PPE Research Group

Publications:

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Journal Publications 

 

• Song Y.(accepted). Improving primary students’ collaborative problem solving competency in project-based science learning with productive failure instructional design in a seamless learning environment. Educational Technology Research and Development. 

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• Song, Y. & Kong, S. C. (2017). Investigating Students’ Acceptance of a Statistics Learning Platform Using Technology Acceptance Model. Journal of Educational Computing Research, Online, 1-33.

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• Song, Y. & Kapur, M. (2017). How to flip the classroom – “productive failure” or “traditional flipped classroom” pedagogical design?. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 20(1), 292-305.

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• Song, Y., & Kong, S. C. (2017). Affordances and constraints of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for learning and teaching in higher education: Teachers’ perspectives. The Internet and Higher Education, 32, 39-46.

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• Song, Y., Jong, M., Chang, M., & Chen, W. (2017). “HOW” to design, implement and evaluate the flipped classroom? – A synthesis. Journal of Educational Technology and Society, 20 (1), 180-183.

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• Song, Y. (2016). “We found the ‘black spots’ on campus on our own”: development of inquiry skills in primary science learning with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Interactive Learning Environments, 24(2), 291-305.

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• Kong, S.C., & Song, Y. (2015). An experience of personalized learning hub initiative embedding BYOD for reflective engagement in higher education. Computers and Education, 88, 227-240.

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• Song, Y. (2014). Methodological Issues in Mobile Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (mCSCL): What Methods, What to Measure and When to Measure?. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 17 (4), 33-48.

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• Song, Y., Kong, S. C. (2014). Going beyond textbooks: a study on seamless science inquiry in an upper primary class. Educational Media International, Online publication, 1-10.

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• Kong, S.C., & Song, Y. (2014). The impact of a principle-based pedagogical design on inquiry-based learning in a seamless learning environment in Hong Kong. Educational Technology and Society, 17(2), 127-141. 

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• Song, Y. (2014). "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)" for seamless science inquiry in a primary school. Computers & Education, 74, 50-60.

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• Kong, S. C. & Song, Y. (2013). A principle-based pedagogical design framework for developing constructivist learning in a seamless learning environment: A teacher development model for learning and teaching in digital classrooms in school education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(6), E209-E212.

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• Song, Y. (2013). Developing a framework for examining the “niche” for mobile-assisted seamless learning from an ecological perspective. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(5), E167-E170.

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• Yin, C., Song, Y., Tabata, Y., Ogata, H., & Hwang, G. (2013). Developing and implementing a framework of participatory simulation for mobile learning using scaffolding. Educational Technology & Society, 16 (3), 137-150. 

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• Looi, C.-K. & Song, Y. (2013). Orchestration in a networked classroom: where the teacher's real-time enactment matters. Computers & Education,, 69, 510-513.

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• Song, Y., Chan, W., & Looi, C.-K. (2012). A collaborative professional development model for rapid collaborative knowledge improvement in Singapore schools. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 21(1), 15-27.

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• Song, Y., & Looi, C.-K. (2012). Linking teacher beliefs, practices and student Inquiry-based learning in a CSCL environment: A tale of two teachers. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 7(1), 129-159.

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• Song, Y., Wong, L.-H., & Looi, C.-K. (2012). Fostering personalized learning in science inquiry supported by mobile technologies. Educational Technology Research and Development, 60(4), 679-701.

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• Song, Y. (2011). What are the affordances and constraints of handheld devices for learning at higher education?. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(6), E163-E166.

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• Liu, Eric Z.-F., Ho, H. C., & Song, Y. (2011). Effects of an online rational emotive curriculum on primary school student's tendencies for online and real-world aggression. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 10(3), 83-93.

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• Song, Y. & Fox, R. (2008). Using PDAs for undergraduate student incidental vocabulary learning. ReCALL (European Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning), 20(3), 290-314.

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• Song, Y., & Fox, R. (2008). Integrating incidental vocabulary learning using PDAs into academic studies: Undergraduate student experiences. Hybrid Learning and Education, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5169, 238-249.

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• Song Y., & Fox, R. (2008). Affordances of PDAs: Undergraduate student perceptions. Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, 4(1), 19-38.

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• Song, Y. (2008). SMS enhanced vocabulary learning for mobile audiences. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organization, 2(1), 81-98.

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• Song, Y. (2007). Educational uses of handheld devices: What are the consequences?. TechTrends, 51(5), 38-45.

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Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters

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• Song, Y. & Ku, W-Y. (2016). Enhancing science learning with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in a primary school in Hong Kong. N. Kucirkova & G. Falloon, Apps, Technology and Younger Learners (183-194). Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.

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• Song, Y., Wu, Y.-T., Chan, T.-W., Kong, S. C., Ma, H. H., Lai, A.-F., Chai, C. S., Wang, L., & Yu, H. (Eds.) (2016). Teacher Forum Proceedings of the 20th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2016. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education.

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• Song, Y. & Kong, S. C. (2015). Employing a framework to examine the “niche” for mobile-assisted seamless learning from an ecological perspective. L-H. Wong, M. Milrad, & M. Specht, Seamless Learning in the Age of Mobile Connectivity (75-90). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

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• Looi, C.-K., Song, Y., Wen, Y., & Chen, W. (2013). Identifying pivotal contributions for group progressive inquiry in a multi-modal interaction environment. Suthers, D., Lund, K., Rose, C., Teplovs, C., & Law, N.,Productive Multivocality in the Analysis of Group Interactions (265-289). London: Springer.

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• Looi, C.-K., Wong, L.-H., & Song, Y. (2012). Mobile Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. C. Hmelo-Silver, A. O’Donnell, C. Chan & C. Chinn (Eds.), The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning (pp. 420-436). New York: Routledge.

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• Song, Y. (2011). Investigating undergraduate student mobile device use in context. A. Kitchenham (Ed), Models for interdisciplinary mobile learning: Delivering information to students (pp.120-136). Hershey, US & London, UK: IGI Global for publication.

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• Song, Y. (2009). Handheld educational applications: A review of the research. H. Ryu & D. Parsons (Eds.), Innovative Mobile Learning: Techniques and Technologies Information (pp.302-323). Hershey, US & London, UK: Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global).

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• Song, Y. (2008). A tale of PDA use for learning in two departments: Voices from an undergraduate student. K. R., KATYAL et al. (Eds.), Research Studies in Education (pp.99-108). Hong Kong: Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong.

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• Ogata, H., & Song, Y. (2007). Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning Environments. Hong Kong: APSCE SIG MULE Society. 

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• Song, Y., & Fox, R. (2007). A review of affordances and constraints of handheld devices in higher education. P. Tsang, R. Kwan & R. Fox (Eds.), Learning Through Technology (pp.229-239). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

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• Song, Y. (2005). Integrating SMS into web-based English as second language vocabulary learning for adults. K. R. Katyal, H. C. Lam & X. Ding (Eds.), Research Studies in Education (288-295). Hong Kong: Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong.

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• Pelham, L., King, E., & Song, Y. (2003). Primary English for China (Books 1 & 3). Beijing, Guangzhou, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing House and Guangdong Education Publishing House.

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• Song, Y., & Liu, J. (2001). Witness of cultural isolation in The Man from Mars. R. Clair & J. Rakusan (Eds.), Intercultural Communication Studies - Values across Cultures: Metaphors, Proverbs, and Social Structure (pp.125-132). San Antonio, US: TX Institute for Cross-Cultural Research.

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• Pelham, L., King, E., & Song, Y. (2001). We Love English (Books 1 & 3) - English Textbooks for Primary School Students. Guangzhou, China: Guangdong Education Publishing House.

  

Conference paper

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• Song, Y., Sun, D., & Jong, S. (2016, June). Enhancing students’ science learning in a seamless inquiry-based learning environment leveraged by BYOD (Bring your own device). Proceedings of the Workshop on Computer-Based Learning Environments for Deep Learning in Inquiry and Problem-Solving Contexts, The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Singapore.

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• Sun, D., Song, Y., & Looi,C.-K. (2016, June). Exploring Teacher Adaption of Technology-enabled Science Curriculum at Workshop of "How Students Learn in East Asian Cultures and How That Learning May Evolve in The Future". The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Singapore.

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• Ku, C. H. & Song, Y. (2016, May). How to Flip the Classroom? – A Pilot Study on a Novel Pedagogy to Improve Secondary School Students’ Problem Solving Skills in Mathematics. Teacher Forum Proceedings at Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) 2016, Hong Kong.

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• Song, Y. & Fox. R. (2016, May). Undergraduate Use of Mobile Devices for M-learning: Where Is the Niche?. Proceedings of Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) 2016, Hong Kong.

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• Wan, J. & Song, Y. (2016, May). “Productive Failure” in Science Inquiry: A Case Study on “Circuit exploration”. Teacher Forum Proceedings at Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) 2016, Hong Kong.

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• Song, Y. & Kong, S. C. (2015, November). What are the affordances of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for learning from teachers’ perspectives in higher education?. Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2015, Hangzhou, China.

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• Kong, S.C., & Song, Y. (2015, May). A study of bring your own device (BYOD) initiative for reflective engagement in a higher education institution. Paper presented at the 19th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2015, Chungli, Taiwan.

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• Song, Y.J. (2014, November). A systematic review of assessment methods in mobile computer-supported collaborative learning (mCSCL). Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education, Nara, Japan.

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• Song, Y. & Ma, C-L. (2013, November). (Best Overall Paper Nominee) Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for Seamless Science Inquiry: A case study in a Primary School. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computers in Education. Indonesia: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, Bali, Indonesia.

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• Looi, C-K, Song, Y., & Wong. L-H (2013, May). (Outstanding Paper Award) Mobile technology-assisted personalized learning in science inquiry. Proceedings of The 17th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE), Beijing.

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• Song, Y. (2012, November). Mobile learning: Where is the niche?. Workshop Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2012, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

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• Wong, L.-H., Song, Y., Chai, C.-S., & Ying, Z. (2011, November). (Best paper award) Analyzing Students’ After-School artifact creation processes in a mobile-assisted language learning environment. Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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• Chan, K. K., & Song, Y. (2010, August). Towards a principle-based approach for knowledge creation in teacher professional development. Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Canada.

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• Song, Y. (2008, October). Dynamic-PDA-Use for learning: An undergraduate student experience. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Computers in Education, Jhongli, Taiwan.

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• Song, Y., & Fox, R. (2007, October). Educational affordances of handheld devices: Undergraduate student perceptions. Proceedings of the 6th mLearn international conference, Melbourne, Australia.

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• Song, Y., & Fox, R. (2007, August). Factors influencing student attitude towards handheld educational uses. Proceedings of the 2nd Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning Environments, Hong Kong.

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• Song, Y. (2006, November). What consequences have handheld educational uses brought about?. Proceedings of the International workshop on mobile and ubiquitous learning environments, Beijing, China.

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• Song, Y., & Fox, R. (2005, November). Integrating m-technology into web-based ESL vocabulary learning for working adult learners. Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, Tokushima, Japan.

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Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies

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• Kong, S.C., Li, K.M, Song, Y. J. & Chui, H.L. (2014). Report for Provision of Services for Conducting the Research Study on the Pilot Scheme on e-Learning in Schools (Part 2). Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education.

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