Dennis Fung
Biographic Data
| ID | 6458045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis Fung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis |
| FAMILY NAME | Fung |
| SIGNATURE | FUNG D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The synergy of peer collaboration and mind mapping in cultivating primary students’ science understanding
The aim of this research was to investigate the synergistic effects of peer collaboration and graphic organisers (i.e. mind maps) in Hong Kong science classrooms. Over two hundred Grade Four (i.e. Primary Four) students were assigned to different pedagogical groups, namely, ‘individualised learning with mind mapping’, ‘collaborative learning without mind mapping’ and ‘collaborative mind mapping’, in which they learned a number of science concepts…
Educational policy as predictor of computational thinking
Achieving individual and collaborative success
A Journey towards Collaborative Culture Development
The impacts of effective group work on social and gender differences in Hong Kong science classrooms
This paper reports the findings of a quasi-experimental study that investigated the impacts of effective group work on Hong Kong science classrooms. One hundred and fifty-two Secondary 2 (or Grade 8) students from two schools participated in a teaching intervention (comprising 16 lessons) in which they studied the topic ‘Making Use of Electricity’ and resolved a series of related scientific inquiries. Informed by both the quantitative (i.e. diagn…
Development and evaluation of a WebQuest-based teaching programme
Expectations versus reality
This article reports the findings of a five-year longitudinal study investigating the introduction of Liberal Studies in the context of Hong Kong’s new senior secondary educational reforms. The aim of this empirical research, which adopted diachronic analysis to allow comparisons over time, was to compare teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the Liberal Studies curriculum before and after its introduction. Methodologically speaking, the study w…
Expectations versus reality
This article reports the findings of a five-year longitudinal study investigating the introduction of Liberal Studies in the context of Hong Kong’s new senior secondary educational reforms. The aim of this empirical research, which adopted diachronic analysis to allow comparisons over time, was to compare teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the Liberal Studies curriculum before and after its introduction. Methodologically speaking, the study w…
Expectations versus reality
This article reports the findings of a five-year longitudinal study investigating the introduction of Liberal Studies in the context of Hong Kong’s new senior secondary educational reforms. The aim of this empirical research, which adopted diachronic analysis to allow comparisons over time, was to compare teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the Liberal Studies curriculum before and after its introduction. Methodologically speaking, the study w…
The impacts of effective group work on social and gender differences in Hong Kong science classrooms
This paper reports the findings of a quasi-experimental study that investigated the impacts of effective group work on Hong Kong science classrooms. One hundred and fifty-two Secondary 2 (or Grade 8) students from two schools participated in a teaching intervention (comprising 16 lessons) in which they studied the topic ‘Making Use of Electricity’ and resolved a series of related scientific inquiries. Informed by both the quantitative (i.e. diagn…
Development and evaluation of a WebQuest-based teaching programme
A Journey towards Collaborative Culture Development
Achieving individual and collaborative success
The synergy of peer collaboration and mind mapping in cultivating primary students’ science understanding
The aim of this research was to investigate the synergistic effects of peer collaboration and graphic organisers (i.e. mind maps) in Hong Kong science classrooms. Over two hundred Grade Four (i.e. Primary Four) students were assigned to different pedagogical groups, namely, ‘individualised learning with mind mapping’, ‘collaborative learning without mind mapping’ and ‘collaborative mind mapping’, in which they learned a number of science concepts…
Educational policy as predictor of computational thinking
Pedagogy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Collaborative learning (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cooperative learning (2 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Group work (2 works)