Biography
Dr Hongming Ma’s key research expertise is science education and science teacher education in both primary and secondary schools.
Dr Ma’s current research focus includes cultural studies in science education (including cross cultural understanding and comparative studies); the nature of science in science education; the affective dimension of science teaching and learning; and relevant teacher knowledge (including cognitive and socio-cultural influences). Hongming’s recent research explores the impact and implications of conducting science education through university-school partnerships and how learner emotional experience in learning science is influenced by the interplay of learner personal interest and the classroom learning environment.
Hongming was formerly a lecturer at Monash University for five years. She studied engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University and used to work as a secondary vocational schoolteacher in China. She completed her Masters and PhD study at Monash University in cross-cultural research in science education.
- Publications
A longitudinal study on a place-based school-university partnership: Listening to the voices of in-service teachers
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.tate.2023.104148
Chinese students' decisions to study in Australia after the COVID pandemic-based on the PESTLE factor analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101867