Dr. Yip Din-Yan
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BSc, MPhil, CertEd, AdDipEd, MEd, MPhil(Ed) (HKU), EdD (Nottingham)

E-mail: yip2000@cuhk.edu.hk

Served as panel chairman of Biology and Integrated Science and Vice Principal in high school, and Senior Curriculum Officer in the Curriculum Development Institute of Education Department. Courses taught: subject and curriculum teaching in Biology, environmental education and curriculum studies in science education.

Research interests include teaching and assessment of secondary Biology and Science, curriculum development in secondary science and cognitive psychology.

    1. Children's abilities in formal reasoning and implications for science learning. New Horizons in Education, 37, 58-74, 1996.
    2. Interpreting anomalous results in practical work. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 43(1), 29-32, 1997.
    3. Assessing formal reasoning in adolescents – an alternative consideration. Curriculum Forum, 6(2), 36-55, 1997.
    4. A lesson learned from the apple. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 43(2), 2-30, 1997.
    5. A simple and accurate method for measuring enzyme activity. School Science Review, 78(285), 97-99, 1997.
    6. Investigations with protease. Journal of Biological Education, 31(4), 249-252, 1997.
    7. What's wrong with the eye? School Science Review, 79, 87-91, 1998.
    8. Providing meaningful contexts for scientific investigations. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 44(1), 35-42, 1998.
    9. An improved model for demonstrating the mechanism of breathing. American Biology Teacher 60(7), 528-530, 1998.
    10. Teachers' misconceptions of the circulatory system. Journal of Biological Education, 32(3), 207-215, 1998.
    11. Erroneous ideas about the composition of the exhaled air. School Science Review, 80(290), 55-62, 1998.
    12. Identification of misconceptions in novice biology teachers and remedial strategies for improving biology learning. International Journal of Science Education, 20(4), 461-477, 1998.
    13. A reliable and versatile design for investigations on gaseous exchange. Australian Science Teachers Journal, 44(2), 35-42, 1998.
    14. Children's misconceptions on reproduction and implications for teaching. Journal of Biological Education, 33,1, 21-26, 1998.
    15. The subject matter knowledge in Physics-related topics of Hong Kong junior secondary science teachers. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 7(4), 319-328, 1998.
    16. Alternative conceptions on excretion and implications for teaching. Education Journal, 26(1), 101-116, 1998.
    17. 蠟燭的啟示。川流雙月刊, 第六期，28-29頁，1999年一月。
    18. Alternative designs for investigating osmosis. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 45(1), 21-25, 1999.
    19. A low-cost design for studying rotational systems. Physics Education. 34(1), 27-31, 1999.
    20. Implications of students' questions for science teaching. School Science Review, 49-53, 81(294), 1999.
    21. Assessing the concept of controlled experiments in science teachers. Journal of Biological Education, 33(4), 204-208, 1999.
    22. Promoting understanding and mastery of investigative skills. Curriculum Forum, 44-59, 8(2), September, 1999.
    23. A comparison of teachers' perceptions on their competence and sources of knowledge across disciplines and levels of training. Canadian and International Education, 37-59, 28(1), 1999.
    24. Alternative conceptions in biology-related topics of integrated science teachers and implications for teacher education. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 161-170, 8(2), 1999.
    25. Assessing and developing the concept of negative experimental results in science teachers. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 35-41, 45(4), 1999.
    26. Bringing life back to the biology laboratory – investigations with mealworms. Journal of Biological Education, 34(2), 2000.
    27. Promoting a better understanding of lactic acid fermentation. Journal of Biological Education, 37-40, 35(1), 2000.
    28. Which came first, the chicken or its egg? – an inquiry-based activity. School Science Review, 82(300), 82(300), 109-114, 2001.
    29. Developing a better understanding of the process of fat absorption. Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 47(2), 25-28, 2001.
    30. Promoting the development of a conceptual change model of science instruction in prospective secondary biology teachers. International Journal of Science Education, 23(7), 755-770, 2001.
    31. Assessing and developing the concept of assumptions in science teachers. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 10(2), 173-179, 2001.
    32. Science teacher education in Hong Kong. Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education, 22(5), 1044-1070, 2002.
    33. Developing a better understanding of the relationship between transpiration and water uptake in plants. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12(1), 13-19, 2003.
    34. Evaluation of the effects of the medium of instruction on the science achievement of Hong Kong secondary students: Performance on the science achievement test. Bilingual Research Journal, 27(2), 295-331, 2003.
    35. Promoting understanding of the nature of science through history. Hong Kong Science Teachers' Journal, 21(1), 1-9, 2003.
    36. Using data-logging systems for investigations in Biology. Hong Kong Science Teachers' Journal, 21(2), 12-19, 2003.
    37. Assessment of scientific literacy of Hong Kong students in PISA 2000. Education Journal, 31(1), 117-132, 2003.
    38. Teaching the concept of assumptions through meaningful contexts. Australian Science Teachers Journal, 49(3), 40-44, 2003.
    39. Questioning skills for conceptual change in science instruction. Journal of Biological Education, 38(2), 76-83, 2004.
    40. Hong Kong student achievement in OECD-PISA study: Gender differences in science content, literacy skills, and test items formats. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2(1), 91-106, 2004.
    41. Scientific literacy of Hong Kong students in PISA 2000: An analysis of performance on the released items. Education Journal, 31(2), 141-159, 2004.
    42. Scientific literacy of Hong Kong students and instructional activities in science classrooms. Education Journal, 32(2), 109-121, 2004.
    43. Student performance in the CE biology examination: Implications for teaching and learning. Hong Kong Science Teachers' Journal, 22(1), 55-62, 2004.
    44. How science teachers' concerns about school-based assessment of practical work vary with time: The Hong Kong experience.  Research in Science & Technological Education, 22(2), 153-169, 2004. 
    45. Analysis of student performance in the 2005 CE Biology Examination. Hong Kong Science Teachers' Journal, 22(2), 33-40, 2005.
    46. A reappraisal of the investigation on estimating the solute potential of plant cells.  School Science Review, 87(318), 15-18, 2005. 
    47. Teachers' concerns on school-based assessment of practical work.  Journal of Biological Education, 39(4), 156-162, 2005.
    48. Analysis of laboratory manuals for an investigative approach. Teaching Science, 51(3), 34-38, 2005.
    49. An alternative design for measuring anaerobic respiration. Hong Kong Science Teachers' Journal, 23(1), 9-12, 2006.
    50. Integrating history with scientific investigation. Teaching Science, 52(3), 26-29, 2006.
    51. Evaluation of the Effects of the Medium of Instruction on Science Learning of Hong Kong Secondary Students: Students' Self-Concept in Science. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2006.
    52. Using history to promote understanding of nature of science in science teachers. Teaching Education, 17(2), 157-166, 2006.

     

     

    Other publications

    1.       LEE Albert; YIP Din Yan; CHOW Chun Bong; CHENG Chun Yiu Jack; CHUI Fung Ming Sandra; MOK Suk Yee; CHAN Yee Man; CHAN Charles and CHAN Kevin.  "Injury Prevention Programme in Schools (IPPS): Evaluation of First Stage of Implementation".  Paper presented in the 12th International Conference on Safe Community, Hong Kong, 2003.03.19.

    2.       Lee Albert, Chow, C.B., Cheng Chun Yiu, Jack, Yip Din Yan, Mok Suk Yee, Chui Fung Ming Sandra, Cheung W.L., Chan Man Yee, Chan Kevin and Chan Charles. Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programme in Schools (IPPS). Paper presented in the World conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, organized by International Union for Health Promotion and Education, Melbourne, Australia, 2004, April.  

    3.       Esther Sui Chu Ho, Din Yan Yip, Ka Wai Chun, Ka Ming Wong, Man Man Sze, Yee Fun Man, Wai Kit Ho. The First Hong Kong PISA Report: Monitoring the quality of education in Hong Kong from an international perspective. HK PISA Centre, 2003.

    4.       李子建、 鍾宇平、 盧乃桂、 黃顯華、 張月茜、 何偉傑、 何瑞珠、 WALKER Allan David、 秦家慧、 陳維鄂、 葉殿恩、 趙志成、 劉兆瑛、 鄭漢文 及 譚偉明.  《大學與學校夥伴協作共創優質教育計劃總結報告》.  92頁. 香港: 香港中文大學教育學院，香港教育研究所, 2002.11.

    5.       Sui Chu Ho, Ka Wai Chun, Din Yan Yip; Ka Ming Wong, Man Man Sze; Yee Fun Man, Nai Kwai Lo; Yue Ping Chung; Wing Kwong Tsang; Ming Ming Chiu and Wai Kit Ho.  The Second HKPISA Report: Monitoring the quality of education in Hong Kong from an international perspective. HKPISA Centre, 2005.
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