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Asst Prof Edwin Chng
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education - Natural Sciences & Science Education
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Edwin Chng is an assistant professor of science education at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. At present, Edwin teaches both biology education and computing education courses in NIE. Prior to joining NIE, Edwin was trained as a secondary school Physics and Biology teacher in Singapore. During his time as a schoolteacher, Edwin has had teaching and curriculum leadership experience in two local secondary schools, as well as a short research analyst stint in Research & Management Information Division, Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Edwin’s current research interest lies in the extraction of relevant student information from classrooms to support evidence-based intervention strategies. As such, he works primarily in the fields of multimodal learning analytics, educational data mining, and artificial intelligence (AI) in education. With the use of student pose and gaze data, Edwin has studied how students collaborate and how teachers facilitate in open-ended learning environments such as makerspaces. With the use of computer vision, Edwin has examined the deployment of AI agents to support science teachers with informed pedagogical and technological considerations. Overall, Edwin is interested in the educated use of technological innovations to augment teaching and learning in traditional classrooms.
Academic Background
Edwin’s current research interest lies in the extraction of relevant student information from classrooms to support evidence-based intervention strategies. As such, he works primarily in the fields of multimodal learning analytics, educational data mining, and artificial intelligence (AI) in education. With the use of student pose and gaze data, Edwin has studied how students collaborate and how teachers facilitate in open-ended learning environments such as makerspaces. With the use of computer vision, Edwin has examined the deployment of AI agents to support science teachers with informed pedagogical and technological considerations. Overall, Edwin is interested in the educated use of technological innovations to augment teaching and learning in traditional classrooms.
Academic Background
- PhD in Education, Harvard University (USA)
- MSc in Computational Science and Engineering, Harvard University (USA)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education (Singapore)
- MASt in Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge (UK)
- BSc in Physics with Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London (UK)
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Educational Data Mining, Multimodal Learning Analytics
Awards
- 2021-2024 Roy E. Larsen Fellowship
- 2017 National Institute of Education Overseas Graduate Scholarship
- 2017 Singapore Ministry of Education Outstanding Contribution Award
- 2012 University of Cambridge Prize Scholarship
- 2011 Associate of the Royal College of Science
- 2011 Imperial College London Ken Allen Prize
- 2010 Imperial College London Gloucester Research Ltd Prize
- 2009 Imperial College London Ken Allen Prize
- 2008 Singapore Ministry of Education Teaching Scholarship