Oscar Yau
Email: o.yau@unsw.edu.au
Supervisors: Andrew Martin, Rebecca Collie
Having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and subsequently completing a Master by Research (MRes) in Management at the University of Exeter, I underwent a pivotal shift in my academic focus toward psychology, with a particular emphasis on educational psychology. Prior to embarking on my current Ph.D. journey, I attained a Master of Arts in Psychology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
In the professional sphere, I held the position of Project Associate at the Educational Development Center at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Within this role, my primary responsibilities included making substantive contributions to manuscript drafting, conducting statistical analyses, and delving into the nuanced exploration of both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Research area
- Research outputs
- Educational Psychology
- Motivation
- Engagement
- Load-Reduction Instruction
- Inquiry-based Learning
- Yau, O.K.T., & Shu, T.-M. (2023). Why are students with a high level of grit more engaging in learning? The mediation effect of negotiable fate on the grit-student engagement relationship in higher education during COVID-19. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17.
- Yau, O. K. T., Chin, D. C. W., & Hsu, C. H. C. (2023). Understanding and planning for informal learning space development: A case study in Hong Kong. Cogent Education, 10(1).