collected
through videotaping classroom process and interview with teachers.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.2
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHAN Chi Wah [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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NG Sui Ngan [SECE]
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Teaching and
Learning of Mathematics in Early Childhood
This research is an exploratory
research aiming at finding out how mathematics instructions are
organized in early childhood classroom. Focus will be on the identifying
teaching and learning theories underlying early mathematics teaching
and trying to analyze "best practice". Classroom observation,
questionnaire will be used to collect data.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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NG Sui Ngan [SECE]
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Technology-enhanced
Assessment Research Project
This is a research project
under Learner Oriented Assessment Project (LOAP) funded by the
University Grants Committee, Teaching Development Grants. The team aims to use technology-enhanced
assessment to improve student learning outcomes across four selected
modules. It also seeks
to develop generic technology-enhanced assessment tools.
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Source
of Funding:
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UGC - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2003.9
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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KEPPELL Michael James
[CLTT]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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AU Kit Oi, Eliza [CA]
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CHAN Mei Sheung, Christine
[SECE]
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MA Wai Wing, Ada [IAT]
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The Characteristics
of Young Children's Moral Judgement
A study on children's
moral judgement was conducted. 40 preschool children (4-5-years-old)
were interviewed about a moral event concerning accidental and
deliberate materials damage. The main purpose of this study was
to re-examinate Piaget's theory of preschool children's moral judgements.
The design permitted systematical analysis of the effects of different
intentions on children's moral judgements. It was predicted that
preschoolers' moral judgements were not always based on the consequence
as Piaget suggested, but varied across different moral content.
It was also predicted that children as young as preschool age were
able to consider the intentions of the actor when making moral
judgements. The present study highlights the need for specificity
with regard to the situation when discussing children's moral judgements.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2001.6
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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WONG Mun [SECE]
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The Development
of Website for Field Experience to Support the Teacher Training
of Kindergarten Teachers at HKIEd
This project aims to develop
a web-based system for field experience in SECE to support students'
development of teaching competence through various kinds of field
experience such as practicum workshops, teaching practice, educational
visit etc. A website will be developed in the SECE website to establish
a platform for providing useful information for field experience,
sharing of video clips on teaching performance and learning environment,
lesson plans and useful teaching resources. In addition to providing
support for the students during field experience period, this project
is also aims to provide the on-line materials for self-learning
to develop students' confidence and skills for the effective teaching
in kindergarten. On the other hand, the developed website gives
support to practicum tutorial and teaching practice supervision.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Teaching Development
Grants
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Commencement
Date:
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2004.2
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHEUNG Hun Ping, Rebecca
[SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHING Pui Sun, Christina
[SECE]
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WONG Kit Mei, Betty
[SECE]
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Understanding
Teaching and Teacher Development in Kindergartens in Hong Kong
This study is a follow-up
study to track teachers' development, after a school-based project
funded by the Quality Education Fund in 1999, spanning 24 months.
On the surface, the QEF project was an activity on video production
of simulated teaching. The hidden agenda was to facilitate peer
coaching and peer support on teachers' reflective teaching and
professionalism, with 60 teachers in five schools participating.
The primary aim of the study was to examine the potential of professional
discourse on teacher change after the two-year 'staff development'
project. Of particular interest were studying the nature of teacher
change, through workshops, peer review and team planning among
60 teachers in five teams and the impact of collegial interactions
on teachers' work and their thinking about their practice.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.4
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LI Yuen Ling [SECE]
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Videotape Production
of an Integrated Programme for a Disabled Child in an Ordinary
Hong Kong Pre-school
To produce four videotapes
on an Individual Educational Programme (IEP), small Group Learning
and Whole Class Activities for a disabled children studying in
an ordinary Hong Kong pre-school with integrated programme for
use as teaching resources for the module 'Special Education' for
the CE and BEd programmes.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Special Project
Funds
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.6
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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LAI Yuk Ching [SECE]
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Young Children's
Understanding of Illness
The aims of this project
are (1) to assess young children's understanding of the causes
of contagious illnesses in contrast with causes of non-contagious
illnesses and injuries, and (2) to investigate young children's
concept of germs. An interview (to assess Aim 1) and a drawing
task (to assess Aim 2) will be conducted with 20 preschool children
in each of 2 age groups - 4-year-olds and 6-year-olds with no long-term
hospitalization experience and chronic illnesses from local kindergartens.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Departmental
Small Scale Research Fund
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Commencement
Date:
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2004.2
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHIANG Ngar Tak, Etta
[SECE]
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Little Eyes
on Tai Po 幼兒社區探索研究系列（一）之小眼睛看大埔
Hong Kong's kindergarten
teachers are all versed with principles of children-centeredness
or child-appropriateness, the value of play, the importance of
active learning etc. However, in practice, with plenty of "sound
reasons" such as the expectations of oriental parents, the
temptation of ready-made commercial textbooks/learning kits. Teachers
tend to resort to familiar means of rote learning and hard drills
on worksheets etc when working with young children. In
this research project, we would like to lead a group of "little
eyes" all by our own and invite preschool teachers, parents
as voluntary helpers in the project and observe us as early childhood
educators, how we communicate with young children and how we understand
young children thinking in the context of their authentic school
and community life.
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Source
of Funding:
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HKIEd - Research Committee
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.1
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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CHENG Mei Lin [SECE]
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Co-Investigator(s):
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SO Suk Lin [SECE]
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研究如何使幼童有效地適應由幼稚園升讀小一的學習關注
香港有關幼童升讀小一適應問題，在一九九一年以來只有四項研究，包括1991年由教育署研究60所幼稚園和60所小學，1993年由周等研究幼稚園及小學老師對學生的學校準備技巧的期望研究，陳、劉、潘﹝1999﹞探討小一生的適應問題，黃﹝2002﹞研究香港學生是否在轉移學校所遇到的難題。本研究是在一九九一年研究的延續，除了探討幼稚園生如何適應升讀小一，還有幼稚園和小學如何幫助他們適應，家長在轉移往小學的角色。是次研究邀請22所幼稚園和24所小學參與問卷調查和面談訪問。
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Source
of Funding:
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HKSAR Government
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Commencement
Date:
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2002.11
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Chief
Investigator(s):
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KAM Chi Keung *
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Co-Investigator(s):
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CHENG Pui Wah, Doris
[SECE]
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*Investigator from an outside institution / organization