Young Learners with New Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide
The impact focuses on curriculum innovation on diverse needs of young learners under six years old. Dr. Hui led a team of scholars, educators (principals and teachers), government officials in drafting the new Curriculum Guide on Kindergarten Education in the Curriculum Development Council of the Education Bureau, HKSAR from 2015-17. Her research evidence on arts enriched pedagogy and creativity development of young children in several studies have informed the education field in recognizing and promoting arts and creativity in kindergarten education. In the newly published official document Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide (EDB, 2017), the original learning area “arts” has expanded to “arts and creativity” in the curriculum framework. The new curriculum is implemented in all kindergartens under the Free Quality Kindergarten Education policy beginning in Sept. 2017. The number of kindergartens was 1,014 with a student enrollment of 184,032 young children in 2016-17.
Related Publications on Creativity in Education:
Research Informed New Curriculum Guide
Young Learners with Special Needs – Early Intervention Effective and Crucial
Dr. Hui has recently led an interdisciplinary team to evaluate a pilot scheme on On-Site Pre-School Rehabilitation Services (OPRS) which was a new scheme to provide early intervention services to young children with special needs from 2016-2018. The positive impacts on child outcomes have provided strong evidence to regularize the service from 2018. Information on the services, Chinese and English version of the full report can be retrieved from the following government website
The study is reported in the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences’ CITY CLASS Magazine in both Chinese and English
An advertorial on the Evaluation on OPRS in Ming Pao on May 2, 2019.
- Creativity and Innovation
- Motivation and Self Regulation
- Gifted Education
- Lifespan Development
- 1991 - 2008, Assistant Director, Center for Child Development, Hong Kong Baptist University.
- 2020 A Longitudinal Study on the Performance and Adjustment of Children Discharged , Consutlancy Research, Social Welfare Departmentk HKSAR, Jun 2019 - Sep 2020, Anna Hui (Co-PI), Angela Siu (Co-PI).
- Keysteps: Hong Kong Jockey Club Early Childhood Intervention to Promote Ready Children, Parents & Communities, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Fund, Jul 2017 - Jun 2022, Patrick Ip (PI), Meanne Chan, Nirmala Rao, Anna Hui, & Jin Sun (Co-I).
- JC-Giftness into Flourishing Talents, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Fund, Nov 2016 - Jan 2019, LK Chan, Daniel Shek, Alan Cheung, Anna Hui.
- Research on Evaluating the Pilot Scheme on On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation , Social Welfare Department, HKSAR, Aug 2016 - Apr 2018, Anna Hui (PI), Angela Siu (PI), Elaine Au, Andy Cheng, HF Chen, WY Hsieh, MT Leung, Sam Ye (Co-Is).
- Enhancement of Quality in Early Childhood Education: Using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale – Extension (ECERS-E) & Revised (ECERS-R) as Formative Assessment Tools , Quality Education Fund, Amount: HKD $1,740,000, 2015 - 2017, Anna Hui (PI), Jannet Chik, Adith Ho, Carly Ng (Co-Is).
- Evaluation of Jockey Club Appreciation for Chinese Culture & Arts Project, Hong Kong Institute of Aesthetic Education & Class 7A Drama , Amount: HKD $120,000, 2015 - 2016, Anna Hui (PI).
- Student perception of the creative process and learning activities through the discovery-enriched curriculum , Teaching & Learning Fund, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: HKD $119,000, 2015 - 2016, Anna Hui (PI), Pedith Chan, Ray Cheung, Ron Kwok, Linda Lai, Denvid Lau (Co-Is).
- Creativity, syntactic development and dialogic reading techniques for young children in Hong Kong: A contrastive and longitudinal approach, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $315,000, 2014 - 2016, Anna Hui (PI), Bonnie Chow, M. T. Leung, S. M. Chan (Co-Is).
- Engagement in Quality Infant-Toddler and Parenting Programs with child and parenting outcomes: A strengths-based approach, Simon K Y Lee Foundation, Amount: HKD $260,000, 2014 - 2016, Anna Hui (PI), Bonnie Chow, Mavis He, A.G. Tan (Co-Is).
- Discovery Learning and its Rlationships with Creative Potentials, Creative Self-Efficacy, and Intrinsic Motivation of Undergraduate Students, Teaching & Learning Grant, City U, Amount: HKD $212,700, 2012 - 2014, Anna Hui (PI), Bonnie Chow, Benny Hon, & Kwok Leung (Co-Is).
- Evaluation of Integrated Creative Arts Program for Young Children, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Quality Education Fund, Amount: HKD $190,500, 2012 - 2014, Anna Hui (PI), Karen Cheung (Co-I).
- An interplay of age, contextual factors, team process and organizational creativity in Hong Kong professionals, GRF, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $697,675, 2011 - 2013, Anna HUI (PI), S.-T. Cheng, Christina Sue-Chan, & Dannii Yeung (Co-Is).
- The making of a creative Hong Kong: Creativity for all ages and age integration , SPPR, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $1,000,000, 2010 - 2012, Anna Hui (PI), Kara Chan, S.-T. Cheng, Desmond Hui, Christina Sue-Chan, & Dannii Yeung (Co-Is).
- Evaluation of "Quality Thematic Network (QTN) on Drama in Education", Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education, Quality Education Fund, Amount: HKD $1,083,000, 2008 - 2014, Anna Hui (PI).
- Hong Kong Jockey Club KeySteps: Early Childhood Intervention to Promote Ready Children, , Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Fund, Patrick Ip (PI), Meanne Chan, Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun (Co-I).
- He, W. J. , Wong, W. C. & Hui, Anna. N. N. (2017). Emotional reactions mediate the effect of music listening on creative thinking: Perspective of the arousal-and-mood hypothesis. Frontiers in Psychology.
- Hui, A. N N. , He, M. , Liu-Au, E. & Ching, C. (2015). Thinking creatively across the lifespan. Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking. (pp. 212 - 225). UK. Routledge.
- Hui, A. N.N. , Yeung, D. Y. , Sue-Chan, C. , Chan, K. , Hui, D. C.K. & Cheng, S. T. (2014). Gains and losses in creative personality as perceived by adults across the life span. Developmental Psychology. 50(3). 709 - 713.
- Chien, C. Y. & Hui, A. N.N. (Summer 2010). Creativity in early childhood education: Teachers’ perception in three Chinese societies. Thinking Skills & Creativity. 5 (2). 49 - 60.
- Hui, A. N.N. & Lau, S. (Winter 2010). Formulation of policy and strategy in developing creativity education in four Asian Chinese societies: A policy analysis. Journal of Creative Behavior. 44 (4). 215 - 235.
- Hui, A. N . N. , He, M. J. W. & Wong, W. C. (Spring Apr 2019). Understanding the development of creativity across the lifespan. Cambridge handbook of creativity (2nd Ed.). (pp. 69 - 87). Cambridge.