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Dr. Wu Dandan obtained her Ph.D. degree in early childhood education (ECE) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Before being a researcher, Dandan was a registered class teacher in Hong Kong kindergartens, a textbook editor for ECE teaching materials and an ECE teacher trainer. Her research interests cover developmental cognitive neuroscience, early language acquisition and early multilingualism, early development of spatial language and cognition, formal and informal learning in early STEM. She is an editorial board member and reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals in the field, including Frontiers in Psychology, Children and Youth Services Review, Early Education and Development, International Journal of Early Years Education, etc. Her recent studies focus on the neuroimaging exploration of the impact of early learning experience/living environment on children’s brain development using fNIRS technology.
Research interests
Developmental cognitive neuroscience
Early language acquisition and early multilingualism
Early development of spatial language and cognition
Formal and informal learning in early STEM
Teacher-child interactions in constructive play
Teaching Interests
Development of Early Childhood Education
Honours Project
Child Development
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Using Picture Book to Promote Positive Education in Pre-School Through Home-School-Community Collaboration
WONG, K. S. T. (PI), CHENG, Y. L. (CoI), WOO, Y. S. (CoI), HAU, W. Y. J. (Team Member), LAI, N. H. E. (Team Member), LEUNG, T. Y. I. (Team Member), TAM, P. C. P. (Team Member), WU, D. (Team Member), LAW, K. Y. (Team Member) & LEUNG, W. M. V. (CoI)
01/09/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research project
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Exploring the impacts of STEM maker activities on mental rotation: a fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) study
WAN, Z. (PI), ZHAN, Y. (CoI) & WU, D. (CoI)
15/11/21 → 14/12/22
Project: Research project
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A corpus-based study of spatial frames of references in early child Mandarin Chinese
WU, D., DEGOTARDI, S., LI, H. & TONG, N. Y., Sept 2024, In: Languages. 9, 10, 318.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Childhood environmental unpredictability and problematic smartphone use in university students: The mediating roles of anxiety and self-control
WANG, C., CHEN, C., WANG, Y., WANG, Q., HE, Z. & WU, D., Apr 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, p. 14439-14447Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Digital parenting and its impact on early childhood development: A scoping review
CHOY, Y. N., LAU, Y. H. E. & WU, D., May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Education and Information Technologies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Digital parenting in the early years: A scoping review
CHOY, Y. N., LAU, Y. H. E. & WU, D., Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Effectiveness of mixed-mode parenting training program during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quasi-experiment study in Hong Kong
WU, D., LAU, Y. H. E. & POWER, T. G., Jan 2024, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 156, 107246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review