Dr. Man-Wai Chu
Positions
Associate Professor
Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Learning Sciences
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy , University of Alberta, 2017
M.Ed. Education, University of Alberta, 2009
Bach of Education Secondary Education and Teaching; Science [major] and Mathematics [minor], University of Alberta, 2005
BSc Mathematics [major] and Physical Sciences [minor], University of Alberta, 2005
Biography
Man-Wai Chu taught high school science and mathematics with the Calgary Catholic School District for several years before continuing with her studies in graduate school. She attended the University of Alberta for all her post-secondary degrees. Her bachelor degrees are in science and education, while her graduate degrees focused on secondary science curriculum and educational assessment. Man-Wai joined the Werklund School of Education in 2015 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences program. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes in research methods, learning theories, and educational assessment.
Professional & Community Affiliations
Man-Wai Chu is on the review board of Alberta Journal of Educational Research and Research in Science Education. She is the President of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association (CERA), which is a constituent of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE). Man-Wai is also a member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and CSSE.
Research
Areas of Research
Man-Wai Chu’s research focuses on using innovative assessments, such as interactive digital environments, to measure students’ performance-based skills in the classroom and on standardized tests. An extension of her research with these assessments has led her to studying students’ development of mental models and their associations with affective variables that enhance assessment performance; this research is guided by the Learning Errors and Formative Feedback (LEAFF) model. Man-Wai approaches her research using a variety of quantitative methods such as such as repeated measures design, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Structural Equation Modeling, and Bayesian Network Modeling.
- Educational assessment
- Science education
- Educational technology
- Quantitative research methods
- Applied statistical methods
- Educational and psychological measurement
Projects
- Measuring Cross-Curricular Competencies using Digitally Simulated Science Laboratories (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) - $74,675
- Preservice Teachers’ Conceptualizations of Disability and Inclusion ( University of Calgary Taylor Institute Teaching and Learning Grants) - $31, 061
- Mutualistic Course Delivery Formats: Evaluation of Resources Designed for Online and Face-to-Face Courses (Werklund School of Education, Office of Teaching and Learning) - $6, 500
Awards
- Teaching Award for Full-time Academic Staff, University of Calgary. 2020
- Werklund School of Education Teaching Excellence Award, Werklund School of Education . 2019
- Education Students’ Association Teaching Award , Werklund School of Education - Education Students' Association.
- Development Grant, Werklund School of Education. 2017
- Best Paper Award, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Education Conference. 2016
Publications
- Adapting to a design-based professional learning intervention. Brown, B., Friesen, S., Mosher, R., Chu, M-W., & Linton, K. . Educational Design Research. (2021)
- Sequence clustering techniques in educational data mining. Guo, Q., Cui, Y., Leighton, J.P., & Chu, M-W.. Handbook of research on modern educational technologies, applications, and management . 68-84. (2021)
- Gamification of formative feedback in classrooms. Chu, M-W., & Fowler, T. A. International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 10(1). (2020)
- Psychometric properties of the design-based professional learning for teachers survey. Chu, M-W., Brown, B., & Friesen, S. Professional Development in Education. (2020)
- Teachers’ unpreparedness to accommodate student needs. Chu, M-W., Craig, H., Yeworiew, L. B., & Xu, Y. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. 35(5), 210-224. (2020)
- Utilizing game analytics to inform and validate digital game-based assessment with evidence-centered game design: A case study. Chen, F., Cui, Y., & Chu, M-W. . International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 481-503. (2020)
- Enhancing digital simulated laboratory assessments: A test of pre-laboratory activities with the learning error and formative feedback model. Chu, M-W., & Leighton, J. P. . Journal of Science Education and Technology. 28, 251-264. (2019)
- Analyzing student process data in game-based assessments with Bayesian knowledge tracing and dynamic Bayesian network. Cui, Y., Chu, M-W., & Chen, F. . Journal of Educational Data Mining. (2019)
- Challenging equivalency in measures of English language proficiency for university admission: Data from an undergraduate engineering programme. Tweedie, M. G., & Chu, M-W. . Studies in Higher Education. 44(4), 683-695. (2019)
- Quantity and quality of uptake: Examining surface and meaning-level feedback provided by peers and an instructor in a graduate research course.. Dressler, R., Chu, M-W., Crossman, K., & Hilman, B. . Assessing Writing. 39(1), 14-24. (2019)
- Log data analysis with ANFIS: A fuzzy neural network approach. Cui, Y., Guo, Q., Leighton, J. P., Chu, M-W. . Journal of International Testing. 20(1), 78-96. (2019)
- Raging skies: Development of a digital game-based science assessment using evidence-centered game design. Chu, M-W., & Chiang, A. . Alberta Journal of Science Education. 45(2), 37-47. (2018)
- Relationships between the ways students are assessed in science classrooms and science achievement across Canada. K. Fung; M-W Chu. Research in Science Education. 50(2), 791-812. (2018)
- Examining the efficacy of inquiry-based approaches to education. Scott, D., Smith, C., Chu, M-W., & Friesen, S.. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. (2018)
- A pedagogical alliance for academic achievement: Socio-emotional effects on assessment outcomes. Leighton, J. P., Guo, Q., Chu, M-W., & Tang, W. . Educational Assessment. 23(1), 1-23. (2017)
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