TEACHING

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Teaching Philosophy

I adopt student-centered approaches in teaching.

Students should learn by constructing their own knowledge. Teachers are not in a position to “transmit” knowledge to their students, but more to be the facilitators of students’ learning. They are the guide on the side. Teachers’ responsibility is to get students involved in an active mode of learning, both inside and outside the classroom. Setting clear and attainable learning goals facilitate and motivate students to learn. Teachers should also provide diverse learning opportunities for students to integrate their learning to experience.

Teaching Development

Engage students to think

Work

Experience

Lecturer. Division of Social Science, HKUST

Feb 2022 - present

Teaching UG courses for the Psychological and Behavioral Science minor program

Lecturer. Department of Psychology, CUHK

Aug 2012 - Jan 2022

Teaching UG courses for the Psychology major program
Supervising UG thesis and MA research projects

Instructor (part-time). Nethersole School of Nursing, CUHK

2010, 2011 & 2012

Conducting tutorials on psychology courses offering to the Nursing students

Demonstrator (full-time). Department of Psychology, HKU

Aug 2006 - Jul 2009

Conducting tutorials on undergraduate courses
Supervising UG independent study

Languages

Chinese, English, Putonghua

A bit Roman languages (Spanish, Italian, German)

Education

Ph.D., Psychology, HKU

2009 - 2012

The dissertation examines how personality and cultural differences explain students' achievement motivation in the educational setting.

M.Phil., Psychology, HKU

2004 - 2006

The dissertation focuses on how students' personality affects their achievement motivation under different conditions (success/failure) in the educational setting.

Awards & Honors

Evan Kvan Postgraduate Scholarship (2011), Outstanding Tutor Award (2010), Outstanding Poster Presentation of Research Postgraduate Conference (2006)