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Hsin-Kai Wu is a professor in Graduate Institute of Science Education at the National Taiwan Normal University, and a principal investigator in the Centre for Technology-Infused Learning Environments. She earned a PhD in science Education from the University of Michigan in 2002. Her research interests include chemistry visualization, scientific inscriptions, learning technologies, and inquiry learning. Her work has been published in Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education, and International Journal of Science Education.
As a trained chemist and a former high school chemistry teacher, she started her research on chemistry visualization and representation. Her early work has focused on how students developed their conceptual understandings and representational competence with technological tools. In 2003, her doctoral research has been recognized by the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the the USA-based National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). |
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ORCID: 0000-0003-0018-9969 |
Dr. Wu’s recent work explores and characterizes students’ learning practices and reasoning processes in technology-enhanced learning environments. Her research has been recognized in several ways. She was the 2004 recipient of Wu Da-Yu Memorial Award from the National Science Council in Taiwan. In April 2008, she received the Early Career Award from NARST. The award is given annually to the early researcher who demonstrates the greatest potential to make outstanding and continuing contributions to research in science education. She is also a recipient of Outstanding Research Award of the National Science Council in February 2009. |
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Dr. Wu's off-work activities include river trekking, hiking, photography (albums: hkwu@500px, 1cat1day), and swimming. |
