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Prof. KONG Siu Cheung currently is Research Chair Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT); and Director of Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology (LTTC), the Education University of Hong Kong. Prof. Kong holds a doctorate from the Department of Computer Science of the City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Kong has produced over 290 academic publications in the areas of pedagogy in digital classroom, teacher development, mathematics education, computational thinking education, STEM education, artificial intelligence literacy, metaverse literacy, and policy on digital technology in education. He has completed/conducted 75 research projects since joining the University (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education). Prof. Kong is at present serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL) and Journal of Computers in Education (JCE). He was in the presidential roles for the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) for six years, as the President-Elect in 2012 and 2013, the President in 2014 and 2015, and Past-President in 2016 and 2017. Prof. Kong was the Convener of International Research Networks (IRNs), World Educational Research Association (WERA) (December 2012 to December 2015: Theory and Practice of Pedagogical Design for Learning in Digital Classrooms; May 2019 to April 2022: Computational Thinking Education in Primary and Secondary Schools). Prof. Kong was the winner of 2019-2020 HKSAR University Grants Council Teaching Award (Team Award). He also won The Education University of Hong Kong President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team Award) in 2020 and Outstanding Performance in Administration (Team Award) in 2021. Prof. Kong is leading an international project on promoting computational thinking development and coding education for eight years starting from 2016.
Research interests
Pedagogy in Digital Classroom
Teacher Development
Mathematics Education
Computational Thinking Education
STEM Education
Artificial Intelligence Literacy
Metaverse Literacy
Policy on Digital Technology in Education
External Appointments
- Editor-in-Chief, the international journal Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Computers in Education (JCE)
- Founding Councilor of Hong Kong STEM Education Alliance
- Director of Hong Kong Education City Limited (EdCity) (May 2021 to Present)
- Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance (October 2021 to Present)
- Member of CDC Committee on Technology Education, Curriculum Development Council, HKSAR Education Bureau
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Designing and Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme for University and Secondary School Students
01/11/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Developing Computational Thinking of Senior Primary School Students through Programming Education – Phase II
KONG, S. C., Prof., A. H., Prof., L. K. O. M., SUN, D. & CHIU, M. M.
01/08/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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Hybrid Learning Experience among School Leaders and Educators in Hong Kong
01/04/21 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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A Review of the GILO Self-assessment Questionnaire
KONG, S. C. & YU, K. W. E.
01/02/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research project
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Development for EdUHK and Secondary School Students
16/11/20 → 15/11/22
Project: Research project
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Evaluating an artificial intelligence literacy programme for developing university students’ conceptual understanding, literacy, empowerment and ethical awareness
KONG, S. C., CHEUNG, M. Y. W. & ZHANG, G., 2023, In: Educational Technology & Society. 26, 1, p. 16-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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An analysis of the attitudes and behaviours of university students and perceived contextual factors in alternative assessment during the pandemic using the attitude–behaviour–context model
KONG, S. C. & YUEN, C-N., Oct 2022, In: Heliyon. 8, 10, e11180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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A proposed computational thinking teacher development framework for K-12 guided by the TPACK model
KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Computers in Education. 9, 3, p. 379-402Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Computational identity and programming empowerment of students in computational thinking development
KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., May 2022, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 53, 3, p. 668-686Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Computational thinking education in K–12: Artificial intelligence literacy and physical computing
KONG, S. C. (ed.) & ABELSON, H. (ed.), 2022, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.Research output: Book/Report › Books
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