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Professor Kong Siu Cheung is a Chair Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT) and Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Competency Education Centre (AIDCEC) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
Professor Kong serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the international journals Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL) and Journal of Computers in Education (JCE). He was the President of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) from 2014 to 2015 and was the President of the Global Chinese Society for Computers in Education (GCSCE) from July 2023 to June 2025.
Professor Kong has been recognised on the Stanford list of the world's Top 2% Scientists in Education for the period 2019–2025. His accolades include the 2019–2020 HKSAR University Grants Council Teaching Award (Team Award); the EdUHK President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team Award) in 2020 and for Outstanding Performance in Administration (Team Award) in 2021 and 2024; and the National Teaching Award 2022 (Higher Education – Undergraduate, Tier-Two Team Award) of the People's Republic of China.
From 2016 to 2025, Professor Kong has been leading an international project to promote coding education and the development of computational thinking. He is also leading several projects from 2020 to 2028 on AI in education and AI literacy for a wide range of participants in Hong Kong and France, including primary and secondary school pupils, university students, teachers, parents, and administrative staff in the workplace.
At EdUHK, he is the programme leader for the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence for Executive Professionals [MSc(AIEP)] and the five-week Certificate in Professional Development (PDP) on Artificial Intelligence in Primary Education. His research interests include AI in education; AI and metaverse literacy; computational thinking, STEM, and mathematics education; pedagogy in digital classrooms; teacher development; and policy in digital education.
Research interests
- Artificial Intelligence in education
- Artificial Intelligence Literacy
- Metaverse Literacy
- Computational Thinking Education
- STEM Education
- Mathematics Education
- Pedagogy in Digital Classroom
- Teacher Development
- Policy in Digital Education
External Appointments
1. Editor-in-Chief, the international journal Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL)
2. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Computers in Education (JCE)
3. Director of Hong Kong Education City Limited (EdCity) (May 2021 to Present)
4. Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance (October 2021 to Present)
5. Member of the 7th Academic Committee of China Association for Educational Technology (CAET) (April 2024 to Present)
6. Member of the National Secondary and Primary School Science Education Expert Committee (2025 to Present).
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Animation, Coding, Cognitive Tool as Pedagogies for Subject Learning, Self-Regulated Learning, and Computational Thinking Development: Coding, Chinese Language, English Language, and Mathematics
KONG, S. C. (PI) & LING, M. H. A. (CoI)
01/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
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Provision of Services to Develop Learning and Teaching Resources on Coding Education for Primary 6 Students and to Provide a Briefing Session cum Seminar on the Resources
KONG, S. C. (PI)
01/10/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Research project
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Provision of Services to Develop Learning and Teaching Resources on Coding Education for Primary 5 Students and to Provide a Briefing Session cum Seminar on the Resources
KONG, S. C. (PI)
01/04/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research project
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Developing and validating an artificial intelligence identity scale for artificial intelligence literacy development
KONG, S. C. & TSANG, O., 2026, In: Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. 21, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Exploring the relationship between empowerment in using artificial intelligence for problem-solving and artificial intelligence ethical awareness: Multi-group structural equation modelling
KONG, S. C. & ZHU, J., 2026, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 10, 100555.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Latent profile analysis of primary students’ computational thinking concepts: Stability and mobility of profile membership after one year of study
KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., 2026, In: Computers & Education. 250, 105620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Unleashing human potential: An artificial intelligence competency framework for K-12 education
KONG, S. C. & HU, W., 2026, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 10, 100556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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A latent profile analysis of teachers’ knowledge about and perceived usefulness of computational thinking and how teacher profiles relate to student achievement
KONG, S. C., LAI, M., LI, Y. G., CHAN, T.-Y. D. & ZHANG, Y. T., 2025, In: Computers & Education. 232, 105281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review