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Professor Kerry Lee joined the Education University of Hong Kong in 2017 and is affiliated with the Department of Early Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education and Human Development. He is also Director of the Centre for Educational and Developmental Sciences. Prior to joining the university, Professor Lee was at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, where he had a number of leadership roles including Head of Research at the Education and Cognitive Development Lab and Associate Dean at the Office of Educational Research. Professor Lee earned his Bachelor degree from the University of Sydney and his Doctorate from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Professor Lee is trained as a cognitive developmental psychologist. His work focuses on mathematical achievement, working memory, and the development of executive functioning. He has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Educational Psychology and Child Development. He is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development and the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction. He is an associate editor of Learning and Individual Differences and serves on the editorial or review boards of the European Journal of Psychological Assessment, and Frontline Learning Research.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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'Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation' (RAMSR) in Hong Kong Kindergartens from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds: A Randomized Controlled Trial
BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A. (PI), BULL, R. (Collaborator), WILLIAMS, K. (Collaborator), LEUNG, S. (Collaborator), LEE, K. (CoI) & SIU, T. S. C. (CoI)
01/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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Role of Distraction on Children's Math Performance
LEE, K. (PI) & LEMAIRE, P. (PI)
01/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research project
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The Antecedent Role of Movement Proficiency in Child Development: Evidence from a Group-Randomised Controlled Trial of a Motor Skills Training Programme for Young Children
JONES, R. (CoI), MASTERS, R. S. W. (CoI), LEE, K. (CoI) & CAPIO, C. M. (PI)
01/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Kids with Character: A Positive Education Program to Promote Children’s Character Strengths and Well-being
FONG, W. T. R. (PI), KING, R. B. (Team Member), YIP, Y. W. S. (Team Member), LAW, W. (Team Member), NG, M. L. (Team Member), LEE, K. (Team Member) & LI, H. (Team Member)
01/08/20 → 31/01/22
Project: Research project
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Child maltreatment and working memory in young children: Evidence from Thailand
GAO, X., LEE, K., PERMPOONPUTTANA, K., PLITPONKARNPIM, A. & RUKSEE, N., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Differential roles of local parenting practices in household financial strains and children’s cognitive performance
NG, V., FONG, K. M. Y., LEE, K. & SUN, J., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Domain specificity of mastery-motivation-related behaviours in relation to Singaporean preschoolers’ mathematical performance
LEE, T. Y., SIM, L. W., ANWAR, M. S. B. M., CHEUNG, P., LEE, K., ANSARI, D., ESPOSITO, G. & RIFKIN-GRABOI), A., Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Psychology of Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Early childhood educators’ beliefs and intentions: Playstyle, sensitivity, and verbal/non-verbal communication in teacher-child interaction
KARIM, S., BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A. & LEE, K., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Early self-regulation: kindergarten teachers’ understandings, estimates, indicators, and intervention strategies
BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A., WILLIAMS, K. E., LEE, K. & NG, S. P., 2024, In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 45, 3, p. 290-311Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review