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Consultancy & Service

A. Academic Services

President, Division of Educational Psychology, International Association of Applied Psychology (President-Elect: 2006-2010; President: 2010-2014)

Fellow, American Educational Research Association (7 March 2014)【Image (JPG) l Text (PDF)﹒】

Independent Expert for Education Department, HKSAR Government (2000-2001) in High Court case on secondary school place allocation (with Prof. Diane Halpern, Am. Psych. Assn. President)

Australian Research Council International Researcher Exchange Award (2000)

Research Associate/Fellow at SELF Research Centre, with Prof. Herbert Marsh, University of Western Sydney, Australia (Jan. 1993-Dec. 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005)

Member, Editorial Board, Acta Psychologica Sinica (2005-09)

Member, Editorial Board, Testing Research (2005-)

Associate Editor, Education Journal, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1991-  )

Advisory Board Member in Chinese Educational Research and Development Association Book Series, published by Information Age Publisher.

 

former Executive Committee Member, Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association (established since 1992)

B. Services to Department, Faculty, and University

  1. Department Chair, Department of Educational Psychology, CUHK (1995-2008)
  2. University Council, member, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2005-2008)
  3. Chair, University Extension Board (overseeing university subdegree programs) (2008-date)
  4. Member, University Academic Personnel Committee (2009-2011)
  5. Associate Director, The Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, CUHK (1995-date)
  6. Member and Secretary, Advisory Board and Management Board of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research (1995-date)
  7. Member, Social Science and Education Panel, Research Committee (1995-06)
  8. Member, Education Panel, Research Committee (2006-)
  9. Member, Graduate School Admission Committee (2008-date)
  10. Board Members of Department Board: Psychology Department, Curriculum and Instruction Department, Educational Administration and Policy Department
  11. Member, Faculty Board, Faculty Executive Committee in Faculty of Education (1995-)
  12. Member, Postgraduate Program Board, Faculty of Education (1995-)
  13. Member, Professional Program Board, Faculty of Education (1995-)
  14. Member, Undergraduate Program Board, Faculty of Education (1995-2008)
  15. University Sexual Harassment Panel member (2001-2005, 2007-date)
  16. University Senate (1995-2010), Senate Staff-Student Consultative Committee (2004-06), Senate Committee on University Scholarship (2004-06)
  17. Member, various faculty level committees and workgroups, such as CU school project (2002-03), Building committee
  18. Member, 334 Subgroup on Student Support and Development, CUHK.(2008-)
  19. Member, University Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning (2008-)
  20. Board of Directors, The Hong Kong School Net Limited (2007-)

C. Services to Shaw College

  1. Dean of Students, Shaw College, CUHK (2004-2006)
  2. Member of Assembly of Fellow, Shaw College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2003-)
  3. Member, Board of Trustee, Shaw College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2005-)
  4. Chair, Scholarship and Award Committee (2004-06)
  5. Chair, Student Activities Committee (2004-06)
  6. Chair, Student Development Programmes Committee (2004-06)
  7. Member, Campus Development and Management Committee (2004-06)
  8. Member, Disciplinary Committee (2004-06)
  9. Member, General Education Committee (2004-06)
  10. Member, Mentorship Programme Committee (2004-06)
  11. Member, Student Hostel Management Committee (2004-06)
  12. Member, Distinguished Visiting Scholars Committee (2006-)
  13. Member, Student Development Programmes Committee (2006-)
  14. Staff-Student Consultative Committee, 2004-06

D. Services to Hong Kong Government

  1. Board Member, JQRC (2008-)
  2. Member, JQRC Review committee (observe, 2008, HKIEd, 2009)
  3. Member, Research Advisory Group, Narcotics Division, Government Secretariat (2009-2011)
  4. Member, Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Panel, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong Universities and Grants Council (September 2004-10)
  5. Member, Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong Government (2009-)
  6. Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, Council Member, appointed by the HKSAR Chief Executive (1996-99)
  7. Quality Education Fund, Promotion and Monitoring Sub-Committee, Member (1998-2002)
  8. Education Commission, sub-group on Core Subject competency test, Member (May 1999-2001)
  9. Social Welfare Department, Committee on Services for Youth at Risk, Member (chaired by Director, Social Welfare Department) (May 1998-2004)
  10. Education Department, Educational Research Section Policy Committee, Member (chaired by Director of Education Dept) (1996-98)
  11. Education Department, Coordination Committee on Evaluation of the Target Oriented Curriculum Assessment Mechanism, Member (1996-1998)
  12. Hong Kong Examination Authority, School Examination Board, Member (1995-2004)
  13. Education Department, Curriculum Development Council, Committee on Research and Evaluation, Member (1999-2001)
  14. Education Department, Monitoring Committee of Research on Continuity of Primary School Curriculum and Teaching Practices, Member, (1990-92)
  15. Hong Kong Examination Authority, Grading Committee, Member (1995-2000)
  16. Hong Kong Examination Authority, Research Committee, Member (2000-2009)
  17. Hong Kong Examination Authority, Executive Committee of the School Examination Board, Alternate Member (1995-2004)
  18. Hong Kong Examination Authority, Task Group on the Development of the Computer System for the Basic Competency Assessment (BCA) (member, 2001-2003)(Chair, 2003-2004)
  19. Education Department, Steering committee on Study on “Two-Mode” Instruction in secondary Schools (2000-2004)
  20. Education Department, member of Steering committee on Small Class research, Secondary School Place Allocation Research, Medium of Instruction Research (2002-2009)
  21. Education Department, Advisory Committee on “School Effectiveness” project (2000-01)
  22. Consultant and legal expert on High Court Case on Equal Opportunity Commission vs. Education Department (gender discrimination on Secondary School Place Allocation) August 2000 to July, 2001
  23. Consultant to Education Department on Alternative Secondary School Place Allocation for Hong Kong Education Department, September 2001 – April, 2002
  24. Chair, Steering Committee on Language Proficiency Training Programmes, Education Department (2001-2003)
  25. Member, Public Affairs Forum, appointed by Secretary for Home Affairs, to reflect views to government (2005-2008, 2009-)
  26. Seminars and Talks organized by the Education Department, such as
  • Education Research Section: Standard setting for HKAT, 28 November, 2000
  • Education Research Section: Seminar on Hong Kong Attainment Tests, 6,7April, 2001
  • Curriculum Development Institute: Handling individual difference, 26 June, 2001
  • Student Discipline Section: Reward and Punishment 19 Oct, 2001
  • Quality Assurance Division: Learning and Assessment in the Classroom 30 Nov, 2001
  • Macau Education & Youth Bureau: Use of Standardized Test in Education, 14 September, 2001
  • with MingPao, Govern’t Education Workers’ Assn: Relief of Parental Pressure, 12 Sept, 2001
  • Council of Central & Western District Sch Heads, Pressure on Teachers, 4 Dec, 2001
  • Talk for new recruits, Ed Bureau, 1 Sept, 2002
  • Small Class Teaching, lunch time seminar, 20 Dec, 2002
  • Research Methodology course (5 sessions, Sept to Oct, 2003)
  • Parent-Teacher-Association Annual Meeting (Sept, 2006)

E. Consultancy and Other Services to Institutions in Mainland China

  1. Honorary Professor, Dept of Social Psychology, Nanjing University (1996-98)
  2. Honorary Professor, South China Normal University, (1999-)
  3. Honorary Professor, Capital Normal University (2001-)
  4. Honorary Professor, Beijing Normal University (2001-03, 09-)
  5. Honorary Professor, Northwest Normal University (2006-)
  6. Honorary Professor, Jianxi Normal University (2006-)
  7. Honorary Chief Consultant, Basic Education Curriculum Development Center, Education Ministry, China (2008-)
  8. K.C. Wong Education Foundation Academic Visiting Scholar, Beijing Normal University (June 19-7 July, 1996)
  9. National or Regional Advanced Educational Statistics Workshop, such as at:
  • East China Normal University (June 14-17, 1997; 2005, 2007, 2009),
  • Beijing Normal University(12-19 December, 1995; 19-31 December, 1996, 2-6 October, 2001, 2-4 August, 2004, 2006)
  • Northeast Normal University (December 6-11, 1995)
  • South China Normal University (November 11-14, 1997)
  • ShenZhen University (February 25, 1998; 2009)
  • Jiangxi Normal University (March 23-27, 2001)
  • South China Normal University (9 Oct, 2001, 2008)
  • China Central Normal (April, 2006)
  • Xian Jiaotung University (May, 2006)
  • Northwest China Normal University (May 2006, 2010)
  • Southwest Normal University (May, 2006)
  • Zhejiang University (Dec, 2004)
  • Henan Normal University (2007)
  • Shangdong Normal University (2009)
  • Beihang University (2008)
  • Capital University of Economics and Business (2008)
  • Yunan Normal University (2008)
  • Guizhou Normal University (2008, 2010)
  • Guanxi Normal University (2010)

@professor Kit-Tai Hau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong