National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

Year

Project Title

Investigator/ Collaborator

 2011

Virtual dolphins for entertainment, therapy and education: An inter-disciplinary project

 PI:

1. A/P Cai Yiyu
2. A/P Zheng Jianmin

Co-PIs:

1. Ast/P Noel Chia Kok Hwee
2. Mr Norman Kee Kiak Nam

Dec 2010 - Dec 2012

Arts for Students and Teachers (ARTS)

PI: Prof Daivd Hung Wei Loong

Co-PIs:

1. Dr Tan Liang See
2. Dr Letchmi Devi
3. Dr Rhoda Myra Garces Bacsal
4. Lum Chee Hoo

Collaborator :

1. Dr Libby Cohen

 2010 to 2012

Childcare Staff’s & Parents’ beliefs about quality care for Infants & Toddlers in Singapore

PI: Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

 2010 to 2012

Implementing an Online Research-Based Intervention (BAIP) to Promote Mathematics Learning of Students With and Without Special Needs

 PI: Ast/P Yang Chien Hui

Co-PI: Dr Pamela Sharpe

 2010 to 2011

A Study of Current Practices Employed in the Care and Education of Children Aged 0 to 3 in Singapore

 PI: Dr Pamela Sharpe

Co-PI: 

1. Ast/P Sirene Lim
2. Ast/P Yang Chien Hui

2010

A Survey on the Growth of Imagination in Singapore Children's Literature in English: 1965-2005

• Multi-Sensorial Virtual Reality for Virtual Pink Dolphin-Based Therapy
• Efficacy of Human-Mediated and Virtual Pink Dolphin-Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Virtual Pink Dolphin Game Design and Development for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

PI: A/P Cai Yiyu

Co-PIs:

1. Ast/P Noel Chia
2. Prof Daniel Thalmann
3. A/P Zheng Jianmin
4. Prof Nadia Thalmann
5. Mr Norman Kee Kiak Nam

Collaborator:

1. Ms Keiko Watanabe
2. Mr Kwek Meng Tiam
3. A/P Jane Zhang
4. Dr Cardin Sylvain

2009 to present

Identifying Teachers', Students' and Parents' perceptions on current & alternative Assessments in P1 & P2 classrooms in Singapore

PI: Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

Co-PIs:

1. Ms Mercy Karuniah Jesuvadian
2. Ms Tay-Lim Kim Hoon Joanna

 2009 to present

Identifying Teachers’, Students’ and Parents’ perceptions on current & alternative Assessments in K1 & K2 classrooms in Singapore

 PI: Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

2009 to present

WebQuest: A Useful Teaching Tool to Promote Higher Order Thinking and ICT Integration in ECSE Teacher Preparation

PI: Ast/P Yang Chien Hui

Co-PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

2009 to present

A Tangible Multi-Touch Learning Environment for
Children with Special Needs

PI: Goh Wooi Boon

Co-PI: Dr Libby Cohen

2009 to present

Teachers as Researchers: Using Evidence-based Practice in the Singapore Classroom 

PI: Ast/P Shobana Musti-Rao

Collaborator:

1. Ms Tan Soo Ching Carol
2. Ms Joanne Khaw
3. Mr Rajkumar Singh Brij

2009 to 2011

From Beliefs to Practice: Students with Visual Impairments, Teachers and Their Perspectives on Assistive Technology

PI:

1. Ast/P Wong Meng Ee
2. Dr Libby Cohen

2009 to 2011

Arts Research on Teachers and Students (ARTS): Pedagogies and Practices

PI: Dr Libby Cohen

Co-PI: Dr Tan Liang See

Collaborator: Dr Rhoda Myra Garces Bacsal

2009 to 2011

Teaching Diverse Learners: Conceptualisations and Pedagogies of Preschool Teachers

PI: Ast/P Sirene Lim

Co-PI: Lum Chee Hoo

Mar 2009 to Jun 2010

Exploring the Emerging Identities of Special Needs Officers in Singapore Primary and Secondary Schools

PI: Ast/P Sirene Lim  

Co-PIs:

1. Ast/P Wong Meng Ee
2. Dr Libby Cohen

Apr 2009 to June 2009

Curriculum Implementation in Early Primary School in Singapore (CIEPSS)

PI: A/P Rita Silver

Co-PIs:

1. Prof Susan Wright
2. Roksana Bibi Binte Abdullah
3. Dr Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen
4. Dr Seetha Lakshmi
5. Dr Yang Yanning
6. Dr Yeo Kai Kow Joseph

Oct 2008 to Nov 2011

A Development Project for the Scoping of the Singapore Early Years Longitudinal Study

PI: Prof Susan Wright

Co-PIs:

1. Ast/P Sirene Lim
2. Madam Tan Liang See
3. Ast/P Yang Chien Hui
4. Ast/P Kenneth Poon
5. A/P Audrey Lim

2008 to 2011

Using Embedded Technology Support
(i-Cube) for Children’s Conceptual Development through Play

PI: Assoc Prof Goh Wooi Boon

Co-PIs:

1. Dr Libby Cohen
2. A/P Ian McLoughlin
3. Ast/P Tan Su Lim
4. Prof Susan Wright

2008 to 2010

Early Intervention of Malay Preschool Teachers in Promoting Children's Mathematics Learning

PI: Dr Pamela Sharpe

Co-PI:

1. Ast/P Sirene Lim
2. Prof Susan Wright

2008 to 2009

What constitutes Quality Assurance? Understanding Teacher Knowledge and Practice in Two Preschool

PI: A/P Li Yuen Ling

Co-PI: A/P Audrey Lim

2008 to 2009

What makes preschool improvement? Exploring the assumptions and potentials of school support incentives on teacher development in Hong Kong

PI: A/P Li Yuen Ling

Co-PI: A/P Audrey Lim

2008 to 2009

Transition planning for Students with Mild Intellectual Disability

A/P Levan Lim

2008 to 2009

Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders Attending Special Schools in Singapore: Functional Skills, Behavioural Changes and Parental Aspirations

PI: Ast/P Kenneth Poon

2008

Early Intervention of Malay Preschool Teachers in Promoting Children’s Mathematics Learning

PI: Dr Pamela Sharpe

Co-PI:

1. Prof Susan Wright
2. Ast/P Sirene Lim

2007 to 2009

Enhancing Education in Environmental Awareness: A Game-Based Approach to Ambient Learning

PI: Ast/P Vivian Chen

Co-PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

2007 to 2009

Beginning and Experienced Teachers’s Professional Competence: Their Perspectives of the Importance of Training and Workplace Support

PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

2007 to 2009

Reconceptualising teaching and learning in P1-P2 classrooms through Action Research: Exploring the successes and challenges of engaging young minds

PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

2007 to 2008

Explorations in Disability

Co-PIs:

1. Ast/P Kenneth Poon
2. A/P Levan Lim
3. Mdm Thana Thaver

2007 to 2008

Nurturing Children to Continuous Learners: The Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers/Teachers

PI: Ast/P Li Jen-Yi

2007 to 2008

A Study on the Implementation of “Strategies for Effective and Engaged Development” (SEED) Initiative:  Pilot and Development of Large Scale Grant Proposal

PI:

1. Dr Mary Dixon
2. Dr Madonna Stinson

Co-PI: Prof Susan Wright

2006 to 2010

A Study on Beliefs about Teaching and Learning and knowledge Acquisition

PI:

1. Prof Philip Moore
2. A/P May Cheng

Co-PIs:

1. A/P Audrey Lim
2. A/P Li Yuen Ling
3. Ast/P Lai Po Yin
4. Tang Yee Fan, Sylvia
5. Ast/P Wong Kit Yi, Angel

2006 to 2009

Trajectories of Childhood Antisocial Behaviour: A New Model and Prevention Program for the Early Onset Life Course Persistent Offender

PIs:

1. Prof Stephen Houghton
2. A/P Annemaree Carroll
3. Dr Sarah Hopkins

Co-PI: Ms Tan Soo Ching Carol

Sep 2006 to Mar 2009

Improving Life Chances and Social Mobility Through Language Proficiency Provision in Early Childhood Education In Hong Kong: Meeting the Challenges of the Language Education Policy’

PI:

1. A/P Audrey Lim
2. A/P Sam Leung

Co-PI: A/P Li Yuen Ling

2006

Transition From School to Audit Life Model for Singapore Youth With Disabilities.

PI: A/P Levan Lim

2006 to 2009

Coping with Diverse Abilities in Mainstream Classrooms

PI: A/P Levan Lim

Co-PI:  Thana Thaver

2005 to 2006

Identifying the care-giving practices and training needs of Child Care Workers working with infant and toddlers in child care centres

PI: Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

2005

EdRF Project: Cross-Cultural Studies in Gifted Education

PI: Prof Mary Anne Heng

Collaborator:
Mdm Linda Marie Wong

2004 to 2006

Teachers’ beliefs and practices in early childhood education programs in Singapore

PI: Donna Berthelsen

Co-PI:

1. Joanne Brownlee
2. Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

2004 to 2006

Nurturing Innovation in Primary One Classrooms through Early Childhood Philosophies and Practices

PI: Prof Susan Wright 

Co-PI: Ast/P Linda Gan

2003 to 2007

Creativity:  Representational Practices in Arts Domains

PI: Prof Susan Wright

Co-PI: Prof John Matthews

2003 to 2007

Tracing the development of Singaporean Pre-schoolers Fundamental Motor Skills-Longitudinal Study

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2002 to 2004

An Investigation Into the Identification of Academic Potential Among Economically Disadvantaged Children in Primary School in Singapore

PI: A/P Mary Anne Heng

Collaborators:

1. Mdm Thana Thaver
2. A/P Quah May Ling
3. Prof James Borland

Year

Project Title

Investigator/ Collaborator

PI: Ast/P Noel Chia Kok Hwee

Collaborator: Mr Norman Kee Kiak Nam

Collaborator:

1. Mdm Betty Kuan Fu Hai
2. Ms Angie Ng Gek Tee

PI: Ast/P Noel Chia Kok Hwee

Collaborator: Dr Wolffvon Auer

Cognitive Equation for Mathematics Learning

PI: Ast/P Noel Chia Kok Hwee

Collaborator: Ms Angie Ng Gek Tee

2009 to 2010

Affective and Interpersonal Behaviours in Children and Adolescents

PI: Prof Stephen Houghton

Co-PI: Dr Carol Tan Soo Ching

PI: Prof Stephen Houghton

Co-PI: Dr Carol Tan Soo Ching

Aug 2008 to present

Teachers and Parents Perspectives on Home Visits: Special Education Experience

PI: Ast/P Wong Meng Ee

Collaborator: Doreen Wong

2008 to present

International Comparisons of Teacher Development

PI: Dr Libby Cohen

2008 to 2009

Identity Co-construction Through Robotic Puppetry: An Exploratory Study

PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

PI: Ast/P Sirene Lim May Yin

Co-PI:

1. Dr Libby Cohen
2. Ast/P Wong Meng Ee 

2008

Teachers’ Assessment and Teaching Practices

PI: Dr Libby Cohen

Collaborator: Ast/P Kenneth Poon

2008

Using Technology to Promote Universal Design of Education

PI: Dr Libby Cohen

2008

Gifted Education: Teachers and Students

Collaborators:

1. Dr Libby Cohen
2. Dr Tan Liang See
3. Ast/P Kenneth Poon

2008

Love and Disability

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2008

Using the TGMD-2 to assess Gross Motor skills of Children with Hearing Impairment-Collaboration with Special School Teachers

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2008

Teacher’s Partnership with Universities in Action Research: Realizing a Dream in Special Education in Singapore

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2007 to 2008

Promoting Primary Teacher’s Use of Teaching in Science

PI: Ast/P Li Jen-Yi

Co-PI: Ast/P Tzuo Pei Wen

2007

Teacher Education Study Team (with Learning Science, member)

PI : Ast/P Li Jen-Yi

2006 to 2009

Support for Special Needs in Primary and Secondary Schools: An Investigation Based on Teacher Report

PI: Ast/P Kenneth Poon

2006 to 2009

Incidence of Students With Special Needs in Primary and Secondary Schools: School Reported Figures

PI: Ast/P Kenneth Poon

2004

Integrating Children with Special Needs – Pre-school Teacher’s Feelings about integration

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2003

Kindergarten Teacher’s Views About the Importance of Preschooler’s Participation in Sports in Singapore

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

2001 to 2004

Identifying the Training Needs for Multicultural Education of Preschool Teachers

 PI: Dr Nirmala Karuppiah

Year

Project Title

Investigator/ Collaborator

2009 (under development)

The Experiences of Inclusion of Children with Special Education Needs in Mainstream Education in Singapore

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

Feb 2009  to present

Community In-Q-bator: Seeding communities of inquiry

PI: Chen Der Thanq Victor

Co-PI:

1. Ast/P Li Jen-Yi
2. Liang Yee Hing Rose

Feb 2009  to present

Digital Youth With and Without Disabilities

PI: Chen Der Thanq Victor

Co-PI:

1. Ast/P Li Jen-Yi
2. Liang Yee Hing Rose

Sep 2009 to present

The New Media Literacy of Singapore Youth—A Survey Study

PI: Chen Der Thanq Victor

Co-PI:

1. Ast/P Li Jen-Yi
2. Liang Yee Hing Rose

KIV

Teacher’s Partnership with Universities in Action Research

PI: A/P Karen Nonis

KIV

The link between curriculum in Special Schools & Vocational Skills

PI: A/P Karen Nonis