Academic Profile : Faculty

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Dr Betsy Ng Ling Ling
Deputy Director (Academic), Research Support, Education Research Funding Programme Office, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice
Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research
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Biography

Betsy is a research scientist and lecturer at the National Institute of Education. She has been actively involved in education research since 2009. Her PhD research was on student motivation and learning in secondary schools. To date, she has over 80 peer-reviewed articles and conference paper presentations. She is also the lead and sole editor (and author) of four scholarly books. Having a strong interest in education, Betsy has an extensive working experience as an education specialist, polytechnic lecturer, editor, and educator in a range of educational settings. Her areas of expertise include motivation and lifelong learning. She also has research interests in educational psychology, adult learning, educational neuroscience, and gerontology. 

More details can be found at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Betsy-Ng-2

Research Interests

Betsy has published research on motivation and lifelong learning. She has a diverse research interests that include educational psychology, adult learning, educational neuroscience and gerontology.
 

Current Grants

  • A preliminary metacognitive intervention for young and mature employees
  • Creating a Motivating School
  • Self-determination Theory (SDT): A preliminary study on developing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in a school community
  • Building A Teacher Observation Optimisation Platform with AI to Assess Teachers' Motivational Behaviour in the Classroom
  • The Singapore Student Digital Literacies Profile
  • Character strengths profiles and their relationships with online self-regulated learning

Awards & Recognition

Awards
• 2017: Five-year award as a volunteer leader for Singapore International Foundation (SIF);
• 2015: Dean's Commendation for Research, National Institute of Education (NIE)
 

Teaching

Courses Taught
MED902 - Integrative Project
MDP901 - Social and Emotional Development and Assessment
SS3311 - Advanced Topics in Exercise & Sport Psychology
APA33C - Psychology of Physical Education & Sport