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WAN Zhihong is an Associate Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong. Dr. Wan obtained his PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. Before starting his research in science education, he had taught middle school science for 5 years. Cultivating STEM talent is a long-standing research interest of Dr. Wan with an emphasis on interdisciplinary STEM learning. Extensive topics about STEM education have been investigated in his projects, including the relationship between STEM learning and STEM career aspiration, the impacts of designed-based STEM learning, understanding the integration in STEM, and cultivating students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) through STEM robotics. Recently, he is conducting a PPR (Public Policy Research) project to investigate STEM majors’ intention to work in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. A series of STEM robotics textbooks have been published. He is the EES (Education for Environmental Studies) theme coordinator of the CEES (Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability). He once served as the Secretary of East-Asian Association for Science Education and is now serving as the Chair of the sub-committee of STEM Education &Thinking of the Association of Teaching for Thinking. His research works have been widely published in top international journals, including Computer & Education, Science Education, Studies in Science Education, International Journal of Science Education, Thinking Skills & Creativity, and etc.
Research interests
Design-based STEM learning
STEM creativity
Attitude towards STEM
STEM career aspiration
STEM robotics for students with ADHD
Nature of Science
Critical thinking
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Teaching Interests
Design-based STEM learning
Cross-disciplinary teaching and learning
Assessment for learning
Designing school tests and examinations
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Working in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduates' Intention and Concerns
WAN, Z., LEE, C. K. J. & ZHAO, Z.
16/02/22 → 15/02/23
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., WU, D. & ZHAN, Y.
15/11/21 → 14/12/22
Project: Research project
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Teachers' Conceptual Change in Their Pedagogical Practices with E-Textbook: From Conception to Realization
SO, W. M. W., KONG, S. C. & WAN, Z.
01/01/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research project
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Developing Macau Benchmarks for Senior Secondary Science
WAN, Z., Wei, B. & Hu, J.
01/09/13 → 30/08/14
Project: Other project
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Developing Macau Benchmarks for Junior Secondary Science
WAN, Z., Wei, B. & Hu, J.
01/09/12 → 31/08/13
Project: Other project
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Developing and validating a scale of STEM project-based learning experience
WAN, Z., SO, W. M. W. & ZHAN, Y., Apr 2022, In: Research in Science Education. 52, 2, p. 599-615Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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For harmony and democracy: Secondary students’ views on the value of developing critical thinking in a Confucian heritage context
WAN, Z., WAN, S. L. & ZHAN, Y., Jun 2022, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 44, 101031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Online formative peer feedback in Chinese contexts at the tertiary level: A critical review on its design, impacts and influencing factors
ZHAN, Y., WAN, Z. & SUN, D., Jan 2022, In: Computers & Education. 176, 104341.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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What predicts students’ critical thinking disposition? A comparison of the roles of classroom and family environments
WAN, Z. H., Jul 2022, In: Learning Environments Research. 25, 2, p. 565-580Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Who perceives more value of teacher feedback? Exploring the roles of college students’ possible second language selves and language learning strategies
ZHAN, Y., LEE, C. K. J. & WAN, Z., 2022, In: Language Testing in Asia. 12, 62.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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