RESEARCH


Research Projects

Title of Project & Duration

Funding Agency

Level of Involvement

MobiTOP: A System for Mobile Tagging of Objects and People 2007 - 2010

A*STAR SERC TSRP

Collaborator

 

Developing Problem-Based Learning Strategies using Geographic Information System in Singapore School Education
2006 - 2007

Learning Sciences Laboratory, NIE/NTU

Collaborator

On building a meta-portal for distributed Geography Learning Objects

2005-2007

Center for Reserach in Pedagogy & Practice, NIE/NTU

Co-Principal Investigator 

G-Portal: Design and Development of Geography Digital Asset (project 1A) 2003-2004

Center for Reserach in Pedagogy & Practice, NIE/NTU

Principal Investigator

 

G-Portal:  G-Portal : an implementation of a web portal for searching and enquiring geography metadata (project 1B)

2003-2004

Center for Reserach in Pedagogy & Practice, NIE/NTU

Collaborator

  

 

 

The use of WebQuest as constructivist learning tool for the learning of Geography in two secondary schools in Singapore

2002-2004

Academic Research Fund, NIE/NTU

Principal Investigator

 

 

  

 

An Absolute Chronology Environmental Change in Singapore

2003-2004

Academic Research Fund, NIE/NTU

Collaborator

Towards an absolute chronology for environmental change in Singapore

2002-2002

Academic Research Fund, NIE/NTU

Collaborator


Research Publications 

Books

 
  1. Chang, C.H. (2008). Climate and Climate Change: A Singapore Perspective. Singapore: McGraw Hill.
  1. Chang, C.H. (2007). Engaging learning through the internet: WebQuests in the humanities classroom. Singapore: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  1. Ooi, G.L., Chatterjea, K., Chang, C.H. & Lim, K.Y.T. (2006). Geographies of a changing world: Global Issues in the early 21st century. Singapore: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  1. Lee, C. & Chang, C.H. (Eds.). (2005). Primary Social Studies: Exploring Pedagogy and Content. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Education.

 

Chapters

 
  1. Chang, C.H. & Hedberg, J.G. (In-press). The future of learning with Digital Libraries. In Theng, Y.L., Foo, S., Goh, D.H.L & Na, J.C. (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Digital Libraries (pp. xxx - xxx). Hershey: Idea Group Publishing.
  1. Chang, C.H. & Ooi, G.L. (In-press). Role of Fieldwork in Humanities and Social Studies Education. In Tan, O. S., McInerney, D. M. , Liem, A. D. & Tan, A. G. (Eds.), Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives Series, Volume 7: What the West can learn from the East. Asian Perspectives on the Psychology of Learning and Motivation (pp. xxx - xxx). Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.
  1. Chang, C.H. & Hedberg, J.G. (2006). The role of Digital Libraries in teaching and learning Geography. In Goh, K.C. & Yongvanit, S. (Eds.), Change And Development In Southeast Asia In An Era Of Globalisation (pp. 429-444). Singapore: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  1. Goh, D.L.H., Theng, Y.L., Lim, E.P., Zhang, J., Chang, C.H. & Chatterjea, K. (2006). G-Portal: A Platform for Learning Geography. In Tatnall, A. (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Portal Technology and Applications (pp. 547 - 553). Hershey: Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

 

  

 

Journal Articles (i) Refereed

 
  1. Chang, C.H. (2007). Reflections on web-based inquiry learning in Geography Classrooms in Singapore. Research in Geographic Education, 9(2), 48 - 73.
  1. Chang, C.H. & Hedberg, J.G. (2007). The role of Digital Libraries in learning about environmental identity through solving Geographical problems. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 16(1), 58 – 72.
  1. Hedberg, J.G. & Chang, C.H. (2007). The G-portal Digital Repository as a Potentially Disruptive Pedagogical Innovation. Educational Media International, 44(1), 3 - 14.
  1. Bird, M.I., Fifield, L.K., Teh, T.S., Chang,C.H., Shirlaw, N. & Lambeck, K. (2006). An inflection in the rate of early mid-Holocene eustatic sea-level rise: A new sea-level curve from Singapore.. Coastal and Shelf Science, 71, 523 - 536.
  1. Lim, E.P. Zhang, J. Li, Y, Wang, Z., Chang, C.H., Chatterjea,K, Goh, D.H.L & Theng,Y.L. (2006). G-Portal – A Cross Disciplinary Digital Library Research Program from Singapore. IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries Bulletin - Special Issue on Asian Digital Libraries, 3(1), web article.
  1. Chang, C.H., & Teh, G.P.L. (2001). E-Learning in Geography: An example of partial E-learning in in-service Geography training. Review of Educational Research and Advances for Classroom Teachers, 20(2), 17-26.
  1. Goh, K. C. & Chang Chew Hung (1999). The relationship between height to width ratios and the heat island intensity at 22.00 h for Singapore. International Journal of Climatology, 19, 1011-1023.
  1. Hesp, P.A., Chang, C.H., Hilton, M., Chou, L.M., & Turner, I.M. (1998). A First Tentative Holocene Sea-Level Curve for Singapore. Journal of Coastal Research, 14, 308-314.

 

Journal Articles (ii) Non-refereed
  1. Chang, C.H., & Hesp, P.A. (1995). GIS and DTM in Environmental Reconstruction. GIS Asia Pacific, 1(5), 34-37.

 

Conference Papers published in proceedings
  1. Puspitasari, F., Lim, E.P., Goh, D.H.L., Chang, C.H., Zhang, J., Sun, A., Theng, Y.L., Chatterjea, K. & Li, Y. (2007). Social Navigation in Digital Libraries by Bookmarking. In Goh, D.H.L., Cao, T.R., Sølvberg, I.T. & Rasmussen, E. (Eds.) Asian Digital Libraries. Looking Back 10 Years And Forging New Fontiers (pp. 297 - 306). Berlin: Springer.
  2. Vo. M.C., Puspitasari, F., Lim, E.P. Chang, C.H., Theng, Y.L., Goh, D.H.L., Chatterjea, K., Zhang, J., Sun, A. & Li, Y. (2007). Mobile digital libraries for Geography Education. In Rasmussen, E., Larson, R.R., Toms, E. & Sugimoto, S. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 7th ACM/IEEE joint conference on Digital libraries (pp. 511 - 511). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
  3. Vuong, B.Q., Lim, E.P., Sun, A. Chang, C.H., Chatterjea, K., Goh, D.H.L., Theng, Y.L. & Zhang, J. (2007). Key Element-Context Model: An Approach to Efficient Web Metadata Maintenance. In Kovács, L. Fuhr, N. & Meghini, C. (Eds.) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (pp. 63 - 74). Berlin: Springer.
  4. Lim, E.P., Wang, Z., Sadeli, D., Li, Y. Chang, C.H., Chatterjea, K., Goh, D.H.L, Theng, Y.L, Zhang. J. & Sun, A. (2006). Intergration of Wikipedia and a Geography Digital Library. In Sugimoto, S., Hunter, J., Rauber, A. & Morishima, A. (Eds.) Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 449 - 458). Berlin: Springer.
  5. Chang, C.H., Hedberg, J., Theng, Y.L., Lim, E.P., Teh, T.S. and Goh, D. (2005). Evaluating G-Portal for Geography Learning and Teaching. In Marlino, M., Summer, T. & Shipman, F. (Eds.) JCDL2005, Digital Libraries Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education (pp. 21 – 22). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
  6. Hedberg, J.G & Chang, C.H. (2005). G-Portal: Supporting argumentation and mutlimodality in student solutions to geographical problems. In P. Kommers & G. Richards (Eds.) Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2005 (pp. 4242 - 4247). Chesapeake: AACE.
  7. Zong, W.B., Wu, D., Sun, A., Lim, E.P., Goh, .D.H.L., Theng, Y.L., Hedberg, J.G. & Chang, C.H. (2005). Personalized project space for managing metadata of Geography learning objects. In Marlino, M., Summer, T. & Shipman, F. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 5th ACM/EEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL2005 (pp. 403 - 403). Denver: JCDL.
  8. Lim, E.P., Sun, A.X., Liu, Z.H., Hedberg, J., Chang, C.H., Teh, T. S., Goh, D. & Theng, Y.L. (2004). Supporting Field Study with Personalized Project Space in a Geographical Digital Library. In Chen, Z., Chen, H., Miao, Q., Fu, Y., Fox, E., & Lim, E.P. (Eds.) Digital Libraries: International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization: Proceedings 7th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL2004, LNCS 3334. (pp. 553-562). Berlin: Springer.
  9. Chang, C.H, & Williams, M.D. (2003). Examining Information-seeking behaviour in a Geography web-based constructivist learning activity. In NA (Ed.) Education Research Association of Singapore Conference (pp. 166 - 175). Singapore: NA.
  10. Goh, D.H.L., Sun, A., Zong, W., Wu, D., Lim, E.P., Theng, Y.L., Hedberg, J. & Chang, C.H. (2003). Managing Geography Learning Objects Using Personalized Project Spaces in G-Portal. In Rauber, A., Christodoulakis, S. & Tjoa, A.M. (Eds.) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries 7th European Conference, ECDL 2003 (pp. 336 - 343). Berlin: Springer.
  11. Chang, C.H. (2002). The use of WebQuest as a constructivist learning tool in Secondary School Geography in Singapore – student perceptions. In NA (Ed.) Education Research Association of Singapore Conference (pp. NA). Singapore: NA.
  12. Ramos, S., & Chang, C.H. (2001). Empowering the Geography Teacher – Practising Instructional Leadership in the Classroom. In NA (Ed.) Teachers’ Conference 2001 (pp. NA). Singapore: Teachers’ Network, Ministry of Education.
  13. Chang, C.H. & Tan, G.C.I. (2000). Enabling IT: Examples of web-based learning from Geography lessons. In Ee, J., Berinderjeet, K., Lee, N.H. & Yeap B.H. (Eds.) New ‘Literacies’: Educational Response to a Knowledge-based Society, Education Research Association – Association of Mathematics Educators joint Conference (pp. NA). Singapore: NA.
  14.  Chang, C.H., & Goh, K.C. (1999). The Introduction of on-line learning to in-service training in Climatology. In Loo, S.P. (Ed.) MERA-ERA Joint Conference, Educational Challenges in the New Millennium (pp. NA). Malacca: NA.
  15. Chang, C.H., & Goh, K.C. (1996). An evaluation of the automobile traverse method in Heat Island studies. In NA (Ed.) 4th Southeast Asian Geographer’s Conference (pp. D.3.1 - 12). Chiang Mai: NA.

 

Conference Papers (No Proceedings)

  1. Chang, C.H. & Wong, C.S. (2007, July). Pedagogy and Praxis in Geography Classrooms. Paper presented at Southeast Asian Geography Association International Forum, Singapore.
  2. Chang, C.H. (2006, June). Reconciling Theory into practice: Using web tools in a Geography learning activity.. Paper presented at International Geographic Union, Commission for Geographic Education Conference, Brisbane.
  3. Chang, C.H. & Ooi, G.L. (2006, July). Critical Geography and Global Warming. Paper presented at International Geographic Union Conference, Brisbane.
  4. Chang, C.H., Lim, E.P, Hedberg, J., Chatterjea, K., Goh, D.H.L., Theng, Y.L. & Zhang, J. (2006, June). The G-portal digital repository in student solutions to geographical problems.. Paper presented at International Geographic Union, Commission for Geographic Education Conference, Brisbane.
  5. Chang, C.H., Ong, H.K. & Ng, H.K. (2006, November). Assessment In Geography. Paper presented at Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference, Singapore.
  6. Chatterjea, K., Chang, C.H., Theng, Y.L., Lim, E.P, Goh, D.H.L., & Zhang, J. (2006, June). Supporting holistic understanding of geographical problems: Field work and G-Portal. Paper presented at International Geographic Union, Commission for Geographic Education Conference, Brisbane.
  7. Lim, E.P., Sun, A. Zhang, J., Goh, D.H.L., Theng, Y.L., Chang, C.H., Chatterjea, K., Li, Y. & Puspitasari, F. (2006, December). Managing Metadata of Web Content for Sharing and Learning: The G-Portal Experience.. Paper presented at International Conference on Digital Libraries, New Delhi.
  8. Chang, C.H. & Williams, M.D. (2005, April). Reconciling theory and practice in a web-based constructivist Geography learning activity. Paper presented at American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal.
  9. Chang, C.H. (2004, January). The Use of WebQuest as a Constructivist Learning Tool in Secondary School Geography in Singapore. Paper presented at 25th Annual National Educational Computing Conference, New Orleans.
  10. Hedberg, J., Chang C.H., Lim, E.P, Teh, T.S., Sun, A.X., Goh, D.H.L., & Theng, Y.L. (2004, January). The role of Digital Libraries in teaching environmental Identity through solving Geographical problems. Paper presented at International Council for Educational Media Conference, Vienna.
  11. Hedberg, J., Chang C.H., Lim, E.P, Teh, T.S., Sun, A.X., Goh, D.H.L., & Theng, Y.L. (2004, January). Defining a research agenda for Geographical learning tasks with G-Portal Digital Library. Paper presented at The International Conference on Educational Technology 2004, Singapore.
  12. Lim, E.P, Sun, A.X., Liu, Z., Hedberg, J., Chang C.H., Teh, T.S., Goh, D.H.L., & Theng, Y.L. (2004, January). Supporting Field Study with Personalization in Geographical Digital Libraries. Paper presented at 7th International Conference Of Asian Digital Libraries, Shanghai.
  13. Bird, M.I., Tan, T.S., Teh, T.S. & Chang, C.H. (2003, January). The age and origin of the Marine Clay. Paper presented at Underground Singapore Conference 2003, Singapore.
  14. Chang, C.H. (2003, January). Do students prefer to use WebQuest for Secondary Social Studies?. Paper presented at Secondary Social Studies Symposium 2003, Singapore.
  15. Chang, C.H. (2002, January). Designing web-based constructivist learning activities for Geography and Social Studies. Paper presented at Teachers’ Conference 2002, Singapore.
  16. Sim, H.H., Lee. C., Kho, E.M. & Chang, C.H. (2002, November). Exploring the use of WebQuests in the learning of Social Studies content in a teacher preparation programme. Paper presented at National Council of Social Studies, Phoenix, Arizona.
  17. Tay-Ng, N.B.S., & Chang, C.H. (2002, January). Using Webquest As A Constructivist Learning Activity For Geography And Social Studies: Student And Teacher Perceptions. Paper presented at iTopia 2002 - IT Opportunities, Innovations & Achievements in Education Conference, Singapore.
  18. Chang, C.H. (2001, January). Web-based learning in Geography: A design perspective on two Geography courses for pre-service and in-service teachers. Paper presented at International Symposium on Geographic Education: Theory, Research and Practice, San Marcos, Texas.
  19. Chatterjea, K., & Chang, C.H. (2000, January). Problem Based Learning within Traditional University Geography Courses: a learning experience. Paper presented at 2nd Asia Pacific PBL Conference, Singapore.
  20. Tay-Ng, N.B.S., & Chang, C.H. (2000, January). The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Assessing the Impact of IT on Education: A resource perspective in the Chinese High School. Paper presented at Immigrant Societies and Science and Technological Education Conference, Singapore.
  21. Chang Chew Hung & Goh Kim Chuan (1998, November). The nocturnal heat island phenomenon of Singapore revisited. Paper presented at 5th Southeast Asian Geography Conference, Singapore.
  22. Chang, C.H., & Goh, K.C. (1998, January). The Urban Thermal Climate of Singapore. Paper presented at 5th Southeast Asian Geographer’s Conference, Singapore.

 

 

Other Publications

 
  1. Chang, C.H. (2005). Geography Students in Singapore Engaged in an Internet Constructivist Learning Task: An Activity System Perspective. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.
  1. Chang, C.H. (1998). The Urban Thermal Climate of Singapore. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.
  1. Chang, C.H. (1995). The Late Quaternary Estuarine Evolution Of Sungei Nipah, Pasir Panjang, Singapore: A Geomorphic And Geographic Information Systems Interpretation. Singapore: National University of Singapore.

 

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