Dr Chai Ching Sing is a lecturer in the Learning Sciences and Technologies Academic Group since 2001. Before he joined NIE, he was a Head of Department in a secondary school. He obtained his BA from the National Taiwan University under the sponsorship of PSC Oversea Tenable Scholarship. He completed his MA in NIE in 2001 and his doctoral study in 2006.

Selected Publications

1. Chai, C.S., Khine, M.S., & T. Teo (accepted). Epistemological beliefs on teaching and learning: a survery among pre-service teachers in Singapore. Educational Media International.
   
   
2. Chai, C. S. & Merry, R. (2006). Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in a Knowledge Building Community: An Exploratory Case Study. Learning, Media & Technology.31(2), 133-148.
   
   
3. Chai, C. S. & Khine, M. S. (2006). An analysis of interaction and participation patterns in an online learning community. Journal of Education Technology and Society. 9 (1), 250-261.

Research Interest
Computer-supported collaborative learning, Teachers’ beliefs, and teachers’ professional development

Projects
Co-Principal Investigator of Project LSL 2/06 TT: Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning: An exploratory study