Melissa Dan Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 7351942 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Dan Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa Dan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2766-3029 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Balancing creativity and emotional health
The relationship between creativity and emotional health is multifaceted, with evidence suggesting both positive and negative associations. To better understand these complex patterns, this study considers openness, a key personality trait closely related to creativity, as an explanatory factor linking creative competence and emotional outcomes. Using data from the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study examined po…
Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers’ Technology Acceptance in Visual Arts Integration in Early Childhood Classrooms
Recent research has indicated that digital technologies can offer young children valuable opportunities to create meaning through various forms of visual arts content. However, many teachers remain uncertain about how to effectively integrate digital technologies in kindergarten settings. This study aims to explore the attitudes and competencies of in-service kindergarten teachers regarding the role of digital technologies in visual arts integrat…
Do digital technology – reading links differ between English and Chinese? Considering language systems and school contexts
The rapid expansion of digital technology in education has reshaped how students read. Whether its associations with reading differ across language systems remains a central yet underexamined question for research and practice. Drawing on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 and 2022 in Hong Kong and Singapore, we examined how digital technology used for leisure and for learning relates to reading outcomes in E…
Quiet threat
Self‐report surveys are widely used in applied linguistics. Nevertheless, insufficient effort responding—often stemming from a lack of motivation from participants—can compromise survey data quality and distort research findings. This study investigated insufficient effort responding through an online survey assessing second language (L2) teachers’ assessment literacy, employing multiple methods to identify insufficient effort responding: an atte…
Conceptualizing L2 Teachers’ Blended Assessment Literacy (L2TBAL)
Blended assessment presents unique opportunities and challenges for L2 teachers, necessitating the development of tailored assessment literacy. Despite its prevalence and significance, research on L2 teachers’ blended assessment literacy (L2TBAL) remains scarce. This conceptual paper addresses this gap through a scoping review, following the procedures of Arksey and O'Malley (2005). Informed by Chan and Luk's (2021) teacher assessment literacy fr…
Subgroups of Risk and Adversity for Families Investigated for Child Maltreatment by Poverty Status
Using data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II), we use a latent class analysis (LCA) to describe subpopulations of families investigated for child maltreatment, distinguished by sets of risk factors. We do this separately for families above and below the federal poverty line for comparison purposes. We also examine characteristics that predict membership in these subgroups. We find both similarities and d…
Developing Talented Children’s Computational Thinking Through Multimodal Literacies in Pop-Up Storybooks
Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Specifically, creating pop-up storybooks is a child-friendly activity. Our study aimed to explore the combination of CT and art, and to develop talented children’s CT abilities through a multimodal literacies…
Improving information discernment skills
Information literacy is an essential twenty-first-century skill for students. Most students face difficulty in discerning online information while searching, evaluating, and utilizing it effectively. Appropriate information evaluating framework, such as RADAR (relevance, authority, date, appearance, and reason for writing), has been recommended to enhance students' accuracy in identifying information. Research suggests that the effectiveness of t…
Cooperative coparenting and the associations with adolescent behavioral problems and delinquency in unmarried families
INTRODUCTION: Coparenting in unmarried families is a protective factor for positive adolescent adjustment. Although the relations between coparenting and adolescent outcomes have been investigated, it remains unclear whether the specific patterns of maternal and paternal coparenting are associated with adolescent behavioral outcomes. METHODS: The present study includs a longitudinal cohort of 1143 triads of unmarried parents and their adolescents…
Flagging insufficient effort responses in surveys
Detecting participants not exerting sufficient effort (e.g., answering randomly; termed 'insufficient effort responding' or IER) in self-report surveys is crucial but intricate. Challenges of appropriately removing IER resemble a surgeon excising necrotic tissue without being inadequate, excessive, or incorrect. Current cutoff criteria for stopping the elimination of suspected IER responses are often arbitrary. This study proposes an external cri…
Victim profiles and the protective role of school anti-bullying norms
Promoting meaningful peer feedback among in-service Chinese language teachers in an online lesson study
Deconstruction of physical fitness assessment system and medical rehabilitation countermeasures for physically disabled teenagers with natural language processing technology
Disability is a component of social relations and the existence of social reality. An effective solution to the problem of persons with disabilities is a measure of human civilization and social progress. The strength of the implementation of disability policy is the key to the realization of the original intention of “effectively solving the problem of disabled persons and promoting their development”. The purpose of this paper is to study the p…
Efficacy of Co-Parenting for Successful Kids
With a sample of 155 divorcing parents, this study examined the efficacy of a co-parenting program titled Co-Parenting for Successful Kids (CPSK). A prospective longitudinal cohort study was used to assess parental outcomes at multiple time points (i.e., pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up). Using validated scales, we measured parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy, and parental anger over time. The results indicated that the partic…
The Association Between Medication Adherence and Disease Stability in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders and Area Variation
Social Segregation in Hong Kong's Schools
This article examines the distribution of students from various socioeconomic backgrounds across secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment over the past decade, we computed axionomical indices of social segregation for 15-year-old students. The degree of social segregation in Hong Kong is compared with three other Chinese societies: Macau, Taiwan, and Shanghai. We found that social segregatio…
Expressions of Gratitude in Children and Adolescents
Gratitude is a socially desirable virtue that is related to well-being at both personal and societal levels. The present study took a developmental perspective to examine changes with age in types of wishes and gratitude in two societies. The samples consisted of 357 children, aged 7 to 14 years, from a medium-sized city in the southeast United States, and 334 children from a metropolitan area in southern China. Results showed that the expression…
Expressions of Gratitude in Children and Adolescents
Gratitude is a socially desirable virtue that is related to well-being at both personal and societal levels. The present study took a developmental perspective to examine changes with age in types of wishes and gratitude in two societies. The samples consisted of 357 children, aged 7 to 14 years, from a medium-sized city in the southeast United States, and 334 children from a metropolitan area in southern China. Results showed that the expression…
Social Segregation in Hong Kong's Schools
This article examines the distribution of students from various socioeconomic backgrounds across secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment over the past decade, we computed axionomical indices of social segregation for 15-year-old students. The degree of social segregation in Hong Kong is compared with three other Chinese societies: Macau, Taiwan, and Shanghai. We found that social segregatio…
Expressions of Gratitude in Children and Adolescents
Gratitude is a socially desirable virtue that is related to well-being at both personal and societal levels. The present study took a developmental perspective to examine changes with age in types of wishes and gratitude in two societies. The samples consisted of 357 children, aged 7 to 14 years, from a medium-sized city in the southeast United States, and 334 children from a metropolitan area in southern China. Results showed that the expression…
Social Segregation in Hong Kong's Schools
This article examines the distribution of students from various socioeconomic backgrounds across secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment over the past decade, we computed axionomical indices of social segregation for 15-year-old students. The degree of social segregation in Hong Kong is compared with three other Chinese societies: Macau, Taiwan, and Shanghai. We found that social segregatio…
Efficacy of Co-Parenting for Successful Kids
With a sample of 155 divorcing parents, this study examined the efficacy of a co-parenting program titled Co-Parenting for Successful Kids (CPSK). A prospective longitudinal cohort study was used to assess parental outcomes at multiple time points (i.e., pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up). Using validated scales, we measured parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy, and parental anger over time. The results indicated that the partic…
The Association Between Medication Adherence and Disease Stability in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders and Area Variation
Deconstruction of physical fitness assessment system and medical rehabilitation countermeasures for physically disabled teenagers with natural language processing technology
Disability is a component of social relations and the existence of social reality. An effective solution to the problem of persons with disabilities is a measure of human civilization and social progress. The strength of the implementation of disability policy is the key to the realization of the original intention of “effectively solving the problem of disabled persons and promoting their development”. The purpose of this paper is to study the p…
Victim profiles and the protective role of school anti-bullying norms
Promoting meaningful peer feedback among in-service Chinese language teachers in an online lesson study
Developing Talented Children’s Computational Thinking Through Multimodal Literacies in Pop-Up Storybooks
Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Specifically, creating pop-up storybooks is a child-friendly activity. Our study aimed to explore the combination of CT and art, and to develop talented children’s CT abilities through a multimodal literacies…
Improving information discernment skills
Information literacy is an essential twenty-first-century skill for students. Most students face difficulty in discerning online information while searching, evaluating, and utilizing it effectively. Appropriate information evaluating framework, such as RADAR (relevance, authority, date, appearance, and reason for writing), has been recommended to enhance students' accuracy in identifying information. Research suggests that the effectiveness of t…
Cooperative coparenting and the associations with adolescent behavioral problems and delinquency in unmarried families
INTRODUCTION: Coparenting in unmarried families is a protective factor for positive adolescent adjustment. Although the relations between coparenting and adolescent outcomes have been investigated, it remains unclear whether the specific patterns of maternal and paternal coparenting are associated with adolescent behavioral outcomes. METHODS: The present study includs a longitudinal cohort of 1143 triads of unmarried parents and their adolescents…
Flagging insufficient effort responses in surveys
Detecting participants not exerting sufficient effort (e.g., answering randomly; termed 'insufficient effort responding' or IER) in self-report surveys is crucial but intricate. Challenges of appropriately removing IER resemble a surgeon excising necrotic tissue without being inadequate, excessive, or incorrect. Current cutoff criteria for stopping the elimination of suspected IER responses are often arbitrary. This study proposes an external cri…
Quiet threat
Self‐report surveys are widely used in applied linguistics. Nevertheless, insufficient effort responding—often stemming from a lack of motivation from participants—can compromise survey data quality and distort research findings. This study investigated insufficient effort responding through an online survey assessing second language (L2) teachers’ assessment literacy, employing multiple methods to identify insufficient effort responding: an atte…
Conceptualizing L2 Teachers’ Blended Assessment Literacy (L2TBAL)
Blended assessment presents unique opportunities and challenges for L2 teachers, necessitating the development of tailored assessment literacy. Despite its prevalence and significance, research on L2 teachers’ blended assessment literacy (L2TBAL) remains scarce. This conceptual paper addresses this gap through a scoping review, following the procedures of Arksey and O'Malley (2005). Informed by Chan and Luk's (2021) teacher assessment literacy fr…
Subgroups of Risk and Adversity for Families Investigated for Child Maltreatment by Poverty Status
Using data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II), we use a latent class analysis (LCA) to describe subpopulations of families investigated for child maltreatment, distinguished by sets of risk factors. We do this separately for families above and below the federal poverty line for comparison purposes. We also examine characteristics that predict membership in these subgroups. We find both similarities and d…
Balancing creativity and emotional health
The relationship between creativity and emotional health is multifaceted, with evidence suggesting both positive and negative associations. To better understand these complex patterns, this study considers openness, a key personality trait closely related to creativity, as an explanatory factor linking creative competence and emotional outcomes. Using data from the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study examined po…
Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers’ Technology Acceptance in Visual Arts Integration in Early Childhood Classrooms
Recent research has indicated that digital technologies can offer young children valuable opportunities to create meaning through various forms of visual arts content. However, many teachers remain uncertain about how to effectively integrate digital technologies in kindergarten settings. This study aims to explore the attitudes and competencies of in-service kindergarten teachers regarding the role of digital technologies in visual arts integrat…
Do digital technology – reading links differ between English and Chinese? Considering language systems and school contexts
The rapid expansion of digital technology in education has reshaped how students read. Whether its associations with reading differ across language systems remains a central yet underexamined question for research and practice. Drawing on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 and 2022 in Hong Kong and Singapore, we examined how digital technology used for leisure and for learning relates to reading outcomes in E…
Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · China (2 works)