Dr CHEUNG Ka Ching Kason

Personal profile

Dr Kason Cheung is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong. He obtained his PhD (DPhil) in Science Education at the University of Oxford and a MPhil degree with distinction at the University of Cambridge. He completed his PhD degree as an Oxford Clarendon Scholar and a Hong Kong Jockey Club Oxford Graduate Scholar. Previously, he has served as a tutor (Science Education) for MSc in Teaching and Learning at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. Before pursuing his PhD degree, he undertook teaching training in Hong Kong and United Kingdom, and received his PGCE in chemistry with a distinction at Durham University. He taught across diverse secondary schools in both Hong Kong and England.

His research has been published in a range of journals in the areas of science communication, public health and science education. These journals include Studies in Science Education, Research in Science Education, Public Health, Transaction in GIS, Science and Education, Research in Science and Technological Education and International Journal of Science Education. He is currently serving as an editorial board member of Research in Science and Technological Education. He is also a peer reviewer for a range of journals in the fields of science communication, science education, research method and applied linguistics such as Public Understanding of Science, Research in Science Education, Field Methods, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Journal of Biological Education, Science and Education, Research in Science and Technological Education, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, and Asia-Pacific Educational Researcher.

Research interests

• Language and literacy in science education (multimodality, reading and writing, translanguaging)
• Epistemology of STEAM (nature of science, nature of AI)
• Use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in science education
• Science Communication in K-12 setting and public education (misinformation and framing)
• Future thinking in K-12 education

Professional information

Scopus ID: 57216872204

ORCID: 0000-0002-6431-1129