| Research Areas | Themes | Research interests | Staff |
| Curriculum Studies | English language learning and education | Second language acquisition | Dr. Joshua Chan, Dr. Tsang Yiu Kei |
| Language Acquisition | Mr. Tony Lai | ||
| English language education | Dr. Anita Poon | ||
| English language teaching pedagogy | Dr. Joshua Chan, Dr. Anita Poon | ||
| Academic literacy (reading and writing for academic purposes) | Dr. Joshua Chan | ||
| English language education | Mr. Tony Lai | ||
| Second language writing | Dr. Ricky Lam | ||
| Lexis and formulaic language | Dr. Joshua Chan | ||
| Singing and phonological learning | |||
| A head start on grammar for young learners of English | Dr. Choi Tat Heung | ||
| Language learning autobiographies | Dr. Peter Huang | ||
| Language and identity | |||
| Language assessment | Dr. Ricky Lam | ||
| E-learning in assessment for learning and assessment as learning in the area of English reading and writing | Dr. Anita Poon | ||
| English activation through arts-based learning | Dr. Choi Tat Heung | ||
| Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) & Language Across the Curriculum (LAC) Integrative-Narrative Method (INM) | Dr. Anita Poon | ||
| Chinese language development and learning | Language development - Chinese | Dr. Tang Kit Yi | |
| Language (Chinese) teaching in different aspects | |||
| Language (Chinese) teaching pedagogy | |||
| NCS in Chinese Language learning | |||
| Chinese language processing | Dr. Tsang Yiu Kei | ||
| Word recognition | |||
| Lexical tone processing | |||
| Mathematics education | Learning and teaching of mathematics in tool-based environments (in particular ICT and dynamic geometry) | Dr. Allen Leung | |
| Mathematics task design | |||
| Applications and development of the Theory of Variation in teaching and learning | |||
| Mathematics education | Dr. Hui Wai Tin | ||
| Mathematics teaching and learning | Mr. Simon Hung | ||
| Liberal Studies education | Geographical and environmental education | Dr. Leon Lee, Dr. Jacky Pow | |
| Social studies education | Dr. Leon Lee | ||
| Liberal Studies education | Dr. Leon Lee, Dr. Cheung Wai Chun | ||
| Curriculum development | Curriculum development in Hong Kong secondary and primary Schools | Mr. Simon Hung, Dr. Marina Wong | |
| Curriculum issues | Dr. Leon Lee, Dr. Marina Wong | ||
| Curriculum accommodation - diversity education / universal design learning | Dr. Tang Kit Yi | ||
| Curriculum studies | Dr. Marina Wong | ||
| Teaching and learning | Classroom environment | Prof. Atara Sivan | |
| Social media in learning | Dr. Lisa Deng | ||
| Informal learning | |||
| Concept formation and classroom interaction | Mr. Simon Hung | ||
| Lesson and learning studies | Dr. Allen Leung | ||
| Critical thinking, epistemology, critical news literacy (i.e., smart-news reading) | Dr. Kelly Ku | ||
| Time-perspective bias and disjunctive reasoning (i.e, in decision making) | |||
| Children's homework | Prof. Vicky Tam | ||
| Neuroscience and learning | Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) | Prof. Sandy Li | |
| Emotion, communication and cognitive processes with experimental approaches and neuroscience techniques | Dr. Ann Lui | ||
| Assessment | Peer review | Dr. Ricky Lam | |
| portfolio assessment | |||
| Assessment for learning | Dr. Ricky Lam, Dr. Marina Wong | ||
| Special needs | Art therapy and children with special educational needs | Dr. Venus Lee | |
| Adapted music curriculum for students with intellectual disabilities | Dr. Marina Wong | ||
| Social communication and behaviors among children and adults with special educational needs | Dr. Ann Lui | ||
| Inclusive Education- Dyslexia, ADHD/ADD | Dr. Tang Kit Yi | ||
| Learning community | Online learning community | Dr. Lisa Deng, Dr. Jacky Pow | |
| Learning communities | Prof. Atara Sivan, Prof. Vicky Tam | ||
| IT application in education | Multitasking with digital technologies | Dr. Lisa Deng | |
| Ubiquitous Learning | Prof. Sandy Li | ||
| Simulation and modelling in education | |||
| Undergraduates’ Internet Information Verification and Usage Pattern for Inquiry-based learning | Dr. Jacky Pow | ||
| Pedagogical affordance of video-based massive open on-line courses (MOOCs) in facilitating self-directed learning | |||
| Digital literacy | |||
| Classroom management | Classroom management | Mr. Tony Lai | |
| Teacher development and education | Teachers’ continuing professional development | Dr. Raymond Chan | |
| Teacher professional development | Dr. Tang Kit Yi, Dr. Marina Wong | ||
| Teacher education | Prof. Atara Sivan, Dr. Marina Wong, Dr. Jacky Pow | ||
| Teacher training and development | Dr. Raymond Chan | ||
| TESL Teacher education | Dr. Peter Huang | ||
| Teachers-as-writers: Genres and creativity | Dr. Choi Tat Heung | ||
| Teacher stress, burnout and engagement | Dr. Sammy Ho | ||
| Learner and teacher autonomy | Dr. Peter Huang | ||
| Whole Person | Child and adolescent development | Child and adolescent development | Prof. Vicky Tam, Dr. Sammy Ho |
| Development | Leisure and youth development | Prof. Atara Sivan | |
| and Education | Parental involvement in education | Prof. Vicky Tam | |
| Psychology of Moral Development | Prof. Ma Hing Keung | ||
| Student development | Acculturation of young immigrants from the Mainland China and South Asia | Dr. Raymond Chan | |
| Life skills development of adolescents | |||
| Lifespan development | Performance arts education and healthy aging | Dr. Venus Lee | |
| Human Development | Mr. Tony Lai | ||
| Whole person development and education | National and citizenship education | Dr. Tracy Lau | |
| State, identity and education | |||
| Museum education | |||
| Whole person development and whole person education: moral education, emotion education, leisure education, internet education, and parent education. | Prof. Ma Hing Keung | ||
| Humor and psychological well-being | Dr. Sammy Ho | ||
| Leisure education | Prof. Atara Sivan | ||
| Counselling and therapy | School guidance and counselling | Dr. Raymond Chan | |
| Play therapy and its application | Dr. Venus Lee | ||
| Education System Policy | School management and leadership | Educational Leadership | Dr. Hui Wai Tin |
| and Management | School Administration | ||
| Leadership in ICT Implementation | Prof. Sandy Li | ||
| Education policy | Education Policy | Dr. Hui Wai Tin, Dr. Tracy Lau | |
| Language policy and planning | Dr. Anita Poon | ||
| Medium of instruction policy | |||
| Education policies | |||
| Comparative education | Rural & ethnic education | Dr. Cheung Wai Chun | |
| Social Sciences | Sociocultural issues | Gender issues | Prof. Vicky Tam |
| Connection with nature and pro-environmental behaviors | Dr. Venus Lee | ||
| Education studies | History of education | Dr. Cheung Wai Chun, Dr. Tracy Lau | |
| Oral history | Dr. Cheung Wai Chun | ||
| Research methods | Qualitative research methodology | Dr. Peter Huang, Prof. Vicky Tam | |
| Rasch Model and Multi-level Structural Equation Modelling | Prof. Sandy Li | ||
| Psychology | Teaching and learning of psychology | Dr. Sammy Ho |
