Our People
Dr Kwek Beng Kiat, Dennis
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Dennis Kwek is the Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, and Associate Dean (Strategic Engagement), Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a ...
Appointments:
Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice and Associate Dean, Strategic Engagement
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Educational Management and Leadership | Philosophy | Sociology | Teacher Education
Dr Teo Chew Lee
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Teo Chew Lee is Deputy Centre Director of Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice at the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She received Master of Art ...
Appointments:
Deputy Centre Director, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education | Science of Learning
Dr Wong Hwei Ming
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Wong Hwei Ming is the Assistant Centre Director and a Senior Education Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), National Institute of Education (NIE). Dr Wong holds a Ph.D. in Education and an M.A. in A ...
Appointments:
Assistant Centre Director, Education, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Melvin Chan C. Y.
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Melvin Chan is Senior Education Research Scientist at the Office of Education Research (OER) and is affiliated with two research centres: Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP) and the Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship. ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Psychology
Dr Koh Ruilin, Elizabeth
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Elizabeth Koh is Senior Education Research Scientist (Senior Lecturer) at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She received her PhD in I ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Education and Pedagogy | Information Sciences and Systems | Science of Learning
Dr Lim Yang Teck Kenneth
National Institute of Education [email protected]Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology.
His portfolio is accessible through GPinTuitions, and thro ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Climate and Environment | Curriculum Design and Assessment | Education and Pedagogy | Hardware and Embedded Systems | Internet of Things | Neuroscience | Psychology | Science of Learning | Teacher Education
Dr Huang Junsong, David
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr David Huang has been with NIE since 2005. He is currently the Associate Dean for Grant Management, Strategy & Analytics at the Office for Research (OfR/NIE) and a Senior Education Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagog ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Grant Management, Strategy & Analytics, Office for Research
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Wong Lung Hsiang
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Wong Lung Hsiang is a Senior Education Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and P ...
Appointments:
Senior Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Onishi Pamela Grace Costes
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Pamela Costes Onishi is a Research Scientist (Lecturer) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). She contributes specifically to the Teacher and Professional Learning (TPAL) research at the Cent ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Betsy Ng Ling Ling
National Institute of Education [email protected]Betsy is a research scientist and lecturer at the National Institute of Education. She has been actively involved in education research since 2009. Her PhD research was on student motivation and learning in secondary schools. To date, she ...
Appointments:
Deputy Director (Academic), Research Support, Education Research Funding Programme Office, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education | Neuroscience | Psychology
Dr Teng Siao See
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Teng Siao See is a sociologist working at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. She is also A ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Strategic Engagement, Office for Research
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Goh Hock Huan
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Goh Hock Huan is a research scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP). He has more than 20 years of research experience in CL education, including 4 years of experience as a research associate at CRPP in 2004–2008. Durin ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Seow Sen Kee, Peter
National Institute of Education [email protected]Peter Seow is a Lecturer/Research Scientist in the Office of Education Research in NIE. With his computer science background, he has been studying how students can develop Computational Thinking competencies though physical computing such as t ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education | Science of Learning
Dr Lee Shu Shing
National Institute of Education [email protected]Shu Shing is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. She earned her MSc. and PhD. in Information Studies from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Pereira Andrew Joseph
National Institute of Education [email protected]Andrew Pereira is a Research Scientist with the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP). He received his MA in Applied Linguistics and PhD in English Studies from the National Institute of Education, Singapore. In 2014, he won the ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Pan Qianqian （潘前前）
National Institute of Education [email protected]Qianqian Pan is a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She received her Ph.D. degree from the Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics program in the Department ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Curriculum Design and Assessment
Dr Lee Vwen Yen Alwyn
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Lee is an education researcher and leader who has directed research and development teams across both academic and industry projects. His work focuses on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), Learning Analytics, Knowledge Building, Technolo ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Curriculum Design and Assessment | Education and Pedagogy | Internet of Things
Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir is a Lecturer (Education Research Scientist) with the Lifelong Learning, Cognition, and Wellbeing (LLCW) Research Programme at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), Office of Education Research (OER), ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Khor Ean Teng
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Khor Ean Teng is a faculty member at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She is also a founding leader of Learning Analytics Special Interest Group at NIE; an editorial board member ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Education and Pedagogy | Science of Learning
Dr Katherine Guangji Yuan
National Institute of Education [email protected]Katherine Guangji Yuan is a Lecturer (Research Scientist) in Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education.
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education
Dr Yancy Toh
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Yancy Toh’s research interests span educational leadership, innovation diffusion, complex systems, ICT-mediated pedagogical practices and more recently, research-practice-community partnership. Through an ecological lens, she examines the multi-fa ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Educational Management and Leadership
Dr Nastassja L. Fischer
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Nastassja L. Fischer is a cognitive neuroscientist and early career researcher in the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP) and at the Science of Learning in Education Centre (SoLEC) at the National Institute of Education (NIE) in th ...
Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
Keywords: Child Development | Education and Pedagogy | Neuroscience | Psychology | Science of Learning
Mr Ng Ding Xuan Andy
Qualifications: Master of Arts (Research) (NIE NTU),
Bachelor of Arts (Education) (Hons.) (NIE NTU)
Research Interests: Student Engagement, Academic Emotions, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Learning Analytics.
Current Research Project: Andy is currently involved in the Young Tembusu Programme (YTP), Knowledge Building Design Studio (KBDS), and the Sustained Creative Discourse (SCD) projects. These projects aim to reimagine learning and educational support for students. He also works with schools in research-practice partnerships to develop innovative pedagogies with technology.
Teaching Modules:
QED50B Pedagogical Practices
QED50G Technologies for Meaningful Learning
Dr Ong Kian Keong Aloysius
Qualifications: BaSc (Materials Engineering, NTU); PDGE (Secondary, NIE, NTU); Master of Education (The University of Melbourne, Australia; Ph.D. (Education) (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Research Interests: Knowledge Building (KB), Curriculum Assessment, Epistemic Agency, Learning Analytics and Classroom Discourse. Also interested in socio-cultural perspectives of learning, particularly keen in understanding effective translation of collaborative student-centric practices into the classrooms to support epistemic agency.
Current Research Project: Currently exploring sustained creative discourse in classrooms, looking into how students grow and develop ideas creatively through discourse and the use of learning analytics to enhance creative discourse.
Dr Divya Bhardwaj
Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics), Master of Science (Mathematics for Educators), Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning
Research Interests: Classroom studies involving teaching and learning of mathematics, Classroom pedagogy, Qualitative/Baseline studies, International comparative studies on mathematics education
Current Research Project: Dr. Bhardwaj manages the Core Research Office, overseeing activities for the CORE Research Programme and supporting the synthesis of research findings. She is currently involved in the CORE 4 Phase 1 study, a large-scale baseline suite of empirical research examining Singaporean classroom pedagogies.
Loo Tian Peng Durdan Kennedy
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts (Education), Currently in the midst of completing Masters in Science of Learning
Research Interests: -
Current Research Project: Was previously in Sustained Creative Discourse, analysing how discourse patterns are creatively maintained within a knowledge building classroom. Currently in Young Tembusu Programme, aimed at redefining the future of learning and as an avenue to provide opportunities for those with low SES.
Hera Lim
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology (National University of Singapore)
Research Interests: Educational psychology and policy; Parental education; Socioemotional competencies in early childhood and K-12 education; Science of Learning; Policy, Curriculum and Leadership; Teacher training; Pedagogy; Psycholinguistics
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in a study examining the effect of a data literacy professional development intervention on teachers in Singapore; by evaluating their data knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived value of data use, to inform instructional decision-making.
Chan Han Shi Hui Leta
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology (NUS)
Research Interests: Child development, special needs education and interventions
Current Research Project: Our project focuses on developing a generative AI tool to aid students' programming learning, and explores their attitudes towards integrating this technology into their studies.
Premala D/O Benogopan
Qualifications: Bachelors of Science (Honours) in Psychology with Counselling, University of Bradford, UK.
Research Interests: Psychology, Education, Early Childhood, Language and Literacy, Developmental Psychology , Special Needs.
Current Research Project: I am currently researching in AI4SoL whereby our project revolves around primary school children and their capability in assessing AI-enhanced tool pack and their competency in academic-driven technology. This aims to facilitate a primary child's understanding of solving word problems through structured inquiry processes and their cognitive ability to retain relevant information.
Alistair Jun Nan Peacock
Qualifications: Masters in Developmental and Educational Psychology (Institute of Education, University College London)
Research Interests: Educational psychology, student engagement
Current Research Project: The CORE 4 Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms.
Audi Arwani Binte Azlan
Qualifications: Bachelors of Arts (Hons) in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Research Interests: AI in education, language in education, applied linguistics, well-being, inquiry-based learning
Current Research Project: SingaKids Pic2Speak: Multilingual AI Tutor - Uplifiting Singapore's Bilingual Edge. The project leverages on AI capabilities to support the development of primary students’ spoken mother tongue language proficiency and their interest in language. The AI pedagogical intervention aims to improve students’ oral skills using a picture-prompted multilingual virtual tutor.
Christin Rekha Jonathan
Qualifications: Master of Arts (Research), National Institute of Education
Research Interests: 21st century competencies, achievement motivation, computer-supported collaborative learning and learning analytics innovations
Current Research Project: A Multimodal Learning Analytics Approach Towards Learner Dashboard Designs for Better Engagement and Metacognitive Regulation (LADDER). This project aims to use a multi-modal learning analytics approach to develop an automated measure of students’ engagement on a learning tool including the learning analytics dashboard, and relate this with metacognitive regulation.
Nuraini Binte Saidi
Qualifications: Master of Education (Mathematics) (NIE/NTU), Bachelor of Science (Mathematics with Psychology) (SUSS)
Research Interests: Language and literacy education, Classroom practices, Sociocultural & Community Contexts
Current Research Project: I am involved in AI4SoL in which our study is building a tool to improve student's problem-solving accuracy and conceptual understanding, foster independent leaning through scaffolded inquiry, and facilitate transfer or problem-solving strategies to new problems.
Danyalakshmi Ganeson
Qualifications: Bachelor of Psychology
Research Interests: Educational Psychology, Classroom pedagogies. Qualitative/Quantitative/Baseline studies
Current Research Project: Currently, I am involved in the CORE Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms. This study aims to document and analyze how teachers teach and how students learn in an authentic and natural classroom setting.
Varsha Vignesh
Qualifications: Master of Education (Art) - NIE; Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion - NAFA
Research Interests: Arts for wellness, Art therapy-based pedagogies, Arts based research
Current Research Project: Young Tembusu Programme (YTP)
Lee Hui Shan
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology with Honors (Nanyang Technological University
Research Interests: Socioemotional Development, Pedogogical Evaluation, Executive Function and Learning
Current Research Project: I am currently working on a project that integrates hands-on tinkering into the Primary 4 and 5 Science curriculum, exploring how it can enrich both teaching and learning experiences in primary school science education.
Filzah Amalia Binti Rahmat
Qualifications: BA (Hons) in Sociology
Research Interests: Qualitative/baseline studies, formative assessment practices
Current Research Project: Currently involved in the CORE Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research examining Singaporean classroom pedagogies, across various subjects, in both primary and secondary schools.
Kalaivani Ramachandran
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (Statistics) (NUS)
Research Interests: Teacher Professional Learning, Science of Learning, Psychology
Current Research Project: 1. Characterising Situated Professional Learning in Schools, 2. Singapore Expert Teachers, 3. Teacher Reflection as Situated Professional Learning
Koh Hui Ling Carina
Qualifications: Master of Arts (Research) (Nanyang Technological University), BA (Hon.) English Literature (Nanyang Technological University)
Research Interests: AI in education, classroom pedagogical discourse, critical theory in education, literary and critical theory, Victorian literature
Current Research Projects: Dialogic Principles for a Research-Practice Partnership in Character Citizenship Education. The project employs a novel dialogic approach to reconstituting traditional Research-Practice Partnerships with schools such that partnerships more equitable and teachers are better supported in making educational changes in the domain of CCE. As a result, we hope to empower students so they are better equipped for pressing 21CC concerns.
Lim Shijian
Qualifications: Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
Research Interests: Research methodology and classroom pedagogies
Current Research Project: The CORE 4 Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research: Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms. This study aims to document and analyse how teachers teach and how students learn in an authentic and natural classroom setting.
Lok Jie Bin
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science
Research Interests: Self-directed learning with hands-on projects
Current Research Project: Providing relevant equipment related to IoT, AI and other digital technology alongside pedagogical techniques to assist in exploring and learning new concepts.
Loo Siok Chen
Qualifications: BA (Statisics and Economics), NUS
Research Interests: Quantitative analysis, longitudinal studies and classroom pedagogies
Current Research Project: CORE Research Program, a large-scale baseline empirical research: Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore's Primary & Secondary Classrooms.
Lee Chuan Cheng
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Psychology (National University of Singapore)
Research Interests: Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Mental Health and Distress
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in the CORE 4 Research programme, a baseline empirical research into teaching pedagogies in Designated Subject Domain (DSD) in Singapore classrooms, that investigates how teachers teach their students in a classroom.
Joyce Lum Ka Wei
Qualifications: Current Master of Social Sciences (Research) (Psychology) (NUS), BA in Psychology (TARUMT, KL, Malaysia)
Research Interests: Emotion, cognition, and well-being; research methods and statistical analyses.
Current Research Project: Association between Cognitive Flexibility & Pedagogies.
Sia Jingyun Erna Sharida
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)
Research Interests: educational research, pedagogy, child development, literacy practices, and language acquisition
Current Research Project: ERFP 11/23 LCE Reading Futures Study: A Longitudinal Cross-Case Comparison of Adolescents' Print and Digital Reading Practices. This study makes use of an innovative mobile ethnography method alongside traditional ethnographic research to capture the just-in-time reading habits and practices of adolescence across print and devices, both in and out-of-school across chronological time.
Siti Rasyidah Binte Mat Rasid
Qualifications: Bachelor of Sociology
Research Interests: Educational Research, Classroom pedagogies, Student/teacher well-being. Qualitative/Quantitative/Baseline studies
Current Research Project: Currently, I am involved in the CORE Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms. This study aims to document and analyze how teachers teach and how students learn in an authentic and natural classroom setting.
Lor Sher Leng
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology (Nanyang Technological University)
Research Interests: Educational psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Emotion and Well-being, Mindful-based Practices
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in the Knowledge Building study which works closely with educators to inspire a knowledge-creating culture within classrooms to advance students' understanding while equipping them with essential 21st Century Competencies.
Wartik Bte Hassan
Qualifications: Master of Applied Linguistics (NIE/NTU), BA in Communication Studies & English Language (SIM), Diploma in Education (NIE/NTU)
Research Interests: Bilingualism, Translanguaging, Classroom pedagogies. Qualitative/Baseline studies
Current Research Project: Currently, I am involved in the CORE Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms.
Wendy Huang
Qualifications: Master of Science in Teaching from Pace University (New York, USA), Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Wheaton College (Illinois, USA)
Research Interests: computing education, computational thinking, artificial intelligence literacy, assessment literacy, home-school partnerships
Current Research Project: The Parent Matters project investigates how parents of Singaporean primary school students are engaged in their children's educational assessment and the factors that influence their engagement. https://tinyurl.com/SGparentmatters
Yeo Ko Rene
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology (NUS)
Research Interests: Educational Research, Classroom Pedagogies, Developmental Psychology, Special Needs and Includion
Current Research Project: Currently, I am involved in the CORE Research Programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms. This study aims to document and analyze how teachers teach and how students learn in an authentic and natural classroom setting.
Narmatha Maran
Qualifications: Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours (Singapore Institute of Technology)
Research Interests: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis ; Student learning & engagement
Current Research Project: : I am currently working on the CORE 4 main study, which investigates the instructional core across Singapore's schools. The study focuses on Designated Subject Domains to better understand classroom pedagogies and support improvements in educational policy.
Zhao Chunsheng
Qualifications: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistice (Nanyang Technological University)
Research Interests: Chinese Language teaching and learning
Current Research Project: A Study on ICT Initiatives for Blended Learning in the New Chinese Mother Tongue Curriculum for Secondary Three Students: Implementation and Effectiveness
Koh Yu Qun
Qualifications: BA (Hons) in History, NTU
Research Interests: Educational research, language acquisition, pedagogy, reading and literacy practices, social justice
Current Research Project: ERFP 11/23 LCE Reading Futures Study: A Longitudinal Cross-Case Comparison of Adolescents' Print and Digital Reading Practices. This study makes use of an innovative mobile ethnography method alongside traditional ethnographic research to capture the just-in-time reading habits and practices of adolescence across print and devices, both in and out-of-school across chronological time.
Sheenajane Fernandez
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Development
Research Interests: Educational Research, classroom pedagogies and teacher learning
Current Research Project: Qualitative project researching the factors that lead to expertise for teachers in the teaching track
Karmen Cheng
Qualifications: Master of Arts in International Education (New York University)
Research Interests: Moral obligation, privilege, popular culture, Affect Studies and Critical Theory; how emotions, shaped by history and power, affect people’s sense of agency within cultural and political contexts.
Current Research Project: We are exploring the equity ecology for primary school students from low-income households in Singapore, focusing particularly on how school-community partnerships contribute to this support system.
Ang Jing Hui Daphne
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Nanyang Technological University), Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
Research Interests: I am interested in the intersection of well-being, education, and human development. I’m curious about how mental well-being—such as emotional resilience, a sense of meaning, and pleasure—can be supported through educational experiences. I hope to contribute to research that enhances overall well-being in Singapore
Current Research Project: Reading Futures Study: A Longitudinal Cross-Case Comparison of Adolescents' Print and Digital Reading Practice
Yin Yishu
Qualifications: Master of Science(Analytics) in NTU; Bachelor of Technology(Industrial and Management Engineering) in NUS
Research Interests: Data Analysis of Big Data, AI of Neural network models, analytic related area
Current Research Project: LADDER project of analysing student engagement via multi-modality generated from real-word data
Felicia Lee
Qualifications: BA (Hons.) Communication Studies (Nanyang Technological University); Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (Nanyang Technological University); Doctor of Philosophy - Arts (The University of Melbourne)
Research Interests: Sociolinguistics and identity work, Pragmatics, Discourse & Conversation analysis, digital communication, language maintenance, literacy
Current Research Project: Currently involved in a study (Reading Studies Future) exploring the reading habits of Singaporean adolescents and its relationship with reading proficiency. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to capture the reading habits of these adolescents when they are in and outside of school.
Rachel Tan
Qualifications: Bachelors of Psychological Science with Honours (University of Queensland)
Research Interests: Developmental Psychology, Child Psychology and Educational Psychology
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in the CORE 4 Research programme, a large-scale baseline empirical research Investigation of Designated Subject Domain (DSD) Pedagogies in Singapore’s Primary & Secondary Classrooms.
Liu Yuci
Qualifications: BSc (Honours) in Physics (NUS), PGDE (NIE), BPsychSc (JCUS), Current Master of Science (Science of Learning) student (NIE
Research Interests: Psychology, Neuroscience, Education
Current Research Project: Investigating the relationship between wellbeing with motivation, resilience, engagement and academic performance
Natasha Tan Rey
Qualifications: Master of Social Research Methods (The University of Western Australia); Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and Sociology (The University of Western Australia)
Research Interests: I am interested in work that can affect positive socio-cultural changes in the field of education. I enjoy working on projects that involve education, pedagogical evaluation and life-long learning.
Current Research Project: Exploring how integrating hands-on tinkering activities into Primary 4 and 5 science classes influences teaching strategies and student learning. The study examines teacher development, classroom implementation, and the impact of tinkering on students’ self-efficacy, self-concept, and interest in science across academic abilities and genders.
Tan Yi Hong
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology (Nanyang Technological University)
Research Interests: Gaming Psychology; Qualitative and Quantitative Research; Insights Analysis
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in a project seeking to scale and translate open source environmental sensors to Natural Sciences and A-level curricula.
Du Qingqing
Qualifications: Master of Science in Educational Studies (KU Leuven); Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (Zhejiang University)
Research Interests: student-teacher relationship, school engagement, student career aspiration, quantitative methods, systematic review and meta-analysis
Current Research Project: I am currently involved in a longitudinal study DRivers, Enablers, and pathways of Adolescent development in Singapore (DREAMS) focusing on students' career aspirations and school motivation (project 1&2).
Low Jia Min
Qualifications: M.A. in Educational Psychology, Korea University (Seoul, Korea); Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Research Interests: Motivation, achievement goals, epistemic emotions, academic feedback, career aspiration
Current Research Project: DRivers, Enablers, and pathways of Adolescent developMent in Singapore (DREAMS) is a prospective longitudinal and multilevel study of a large representative sample of Secondary school adolescents in Singapore. It aims to determine the predictors, processes, and trajectories of successful adolescent development, well-being, and educational pathways.
Padmini Udupi Srinidhi Ritti
Qualifications: Masters of Education ( Development Psychology) Masters of Research
Research Interests: How carnatic music helps with the executive functioning in pre schoolers
Current Research Project: Aesthetically-Infused Inquiry-Based Learning (AIIBL)
Dr Uma Natarajan
Dr Uma Natarajan is a Research Manager at CRPP. She has several years of experience in research and managerial roles in Singapore and the United States, and her interests include education policy, teacher education, STEM and integrating technology in education. She was a Graduate Research Associate in the early years of CRPP (2004-2007) and rejoined NIE to manage the meriSTEM centre after her return from the United States.
Dr Natarajan has contributed to policy research at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) and was a teaching fellow for the Masters Programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also has extensive experience working for international projects in institutions like the Asian Development Bank, UNESCO, Microsoft and the HEAD Foundation.
Ms Pauline Cassidy Appleyard
Ms Pauline Cassidy Appleyard is the Project Manager of the CORE Research Programme (2004-present), a multi-million-dollar, government-funded, large-scale baseline suite of empirical studies focusing on Singaporean classroom pedagogies. Her role includes budget creation, managing project finances, progress reporting and all aspects surrounding team management and development. In parallel with her project manager role, she manages the practical and logistical aspects involved in running the physical space in which CRPP is housed.
Ms Appleyard moved to Singapore in 2002 and after completing her Masters degree with Curtin University of Technology, Australia. She became a Project Manager with CRPP in 2004 where she has assisted multiple principal investigators with their research projects. Between 2010 and 2020, she worked at James Cook University (Singapore) and Newcastle University (Singapore), as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom, where she managed research projects and postgraduate students. In 2020, Ms Appleyard returned to work in CRPP.
Watch this space for more information.
Muhammad Talha
Muhammad Talha is a PhD candidate in the Italian National Doctorate in Learning Sciences and Digital Technologies (XXXIX Cycle) at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His doctoral research explores learning analytics in blended learning environments, with a particular focus on the design of educational dashboards and data visualization to support meaningful learning experiences.
As a visiting scholar at the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice in NIE, NTU, Muhammad is undertaking a six-month research attachment under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Koh, contributing to the LADDER Project “A Multimodal Learning Analytics Approach Towards Learner Dashboards Designs for Better Engagement and Metacognitive Regulation.”
Muhammad’s broader research interests include educational technology, learning analytics, data-informed pedagogy, and digital transformation. His collaboration with NIE aims to strengthen international perspectives on the use of data and analytics to enhance learning and teaching practices.
Wu Mian
Wu Mian is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Technology (Zhejiang University, China) and holds a Bachelor of Education in Pedagogy (Zhejiang University, China). She is attached to CRPP for 12months. Her research interests are computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL); learning analytics; education data mining; AI in education. Mian's research is focused on exploring CSCL mechanisms, developing and evaluating learning analytics dashboards, and AI in education. Currently she is on using eye-tracking and multi-modal learning analytics methods to investigate how students’ cognition is distributed across the learning environment during AI-assisted collaborative programming. While attached to CRPP, Mian will also participate in CRPP projects, including research design, data collection, data analysis, and manuscript writing, under the guidance of Dr. Lee Vwen Yen Alwyn