Woon Chia Liu
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Research Subjects
Woon Chia Liu has a total of 100 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Chee Keng John Wang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
37 shared publications - Caroline Koh
Nanyang Technological University
8 shared publications - Bee Leng Chua
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
6 shared publications Oon Seng Tan
Nanyang Technological University
5 shared publications- Stefanie Chye
Singapore University of Social Sciences
5 shared publications - Ying Hwa Kee
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
5 shared publications
Latest Publications
- 8 August 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 201-228
Schools with Weaker Students: A Closer Look at Leadership
- 8 August 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 201-228
Schools with Weaker Students: A Closer Look at Leadership
- 13 July 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Psychology
- Vol. 45 (8) , 863-885
Associations between parents’ and teachers’ autonomy support and the bifactor model of academic motivation: a short-term cross-lagged analysis
- 13 July 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Psychology
- Vol. 45 (8) , 863-885
Associations between parents’ and teachers’ autonomy support and the bifactor model of academic motivation: a short-term cross-lagged analysis
- 30 May 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 125-142
Practicum: A Model of Shared Responsibility and Co-learning in Developing 21st Century Teachers
- 30 May 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 125-142
Practicum: A Model of Shared Responsibility and Co-learning in Developing 21st Century Teachers
- 26 June 2024
- Published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Teacher Education
- Vol. 49 (3) , 610-628
Development of teacher professional identity: perspectives from self-determination theory
- 26 June 2024
- Published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Teacher Education
- Vol. 49 (3) , 610-628
Development of teacher professional identity: perspectives from self-determination theory
- 8 March 2024
- Published by Springer Nature in The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
- Vol. 33 (6) , 1467-1480
“Who Just Pushed My Metaphoric Button”? An Examination of Student-Related Factors Influencing Teachers’ Motivating Styles
- 8 March 2024
- Published by Springer Nature in The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
- Vol. 33 (6) , 1467-1480
“Who Just Pushed My Metaphoric Button”? An Examination of Student-Related Factors Influencing Teachers’ Motivating Styles
- Open Access
- 31 December 2023
- Published by UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia in Revista Española de Educación Comparada
- No. 44,p. 23-50
La profesión docente y la formación de docentes en Singapur (1950 al presente): de sobrevivir a prosperar
La enseñanza es una profesión muy apreciada en Singapur. Alcanzar tal estatus fue el resultado de una serie de políticas estratégicas aprobadas por el gobierno para mejorar la educación pública en Singapur. Junto con la prioridad de Singapur en el desarrollo del capital humano, mejorar la calidad de los docentes se considera esencial para lograr el objetivo de brindar una educación de calidad a todos los niños. Para desarrollar una mejor comprensión del viaje de Singapur en los maestros que son vistos como profesionales hoy en día, es necesario examinar los desarrollos clave tanto en el sistema educativo de Singapur como en los programas de formación docente. Sobre la base de estos dos temas generales, el autor analizará algunas de las políticas clave que se introdujeron para guiar el éxito de Singapur hacia la provisión de una educación de calidad para sus alumnos (estudiantes y docentes). Para una nación pequeña sin recursos naturales, se considera necesario un esfuerzo concertado del Ministerio de Educación, la Academia de Maestros de Singapur y el Instituto Nacional de Educación para lograr sus objetivos educativos. Mirando más allá del siglo XXI, el artículo también compartirá algunas de las estrategias actuales que apuntan a equipar a los maestros de Singapur con las actitudes, habilidades y conocimientos para ayudar a sus estudiantes a enfrentar los desafíos de vivir en un mundo volátil, incierto, complejo y ambiguo. Para hacer realidad esta visión, el Instituto Nacional de Educación adopta el Modelo de Formación Docente para el Siglo XXI (TE21) que tiene como objetivo preparar docentes con pensamiento autónomo para el siglo XXI a través de un nuevo paradigma de formación docente respaldado por una asociación sólida con las partes interesadas en la educación y un vínculo sólido entre la teoría y la práctica en los programas de formación docente. A través de estas ideas, esperamos provocar la reflexión, estimular el debate y alentar a las partes interesadas en la educación de todo el mundo a diseñar estrategias prometedoras para mejorar la formación docente en todo el mundo.
- 31 December 2023
- Published by UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia in Revista Española de Educación Comparada
- No. 44,p. 23-50
Open AccessLa profesión docente y la formación de docentes en Singapur (1950 al presente): de sobrevivir a prosperar
La enseñanza es una profesión muy apreciada en Singapur. Alcanzar tal estatus fue el resultado de una serie de políticas estratégicas aprobadas por el gobierno para mejorar la educación pública en Singapur. Junto con la prioridad de Singapur en el desarrollo del capital humano, mejorar la calidad de los docentes se considera esencial para lograr el objetivo de brindar una educación de calidad a todos los niños. Para desarrollar una mejor comprensión del viaje de Singapur en los maestros que son vistos como profesionales hoy en día, es necesario examinar los desarrollos clave tanto en el sistema educativo de Singapur como en los programas de formación docente. Sobre la base de estos dos temas generales, el autor analizará algunas de las políticas clave que se introdujeron para guiar el éxito de Singapur hacia la provisión de una educación de calidad para sus alumnos (estudiantes y docentes). Para una nación pequeña sin recursos naturales, se considera necesario un esfuerzo concertado del Ministerio de Educación, la Academia de Maestros de Singapur y el Instituto Nacional de Educación para lograr sus objetivos educativos. Mirando más allá del siglo XXI, el artículo también compartirá algunas de las estrategias actuales que apuntan a equipar a los maestros de Singapur con las actitudes, habilidades y conocimientos para ayudar a sus estudiantes a enfrentar los desafíos de vivir en un mundo volátil, incierto, complejo y ambiguo. Para hacer realidad esta visión, el Instituto Nacional de Educación adopta el Modelo de Formación Docente para el Siglo XXI (TE21) que tiene como objetivo preparar docentes con pensamiento autónomo para el siglo XXI a través de un nuevo paradigma de formación docente respaldado por una asociación sólida con las partes interesadas en la educación y un vínculo sólido entre la teoría y la práctica en los programas de formación docente. A través de estas ideas, esperamos provocar la reflexión, estimular el debate y alentar a las partes interesadas en la educación de todo el mundo a diseñar estrategias prometedoras para mejorar la formación docente en todo el mundo.
- 1 August 2023
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 91-106
Digital Portfolios for Problem-Based Learning: Impact on Preservice Teachers’ Learning Strategies
- 1 August 2023
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 91-106
Digital Portfolios for Problem-Based Learning: Impact on Preservice Teachers’ Learning Strategies
- Open Access
- 20 July 2023
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Psychology
- Vol. 14, 1127090
A qualitative study into the personal factors influencing secondary school teachers’ motivating styles
Background: All teachers aspire to create the most motivating classroom climate for their students. This is because students who are motivated demonstrate superior learning outcomes relative to students who are not motivated. According to the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), when teachers establish an autonomy-supportive climate in their classrooms, their students can benefit in numerous developmentally and educationally important ways. Whilst most teachers have an understanding that autonomy-supportive teaching can benefit their students, many of them are unwilling or unable to carry out autonomy-supportive strategies. This can be explained by the implicit and explicit forces (e.g., teaching philosophies and beliefs, personal experiences) imposed on them by their internal (namely, intrapsychic) and external (namely, social) environments. This paper focuses on the personal factors that influence teachers’ adoption and employment of autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours.Method: Following a 10-week intervention program on implementing six autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours, we interviewed 59 teachers from 17 secondary schools in Singapore on their adoption and employment of the teaching strategies. Their number of years of teaching experience ranged from 1 to 31 years with a mean of 10.8 years of teaching experience, and 62.71% of them were female.Finding: From the interviews, we identified several teacher-related personal factors which we labelled “teaching philosophies and beliefs,” “personal experiences,” “motivation to teach,” “personality,” “teachers’ mental and emotional states” and “teaching efficacy.” Through identifying the personal factors, we hope to raise awareness amongst the teachers on the inner forces that can foster or frustrate their own expression of autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours. Given the many plausible benefits that can be derived from autonomy-supportive teaching, we hope that the information gained from this qualitative study can path the way for greater willingness and effort in implementing autonomy-supportive teaching in the classrooms.
- 20 July 2023
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Psychology
- Vol. 14, 1127090
Open AccessA qualitative study into the personal factors influencing secondary school teachers’ motivating styles
Background: All teachers aspire to create the most motivating classroom climate for their students. This is because students who are motivated demonstrate superior learning outcomes relative to students who are not motivated. According to the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), when teachers establish an autonomy-supportive climate in their classrooms, their students can benefit in numerous developmentally and educationally important ways. Whilst most teachers have an understanding that autonomy-supportive teaching can benefit their students, many of them are unwilling or unable to carry out autonomy-supportive strategies. This can be explained by the implicit and explicit forces (e.g., teaching philosophies and beliefs, personal experiences) imposed on them by their internal (namely, intrapsychic) and external (namely, social) environments. This paper focuses on the personal factors that influence teachers’ adoption and employment of autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours.Method: Following a 10-week intervention program on implementing six autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours, we interviewed 59 teachers from 17 secondary schools in Singapore on their adoption and employment of the teaching strategies. Their number of years of teaching experience ranged from 1 to 31 years with a mean of 10.8 years of teaching experience, and 62.71% of them were female.Finding: From the interviews, we identified several teacher-related personal factors which we labelled “teaching philosophies and beliefs,” “personal experiences,” “motivation to teach,” “personality,” “teachers’ mental and emotional states” and “teaching efficacy.” Through identifying the personal factors, we hope to raise awareness amongst the teachers on the inner forces that can foster or frustrate their own expression of autonomy-supportive instructional behaviours. Given the many plausible benefits that can be derived from autonomy-supportive teaching, we hope that the information gained from this qualitative study can path the way for greater willingness and effort in implementing autonomy-supportive teaching in the classrooms.
- Open Access
- 10 May 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Educational Research for Policy and Practice
- Vol. 24 (1) , 149
Correction to: Preparing teachers for the changing future (2014–2018)
- 10 May 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Educational Research for Policy and Practice
- Vol. 24 (1) , 149
Open AccessCorrection to: Preparing teachers for the changing future (2014–2018)
- 8 February 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Educational Research for Policy and Practice
- Vol. 23 (3) , 381-394
Preparing teachers for the changing future (2014–2018)
- 8 February 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Educational Research for Policy and Practice
- Vol. 23 (3) , 381-394
Preparing teachers for the changing future (2014–2018)