Gaowei Chen

Dr Gaowei Chen is a tenured associate professor at the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong. His research interests cover learning sciences, dialogic teaching and learning, classroom discourse, video-based learning, teacher professional development, learning analytics, and educational statistics. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Learning Sciences and a recipient of the Research Output Prize and the Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award at the University of Hong Kong.

Teaching Areas:

Dialogic teaching and classroom talk; Learning sciences; Educational psychology in the classroom; Quantitative research methods; Educational statistics and measurement

Research Interests:

Learning sciences; Dialogic teaching; Classroom discourse; Video visualization; Video-based learning; Teacher professional development; Educational statistics

Research Expertise

• Educational Psychology
• Learning Sciences
• Research Methods and Methodologies
• Teacher Education and Development
• Technology-enhanced Learning

Awards

• Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, 2020-21.
• Research Output Prize (ROP), University of Hong Kong, 2019-20.
• Faculty Early Career Research Output Award, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, 2019-20.
• 41st Round PDF/RAP Scheme, University Research Committee (URC), University of Hong Kong, 2018-19.

Education

• PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• MSc Peking University
• BS Xi'an Jiaotong University