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Personal profile
Qualifications
- Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong
- M.Phil., University of Cambridge
- M.A., Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- B.A., Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Awards
- Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2024-2025 (HKU, 350,700 HKD)
- Research Postgraduate Student Publication Award (HKU)
- HKU Innovation Award for chatbot-assisted gamified learning environment project (50,000 HKD, Co-Investigator)
- Best Poster Award at the Wolfson Research Event, University of Cambridge
Certification
- Esports Teams and Professional Players, UCI
- Game Developers and Esports Organization, UCI
- Collegiate Esports and Career Planning, UCI
Research interests
- Educational psychology
- Social-emotional competence
- Cognition
- Transfer of learning
- Learning interest and motivation
- Technology-assisted learning (E-sports, AI tools, virtual reality, gamification)
External Appointments
Invited reviewer for:
- Computers & Education
- Educational Research Review
- International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
- Education and Information Technologies
- Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning
- Interactive Learning Environments
- EARLI Conference
- AERA Conference
Professional information
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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A review of reviews on virtual reality in educational context: Constraints, implications, and research agendas
ZHONG, Y., LI, C., JIANG, J., FRYER, L. K. & SHUM, A., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Educational Computing Research. 64, 2, p. 439-492Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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From virtual to reality: A systematic review of the impact of virtual reality on skill acquisition, retention, and transfer
ZHONG, Y., GUO, K., XU, L. & FRYER, L. K., 2026, In: Educational Research Review. 50, 100767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Affordances, constraints, and implications of ChatGPT in education from a social-ecological perspective: A data mining approach
ZHONG, Y., LIAN, J., HUANG, H. & DENG, H., Aug 2025, In: Education and Information Technologies. 30, p. 16407-16440Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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From gaming to reality: Effectiveness of skills transfer from competitive sandbox gaming environment to near and far contexts
ZHONG, Y., FRYER, L. K., ZHENG, S., SHUM, A. & CHU, S. K. W., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 22, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Investigating EFL teachers’ lesson planning for chatbot-assisted learning of argumentative writing: A TPACK perspective
GUO, K., ZHONG, Y., QIN, J. & CHU, S. K. W., 2025, In: Interactive Learning Environments. 33, 2, p. 1520-1541Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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