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Name in Chinese
歐阳湘子
Biography
Dr. Ouyang earned her Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology from the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. After completing her doctorate, she served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at the same institution. In August 2023, she joined Lingnan University. Her research primarily focuses on children's cognitive development, with a particular emphasis on understanding the cognitive and environmental factors influencing children's mathematical learning, academic emotions, and mathematical learning difficulties. Additionally, Dr. Ouyang has a keen interest in the application of psychological statistics and psychometrics, especially in their applications to children's cognitive development.
Research interests
- Cognitive development
- Children’s mathematical learning
- Home learning environments
- Math emotions
- Statistics and psychometrics focusing on applications
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Active
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Young Children’s Development of Spatial Skills: Familial Correlates and Relation to Numerical Skills (幼兒空間技能的發展:家庭的影響因素及其與數字技能的關係)
OUYANG, X. (PI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Grant Research
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Validation of the Early Number Competence Test in Chinese Preschool Children: A One-Year Longitudinal Study
OUYANG, X. (PI)
LU Research Committee, LU Research Committee (Dept/Unit)
1/12/24 → 31/07/26
Project: Grant Research
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General Cognitive and Numerical Precursors of Mathematical Difficulty in Kindergarten Children at High Risk for Dyscalculia
OUYANG, X. (PI)
LU Research Committee, LU Research Committee (Dept/Unit)
1/03/24 → 30/12/25
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Distinct roles of cognitive and mathematics skills in different levels of mathematics development
YIP, C. C. H., OUYANG, X., YIP, E. S. K., TONG, C. K. Y. & WONG, T. T. Y., Apr 2025, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 119, 102645.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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The Interrelations between home numeracy activities, children's attitudes toward mathematics, and their mathematics achievement
OUYANG, X. & CHAN, W. W. L., Jan 2025, In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 70, p. 19-29 11 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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General cognitive and numerical precursors of mathematical difficulty in kindergarten children at risk for dyscalculia
OUYANG, X., ZOU, X. & ZHANG, X., Aug 2024, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 114, 102514.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2024 (RGC Grant)
OUYANG, X. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
Activities
- 1 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Why Math Learning Is So Hard for Some Children: Early Cognitive and Numerical Precursors of Mathematical Difficulty
OUYANG, X. O. (Speaker)
22 Apr 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations