The Lee Hysan Lecture in Education – Reviewing Research on Practical Approaches for Schools concluded successfully on 9 March, attracting a total of more than 50 scholars, researchers and specialists from different universities as well as local secondary schools' teachers and students to Faculty of Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Robert E. Slavin, Director of the Centre for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University and Chairman of the Success for All Foundation, was invited to be the speaker for the Lecture in this year. In the 2-hour Lecture, Prof. Slavin explained how the introduction of research reviews could promote the use of evidence in education.
In the reform of Evidence-based education, educators are encouraged to enhance their teaching performances by applying evidence-based researches results practically. Nevertheless, principals and teachers have limited time to review up-to-date researches in daily lives, and most of them are not equipped with relevant training for applying the findings in daily lessons. Therefore, fair, accurate and easy-to-read research summaries of "what-works" are essential for raising their teaching standards.
In the lecture, Prof. Slavin also introduced the recent advance of Evidence-based research in US and ways of writing high-quality summaries of researches. He raised a discussion among participants including scholars, teachers and students, which strengthened the linkage between research and practical experience.
Lee Hysan Lecture Series in Education – Reviewing Research on Practical Approaches for Schools Successfully
Prof. Robert E. Slavin, Director of the Centre for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University and the chairman of the Success for All Foundation, was invited to be the speaker for the Lee Hysan Lecture Series in Education in this year.
Prof. Robert E. Slavin (back row, 5th left) took a group photo with Prof. Leung Seung Ming (back row, 6th left), Alvin, Dean of Education at CUHK, Prof. Lau Wing Fat (back row, 6th right), Wilfred, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Prof. Cheung Chi Keung (back row, 5th right), Alan, Chairperson of Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Prof. Ho Sui Chu (back row, 4th right), Esther, Department of Educational Administration and Policy and other participants after the lecture.