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Sun, D*., Keane, T., & Lee,J.C.-K. (2025). Intelligent Robotics in STEM Education: Pedagogical Innovation, Higher-Order Thinking, and Interdisciplinary Competence. Educational Technology & Society, 28 (4). [SSCI, Q1, IF=4, 46/269 = Top 17%, A]

This special issue endeavors to explore the dynamic intersection of Intelligent Robotics and STEM Education, emphasizing Pedagogical Innovation, stimulating Higher-Order Thinking skills, and cultivating Interdisciplinary Competence. The scope encompasses a diverse range of topics, encouraging submissions that exploring innovative pedagogical approaches leveraging robotics technology to engage students effectively. Contributions are also welcomed in the realm of developing Higher-Order Thinking skills through robotics-based activities, as well as exploring the integration of robotics to promote interdisciplinary competence across STEM disciplines.

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Sun, D*., Wong, L. H., Looi, C-K. (2023). Emerging Technologies and Pedagogical Transformations in STEM Education. Future in Educational Research.

To explore the dynamic interplay between emerging technologies and pedagogical innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The learning domain can be either one of the STEM disciplines or an interdisciplinary domain. By fostering a deeper understanding of how emerging technologies can enhance pedagogical practices, this special issue will inspire the development of evidence-based strategies that empower educators to create engaging, inclusive, and innovative STEM learning environments. We encourage contributions from scholars, educators, and practitioners worldwide to enrich the discourse on the transformative potential of emerging technologies in shaping the future of STEM education.

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Sun, D*., Looi, C-K., Hsu., T-C. & Yang, Y. (2023). Technology Enhanced Science Education: Research Innovations in Pedagogy and Practices. 1) Education Sciences. [SJR, Q1, IF=3, 114/759 = Top 15%, B]

A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "Technology Enhanced Education".

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Sun, D*., Looi, C-K., Hsu., T-C. & Yang, Y. (2023). Technology Enhanced Science Education: Research Innovations in Pedagogy and Practices. 2) Sustainability. [SSCI, Q2, IF=3.9, 48/128 = Top 38%, B].

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".

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Kuo, B-C., Li, C-H., Hsu, T-C., & Sun, D. (2023). Educational Big Data Analytics for Promoting Smart Learning. Smart Learning Environments. [SJR, Q1, IF=4.8, 63/759 = Top 8%, A].

This special issue aims to capture the current classroom practices of frontline teachers and the adaptive mechanisms to fulfil different students' learning paces in addition to emerging digital content, digital learning platforms, teaching tools, and pedagogical theories. Therefore, readers can understand the latest developments in digital learning, and the changes in classroom settings and the growth of children.

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Sun, D., Keane, T., & Lee, J. C.-K. (2025). Guest editorial: Intelligent robotics in STEM education: Pedagogical innovation, higher-order thinking, and interdisciplinary competence. Educational Technology & Society, 28(4), 205-207. https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/28_4

This guest editorial presents a special issue wherein intelligent robotics and pedagogical innovation converge to advance higher-order thinking and interdisciplinary competence in STEM education. The 11 collected articles are organized around five thematic strands: (1) cultivating cognitive and higher-order thinking skills through innovative pedagogies; (2) implementing innovative assessment strategies; (3) fostering motivation and attitudes; (4) enhancing teacher education and research methods. The evidence presented across these studies positions intelligent robotics as a transformative force, capable of structuring learning environments, through inquiry-based and game-based approaches, that develop crucial capabilities in critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. This issue constitutes a valuable resource for stakeholders, providing robust, evidence-based frameworks to inform the strategic integration of robotics into STEM education and shape more adaptive, inclusive, and forward-looking educational paradigms.

Journal Publications

2026


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Daner, S. U. N., Shen, B. A., Yingying, C. H. A., Jiahui, Y. U., Haimin, D. A. I., & Cher-Ping, L. I. M. (2026). Empowering University Teachers in Higher Education: A Generative AI-Responsive Competency Framework. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100542
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Cai, H., Sun, J., Sun, D., Han, B., & Wong, L. H. (2026). Examining teacher change in reflective practice: Insights for professional development on adopting representational scaffolding in the inquiry-based learning. Instructional Science, 54(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09774-z

2025


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Yang, Y., Chen, L., He, W., Sun, D., & Salas-Pilco, S. Z. (2025). Artificial intelligence for enhancing special education for K-12: A decade of trends, themes, and global insights (2013-2023). International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 35(3), 1129-1177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00422-0
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Yan, S., Sun, D., Zhou, Q., Yang, Y., & Tian, P. (2025). Exploring the impact of virtual laboratory with KWL reflective thinking approach on students' science learning in higher education. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 37(1), 89-110.
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Pang, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Yang, Y., Sun, D., & Xiang, J. (2025). Automatic detection of students' classroom behavior via long-term classroom videos to predict students' learning gains. Education and Information Technologies, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13809-w
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Singh, M., Sun, D., & Yang, Y. (2025). Design and implementation of Math City: An inquiry-based metaverse platform for mathematics education. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100462
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Liu, J., Sun, D., Sun, J., Wang, J., & Philip, L. H. Y. (2025). Designing a generative AI enabled learning environment for mathematics word problem solving in primary schools: Learning performance, attitudes and interaction. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100438
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Wang, J., Sun, D., Yang, Y., & Zheng, Z. (2025). Exploring the developmental trajectory of students' creative thinking and intellectual interaction in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 101930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101930
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Liu, J., Keane, T., Sun, D., Yang, Y., & Yang, Y. (2025). Design and evaluation of ChatGPT-MWPS: an AI-enhanced learning system for improving primary students' mathematical word problem solving. Smart Learning Environments, 12(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-025-00419-9
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Luo, M., Sun, D., Zhu, G., Zhu, L., & Jia, F. (2025). Factors influencing scientific reasoning ability in junior secondary students: Examining gender and grade-level predictive differences. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 57, 101824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101824
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Deng, F., Shi, Z., Tian, P., & Sun, D. (2025). Explicit-Reflective Teaching and Students' Understanding of Nature of Science: a Meta-Analysis. Research in Science Education, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-025-10287-5
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Singh, M., & Sun, D. (2025). Evaluating Minecraft as a game-based metaverse platform: exploring gaming experience, social presence, and STEM outcomes. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2459200
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Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Jiang, L., Sun, D., Yuan, W., & Zhu, G. (2025). Importance of epistemic emotions and collaborative interactions in collective knowledge building: evidence from high-and low-performance groups. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2460595
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Sun, D., Cheng, G., Yu, P. L. H., Jia, J., Zheng, Z., & Chen, A. (2025). Personalized stem education empowered by artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review and content analysis. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2462156
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Yeung, R. C. Y., Sun, D., & Yeung, C. H. (2025). Integrating drone technology in STEM education: Curriculum, pedagogy and learning outcomes. Education and Information Technologies, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13368-0
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Yang, Y., Sun, W., Sun, D., & Salas-Pilco, S. Z. (2025). Navigating the AI-Enhanced STEM education landscape: a decade of insights, trends, and opportunities. Research in Science & Technological Education, 43(3), 693-717. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2024.2370764
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Wu, M., Tian, P., Sun, D., Feng, D., & Luo, M. (2025). Evaluating Students' Conceptual Understanding of Isomers Based on a Four-Tier Diagnostic Tool in Upper Secondary Schools. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 23(4), 907-947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10494-y
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Gao, X., Yang, Y., Du, Y., & Sun, D. (2025). Effect of mind mapping-based scaffolding on elementary students’ computational thinking in block-based programming. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 63(1), 236-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331251334000
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Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Sun, D., He, W., & Wei, Y. (2025). Navigating the landscape of AI literacy education: insights from a decade of research (2014-2024). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04583-8
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Wang, L., Zhang, Q., & Sun, D. (2025). Exploring the impact of an augmented reality-integrated mathematics curriculum on students’ spatial skills in elementary school. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 23(2), 387-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10473-3
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Sun, D., Looi, C. K., Yang, Y., & Jia, F. (2025). Exploring students' learning performance in computer-supported collaborative learning environment during and after pandemic: Cognition and interaction. British Journal of Educational Technology, 56(1), 128-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13492
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Cheung, L. M. E., Ma, Q., & Sun, D. (2025). Exploring undergraduate students’ learning experience and engagement in synchronous online teaching supported by corpus-based language pedagogy. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2025.20018
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Zhu, L., Shu, L., Tian, P., Sun, D., & Luo, M. (2025). Facilitating students' design thinking skills in science class: an exploratory study. International Journal of Science Education, 47(1), 23-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2309658

2024


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Sun, D., Chou, K. L., Yang, L., & Yang, Y. (2024). A systematic review of technology-supported scaffoldings in empirical studies from 2017-2022: Trends, scaffolding design features and learning outcomes. Educational Technology & Society, 27(3), 185-203. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48787024
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Sun, D., Looi, C. K., Yang, Y., & Jia, F. (2025). Exploring students' learning performance in computer-supported collaborative learning environment during and after pandemic: Cognition and interaction. British Journal of Educational Technology, 56(1), 128-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13492
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Zhu, L., Sun, D., Luo, M., Liu, W., & Xue, S. (2024). Investigating pre-service science teachers' design performance in laboratory class: The inquiry-based design thinking approach. Journal of science education and technology, 33(1), 30-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-023-10050-3
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Jiang, W., Zhan, Y., Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2024). Development and validation of a blended learning perception scale for higher vocational students. Research & Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 19. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2024.19032
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Tian, P., Fan, Y., Sun, D., & Li, Y. (2024). Evaluating students' computation skills in learning amount of substance based on SOLO taxonomy in secondary schools. International Journal of Science Education, 46(15), 1578-1600. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2291691
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Wu, M., Tian, P., Sun, D., Feng, D., & Luo, M. (2025). Evaluating Students' Conceptual Understanding of Isomers Based on a Four-Tier Diagnostic Tool in Upper Secondary Schools. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 23(4), 907-947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10494-y
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Yeung, R. C. Y., Yeung, C. H., Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2024). A systematic review of Drone integrated STEM education at secondary schools (2005–2023): Trends, pedagogies, and learning outcomes. Computers & Education, 212, 104999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.104999
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Zhai, J., Chen, Y., Tian, P., Sun, D., & Sun, J. (2024). Revealing the linkage between parental perspectives on outdoor activities and the health-related quality of life in young children. Early Child Development and Care, 194(9-10), 1058-1077. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2024.2395386
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Jia, F., Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2024). Artificial intelligence in science education (2013-2023): Research trends in ten years. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 33(1), 94-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-023-10077-6
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Singh, M., Sun, D., & Zheng, Z. (2024). Enhancing university students' learning performance in a metaverse-enabled immersive learning environment for STEM education: A community of inquiry approach. Future in Educational Research, 2(3), 288-309. https://doi.org/10.1002/fer3.56
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Zeng, J., Sun, D., Looi, C. K., & Fan, A. C. W. (2024). Exploring the impact of gamification on students' academic performance: A comprehensive meta-analysis of studies from the year 2008 to 2023. British Journal of Educational Technology, 55(6), 2478-2502. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13471
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Zhan, Y., Sun, D., Kong, H. M., & Zeng, Y. (2024). Primary school teachers' classroom-based e-assessment practices: Insights from the theory of planned behaviour. British Journal of Educational Technology, 55(6), 2740-2759. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13478
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Looi, C. K., Chan, S. W., Wu, L., Huang, W., Kim, M. S., & Sun, D. (2024). Exploring computational thinking in the context of mathematics learning in secondary schools: Dispositions, engagement and learning performance. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 22(5), 993-1011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-023-10419-1
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Ma, Q., Crosthwaite, P., Sun, D., & Zou, D. (2024). Exploring ChatGPT literacy in language education: A global perspective and comprehensive approach. Computers and education: Artificial intelligence, 7, 100278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100278
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Sun, F., Tian, P., Sun, D., Fan, Y., & Yang, Y. (2024). Pre-service teachers' inclination to integrate AI into STEM education: Analysis of influencing factors. British Journal of Educational Technology, 55(6), 2574-2596. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13469
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Tian, P., Fan, Y., Sun, D., & Bai, Y. (2024). Alignment between Curriculum Standards and Assessment in Understanding Chemical Reaction Principles at Upper-Secondary Schools. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 23(3), 550-569. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/24.23.550
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Tian, P., Fan, Y., Sun, D., & Bai, Y. (2024). Alignment between Curriculum Standards and Assessment in Understanding Chemical Reaction Principles at Upper-Secondary Schools. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 23(3), 550-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10473-3
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Yan, R., Zhu, L., Sun, D., & Wei, B. (2024). Developing a Stop-Motion Animation in Improving Junior Secondary Students' Learning in Chemistry Lab: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Chemical Education, 101(4), 1583-1591. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01203
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Yang, Y., Chan, C. K., Zhu, G., Tong, Y., & Sun, D. (2024). Reflective assessment using analytics and artifacts for scaffolding knowledge building competencies among undergraduate students. International journal of computer-supported collaborative learning, 19(2), 231-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-024-09421-8
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Yang, Y., Chen, L., He, W., Sun, D., & Salas-Pilco, S. Z. (2025). Artificial intelligence for enhancing special education for K-12: A decade of trends, themes, and global insights (2013-2023). International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 35(3), 1129-1177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00422-0
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Yang, Y., Chen, Y., Feng, X., Sun, D., & Pang, S. (2024). Investigating the mechanisms of analytics-supported reflective assessment for fostering collective knowledge. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 36(1), 242-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-024-09398-1
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Yang, Y., Feng, X., Zhu, G., & Sun, D. (2024). Exploring the mechanisms of data-supported reflective assessment for pre-service teachers' knowledge building. Interactive Learning Environments, 32(9), 5660-5677. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2023.2223238
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Yang, Y., Sun, W., Sun, D., & Salas-Pilco, S. Z. (2025). Navigating the AI-Enhanced STEM education landscape: a decade of insights, trends, and opportunities. Research in Science & Technological Education, 43(3), 693-717. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2024.2370764
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Yang, Y., Zheng, Z., Wang, J., & Sun, D. (2024). The relationships of motivation and self-regulation to students' cognitive presence and empowerment in online learning environment. Education and Information Technologies, 29(17), 23391-23414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12674-3
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Zhan, Y., So, W. W. M., Sun, D., & Yan, Z. (2024). Is it useful, acceptable, or controllable? Hong Kong primary school teachers' online assessment practices in changing time. Research & Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 19. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2024.19033
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Zhang, H., Wang, C., Huang, F., & Sun, D. (2024). How does mobile learning support second language learning? Evidence from CSL learners' turn construction in online communication. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 18(2), 239-266. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2024.137627
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Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Chu, Y., Sun, D., Xu, J., & Zheng, Y. (2024). Virtual Laboratories in Science Education: Unveiling Trajectories, Themes, and Emerging Paradigms (2013-2023). Journal of Baltic Science Education, 23(5), 990-1009. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/24.23.990
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Zhang, Y., Zhan, Y., Wan, Z. H., & Sun, D. (2024). What are the effects of formative assessment on students' science learning motivational beliefs and behaviours? Comparison between Western and East Asian learners. International Journal of Science Education, 46(9), 858-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2262728

2023

  • Zhan, X., Sun, D., Song, R., Yang, Y., & Zhan, Y. (2023). Empowering students' engineering thinking: An empirical study of integrating engineering into science class at junior secondary schools. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 49, 101364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2023.101364
  • Wu, M., Sun, D., Yang, Y., Li, M., & Sun, J. (2023). Investigating students' performance at self-regulated learning and its effects on learning outcomes in chemistry class at the senior secondary school. International Journal of Science Education, 45(16), 1395-1418. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2209693
  • Xu, Q., Sun, D., & Zhan, Y. (2023). Embedding teacher scaffolding in a mobile technology supported collaborative learning environment in English reading class: Students' learning outcomes, engagement, and attitudes. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 17(1-2), 280-302. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2023.128340
  • Chen, H., Sun, D., Yang, Y., Looi, C. K., & Jia, F. (2023). Detecting and visualizing research trends of blended learning: A bibliometric analysis of studies from 2013-2022. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 19(10), em2336. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13592
  • Chen, H. E., Sun, D., Hsu, T. C., Yang, Y., & Sun, J. (2023). Visualising trends in computational thinking research from 2012 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 47, 101224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101224
  • Deng, F., Lan, W., Sun, D., & Zheng, Z. (2023). Examining pre-service chemistry teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) of using data-logging in the chemistry classroom. Sustainability, 15(21), 15441. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115441
  • Sheng, J., Tian, P., Sun, D., & Fan, Y. (2023). Influence of STEM Value Perception on STEM Career Preferences among Agricultural and Forestry Undergraduates. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 22(5), 914-928. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/23.22.914
  • Pang, S., Lai, S., Zhang, A., Yang, Y., & Sun, D. (2023). Graph convolutional network for automatic detection of teachers' nonverbal behavior. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 5, 100174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100174
  • Tian, P., Sun, D., Han, R., & Fan, Y. (2023). Integrating Micro Project-Based Learning to Improve Conceptual Understanding and Crucial Learning Skills in Chemistry. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 22(1), 130-152. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/23.22.130
  • Yang, Y., Feng, X., Zhu, G., & Sun, D. (2024). Exploring the mechanisms of data-supported reflective assessment for pre-service teachers' knowledge building. Interactive Learning Environments, 32(9), 5660-5677. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2023.2223238
  • Yang, Y., Chen, Y., Feng, X., Sun, D., & Pang, S. (2024). Investigating the mechanisms of analytics-supported reflective assessment for fostering collective knowledge. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 36(1), 242-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-024-09398-1
  • Jiang, W., Zhan, Y., Sun, D., Sun, J., & Tian, P. (2024). Exploring the effects of SPOC-based blended learning on students' learning performance at higher vocational education. Interactive Learning Environments, 32(10), 6949-6966. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2023.2294774
  • Yan, S., Sun, D., Zhou, Q., Yang, Y., & Tian, P. (2025). Exploring the impact of virtual laboratory with KWL reflective thinking approach on students' science learning in higher education. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 37(1), 89-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-023-09385-y
  • Sun, D., Zhan, Y., Wan, Z. H., Yang, Y., & Looi, C. K. (2025). Identifying the roles of technology: A systematic review of STEM education in primary and secondary schools from 2015 to 2023. Research in Science & Technological Education, 43(1), 145-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2023.2251902

2022

  • Zhan, Y., Wan, Z. H., & Sun, D. (2022). Online formative peer feedback in Chinese contexts at the tertiary Level: A critical review on its design, impacts and influencing factors. Computers & Education, 176, 104341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104341
  • Jia, F., Sun, D., Ma, Q., & Looi, C. K. (2022). Developing an AI-based learning system for L2 learners' authentic and ubiquitous learning in English language. Sustainability, 14(23), 15527. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142315527
  • Zhan, X., Sun, D., Wen, Y., Yang, Y., & Zhan, Y. (2022). Investigating students' engagement in mobile technology-supported science learning through video-based classroom observation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 31(4), 514-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-022-09970-3
  • Yang, Y., Zhu, G., Sun, D., & Chan, C. K. (2022). Collaborative analytics-supported reflective assessment for scaffolding pre-service teachers' collaborative inquiry and knowledge building. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 17(2), 249-292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-022-09372-y
  • Xue, S., Sun, D., Zhu, L., Huang, H. W., & Topping, K. (2022). Comparing the Effects of Modelling and Analogy on High School Students' Content Understanding and Transferability: The Case of Atomic Structure. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 21(2), 325-341. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/22.21.325

2021

  • Yeung, W. K., & Sun, D. (2021). An exploration of inquiry-based authentic learning enabled by mobile technology for primary science. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 15(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2021.111594
  • Luo, M., Sun, D., Zhu, L., & Yang, Y. (2021). Evaluating scientific reasoning ability: Student performance and the interaction effects between grade level, gender, and academic achievement level. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 41, 100899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100899
  • Zhan, X., Sun, D., Wan, Z. H., Hua, Y., & Xu, R. (2021). Investigating teacher perceptions of integrating engineering into science education in mainland China. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19(7), 1397-1420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-020-10117-2

2020

  • Sun, D., Looi, C. K., Yang, Y., & Sun, J. (2020). Design and Implementation of the Boundary Activity Based Learning (BABL) Principle in Science Inquiry. Educational Technology & Society, 23(4), 147-162. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26981749
  • Luo, M., Wang, Z., Sun, D., Wan, Z. H., & Zhu, L. (2020). Evaluating Scientific Reasoning Ability: The Design and Validation of an Assessment with a Focus on Reasoning and the Use of Evidence. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 19(2), 261-275. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.261
  • Kong, S. C., Lai, M., & Sun, D. (2020). Teacher development in computational thinking: Design and learning outcomes of programming concepts, practices and pedagogy. Computers & Education, 151, 103872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103872
  • Yang, Y., Long, Y., Sun, D., Van Aalst, J., & Cheng, S. (2020). Fostering students' creativity via educational robotics: An investigation of teachers' pedagogical practices based on teacher interviews. British journal of educational technology, 51(5), 1826-1842. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12985
  • Yang, Y., Du, Y., van Aalst, J., Sun, D., & Ouyang, F. (2020). Self-directed reflective assessment for collective empowerment among pre-service teachers. British journal of educational technology, 51(6), 1961-1981. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13040

2019

  • Zhan, X., Sun, D., Qiang, C., Song, R., & Wan, Z. H. (2019). Propensity Score Analysis of the Impacts of Junior Secondary Students' Participation in Engineering Practices on Their Attitudes toward Engineering. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(11). https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106761

2018

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2018). Boundary interaction: Towards developing a mobile technology-enabled science curriculum to integrate learning in the informal spaces. British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(3), 505-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12555
  • Looi, C. K., Sun, D., Kim, M. S., & Wen, Y. (2018). The impact of a professional development model for a mobilized science curriculum: a case study of teacher changes. Research in Science & Technological Education, 36(1), 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2017.1409704

2017

  • Sun, D., Looi, C. K., & Xie, W. (2017). Learning with collaborative inquiry: A science learning environment for secondary students. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26(3), 241-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2016.1205509

2016

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2016). Focusing a mobile science learning process: Difference in activity participation. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 12(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-016-0040-6

2015

  • Sun, D., Looi, C. K., Wu, L., & Xie, W. (2016). The innovative immersion of mobile learning into a science curriculum in Singapore: An exploratory study. Research in Science Education, 46(4), 547-573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-015-9471-0
  • Looi, C. K., Sun, D., & Xie, W. (2014). Exploring students' progression in an inquiry science curriculum enabled by mobile learning. IEEE Transactions on Learning technologies, 8(1), 43-54. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6980128

2014

  • Sun, D., Looi, C. K., & Xie, W. (2014). Collaborative inquiry with a web-based science learning environment: When teachers enact it differently. Educational Technology & Society. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jeductechsoci.17.4.390
  • Looi, C. K., Sun, D., Wu, L., Seow, P., Chia, G., Wong, L. H., ... & Norris, C. (2014). Implementing mobile learning curricula in a grade level: Empirical study of learning effectiveness at scale. Computers & Education, 77, 101-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2014.04.011
  • Looi, C. K., Sun, D., Seow, P., & Chia, G. (2014). Enacting a technology-based science curriculum across a grade level: The journey of teachers' appropriation. Computers & Education, 71, 222-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2013.10.006
  • Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2014). DESIGNING FOR MODEL PROGRESSION TO FACILITATE STUDENTS' SCIENCE LEARNING. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 9(2), 301-322. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2014.9301-322
  • Sun, D., Wang, Z. H., Xie, W. T., & Boon, C. C. (2014). Status of integrated science instruction in junior secondary schools of China: An exploratory study. International Journal of Science Education, 36(5), 808-838. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2013.829254

2013

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C. K. (2013). Designing a web-based science learning environment for model-based collaborative inquiry. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 22(1), 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-012-9377-9

Referred International Conference Papers

2024

  • Sun, D., Wang, J., Yang, L., Chou, K.-L., Song, Z., & Zheng, Z. (2024, November 25-29). AI-driven feedback for enhancing students' mathematical problem-solving: The ScaffoldiaMyMaths system [Paper presentation]. The 32nd International Conference on Computers in Education, Manila, Philippines. [Read More]
  • Cheng, G., Jiang, B., Sun, D., Gao, M., & Song, Z. (2024, November 25-29). Analyzing teacher-student dialogues in online one-on-one primary mathematics tutoring: A lag sequential analysis of group differences [Paper presentation]. The 32nd International Conference on Computers in Education, Manila, Philippines. [Read More]
  • Zhan, Y., Sun, D., Gube, J. C. C., Cheng, N. C., Chan, K. M., Wan, Z. H., & Chen, J. (2024, June 1-5). Embedding student teachers' feedback literacy development in online peer assessment activities [Paper presentation]. The 28th Global Conference on Chinese Computer Education Applications (GCCCE 2024), Chongqing, China. [Read More]
  • Wang, J., & Sun, D. (2024, June 1-5). The impact of design thinking-based computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) on the development of creative thinking skills among vocational students [Paper presentation]. The 28th Global Conference on Chinese Computer Education Applications, Chongqing, China. [Read More]
  • Tian, P., & Sun, D. (2024, April 23-25). Influence of stem value perceptions on stem career preferences among agricultural and forestry undergraduates: With stem learning interest and stem self-efficacy as mediators [Paper presentation]. International Congress on Educational Futures 2024, Hong Kong, China. [Read More]

2023

  • Ma, Y. T., Kong, S. C., & Sun, D. (2023, December 4-8). Using self-regulated digital storytelling in primary students' english learning: An exploratory factor analysis [Paper presentation]. The 31st International Conference on Computers in Education, Matsue, Japan. [Read More]
  • Singh, M., & Sun, D. (2023, May 17-19). Designing and implementing an inquiry-based virtual interactive learning environment for physics curriculum enabled by mobile technologies supported [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023: “Learning and Teaching in the Eve of Metaverse”, Hong Kong, China. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Tian, P., Law, K. Y., & Cheuk, W. H. (2023). Empowering students computational thinking through robotics-enabled STEM education. In Proceedings of 31st International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2023 (Vol. II, pp. 750-758). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. [Read More]

2022

  • Ma, Y. T., & Sun, D. (2022, May 28-June 1). Who are the leaders? A discussion on distributed leadership to promote interdisciplinary STEM education in primary schools [Paper presentation]. The 26th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2022): "Transitioning to the “New Normal” of e-Learning", Hsinchu, Taiwan. [Read More]
  • Ma, Y. T., Kong, S.-C., & Sun, D. (2022). Using digital storytelling on scratch to support primary school EFL/ESL students' writing: A self-regulated learning approach. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2022 (Vol. 2, pp. 714-718). Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. [Read More]

2020

  • Sun, D., & Yang, L. (2020, November). Designing technology supported scaffolding for fractions learning in primary. Poster presented at The 28th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2020), Taiwan. [Read More]

2019

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C-K. (2019, December). Crossing border: Mobile technologies integrating into STEM activity in and out of classroom. Paper presented at The 27th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2019), Kenting, Taiwan. [Read More]
  • Yeung, W. K., & Sun, D. (2019, December). Exploring students performance in ICT-supported STEM learning activities at primary school. Paper presented at 2019 International Conference on Advances in STEM Education (ASTEM 2019), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. [Read More]
  • Yeung, W. K., & Sun, D. (2019). A study of inquiry-based STEM learning supported by mobile technologies. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Shih, L. Huang, Q. Liu, S. Liu, D. Wu, . . . M. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE2019) (pp. 179-183). Wuhan: Central China Normal University. [Read More]
  • C.K. Chan, C.C. Cheang, D. Sun, K.M. Tsang, Y.Y. Yeung (2019) TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING IN A TEACHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE ONLINE EXPERIMENTS AND RELATED COURSEWARE FOR STEM EDUCATION, EDULEARN19 Proceedings, pp. 6127-6133. [Read More]

2018

  • Sun, D. (2018, November). Designing a seamless STEM learning environment: IN-STEM for collaborative problem solving. Paper presented at The 26th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2018), Manila, Philippines. [Read More]
  • Yeung, W. K., & Sun, D. (2018). nQuire-it: Engaging students in authentic inquiry learning. In M. Jong, J. L. Shih, C. K. Looi, M. Huang, X. Chen, Y. Xie, . . . S. Tu (Eds.), The 22nd Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education: Conference proceedings (pp. 461-467). Guangzhou: South China Normal University. [Read More]

2017

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K. (2017, December). Designing boundary activity for mobile learning in science inquiry. Paper presented at the 25th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2017): Technology and Innovation: Computer-based Educational Systems for 21st Century Learners, Rydges Latimer hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Looi, C.-K., & Song, Y. (2017, June). Pedagogical design of mobile technology supported science learning: An evaluation study. Paper presented at the 21st Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2017), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. [Read More]

2016

  • Song, Y., & Sun, D. (2016, August). Enhancing science learning with BYOD (bring your own device) in a primary school in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 2016 International Conference of East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE 2016): Innovations in Science Education Research & Practice: Strengthening International Collaboration, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan. [Read More]

2015

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K. (2015, November). Students' participation patterns in a science curriculum supported by mobile technology. Paper presented at the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2015): Transforming education in the big data era, The First World Hotel, Hangzhou, China. [Read More]
  • Looi, C.-K., Xie, W., Sun, D., & Jessy, L. (2015, May). Developing teachers for implementing mobilized science inquiry: A case study of a beginning teacher. Paper presented at The 19th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2015), Howard Civil Service International House, Taiwan. [Read More]

2014

  • Looi, C.-K., Sun, D., Xie, W., Tan, C., & Hajar, S (2014, November). How do students progress in a mobilized inquiry science Curriculum. Paper presented at the The 22nd International Conference on Computers in Education 2014 (ICCE 2014): Constructing New Fundamentals of Computers in Education for the Future, Nara Prefectural New Public Hall, Nara, Japan. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Looi, C-K., Xie, W., & Lim, K. (2014, May). Exploring an Innovative Immersion of Mobile Learning into a Science Curriculum. The Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education, Shanghai,Chna. [Read More]

2013

  • Sun, D., Looi, C. K., & Teo, E. Y. L. (2013). Learning with collaborative inquiry: A science learning environment for secondary school students. Paper presented at International Conference of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. June 15-19, Wisconsin, USA. [The paper was nominated for both Best Paper and Best Design Paper]. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Looi, C.-K & Phua, J (2013, November). Design and Evaluation of a Collaborative Inquiry Environment to Enhance Science Learning. International Conference of Computers on Education, Bali, Indonesia. [The paper was nominated for both Best Overall Paper Award and Best Technical Design Paper Award]. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K (2013, November). Teacher Enactment in Collaborative Inquiry with a Science Learning Environment. International Conference of Computers on Education, Bali, Indonesia. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Looi, C.-K, Lim, J., & Ng, J. (2013, November). Developing a Professional Development Model for Science Teachers to Implement a Mobilized Science Curriculum. International Conference of Computers on Education, Bali, Indonesia. [Read More]
  • Ke, K., Sun, D., Looi, C.-K., & Teo, E. (2013, June). Exploring Teacher Interventions in Collaborative Inquiry with A Science Learning Environment. Redesigning Pedagogy Conference, Singapore. [Read More]
  • Phua, J., Sun, D., Looi, C.-K., Teo, E., Low, C., Lim, K., & Ke, K (2013, June). Collaborative Inquiry with a Science Learning Environment: CSI System with Secondary School Students. Redesigning Pedagogy Conference, Singapore. [Read More]
  • Teo, E., Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K (2013, May). An Exploration of Collaborative Inquiry with a Science Learning Environment. Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education, Beijing, China. [Read More]

2012

  • Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K. (2012). Designing for model progression to facilitate students' science learning. In G. Biswas, L.-H. Wong, T. Hirashima, & W. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2012 (pp. 674-681). Singapore: National Institute of Education. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., Looi, C.-K., & Zhang, B. (2012, July). Bridging design and practice: Towards a model-based collaborative inquiry science learning environment. Paper presented at the10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Future of Learning, Sydney, Australia. [Read More]
  • Sun, D., & Looi, C.-K., & Chen, W.L., & Zhang, B.H (2012, May). Facilitate Secondary School Students' Science Learning: Design of WiMVT Science Learning Environment. Global Chinese Conference on Computer in Education, Taiwan. [Read More]

2011

  • Zhang, B. H., Sun, D., Mous, K., & Koh, Q. B (2011, July). Developing A Web-based Modeling and Visualization Technology Integrated Inquiry-based Science Learning Environment (WiMVT) for CSCL. The 9th international conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2011 (CSCL 2011): Connecting computer-supported collaborative learning to policy and practice, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. [Read More]
  • Zhang, B.H., Sun, D, Foong, S. K., & Ye, X.X (2011, May). Applying an iMVT Pedagogy to Address Student Learning Difficulties in Forces and Motion. Redesigning Pedagogy Conference, Singapore. [Read More]

Conference Proceedings

  • Conference Proceedings of the 28th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2024).

    Chu, H.-C., Sun, D., Lu, Y., Sun, J. C.-Y., Kong, S. C., & Liu, G.

    Venue: Southwest University, China

  • Teacher Forum Proceedings of 27th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2023).

    Wang, Q., Sun, D., Liu, Y., Chen, C-J., Shih, J-L., Jiang, B. (Eds.)

    Venue: Beijing Normal University, China

  • Main Conference Proceedings (English Paper) of the 27th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2023).

    Shih, J. L., Jiang, B., Lee, M. H., Yin, C. J., Sun, D., Lu, Y. (Eds.)

    Venue: Beijing Normal University, China

  • Teacher Forum Proceedings of the 26th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2022).

    Yang, K. X., Sun, D., Jin, W., Du, H., Sun, Y., Lin, C., Wang, Y., Jiang, B., ….Gu, X.Q.

    Venue: organized by National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, East China Normal University in Shanghai, and The Education University of Hong Kong through a hybrid online format. [Read More]

  • Teacher Forum Proceedings of the 25th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2021).

    Sun, D*., Kong, S. C., Wang, Q., Huang, R., Li, Y., & Hsu, T. C. (eds.)

    Venue: The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  • Proceedings of the 25th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2021).

    Kong, S.C., Wang, Q., Huang, R., ….Sun, D., ..Hsieh, S-Y.

    Venue: Beijing Normal University and Taiwan Normal University, China

Patent

  • A system and method for teaching mathematics through adaptive scaffolding support. Patent No. P00243.HKS

    Sun, D*., Chou, K.L., Yang, L., Wang, J.