林思穎教授

教授兼系主任

簡介

林思穎教授現為心理學系系主任。她的研究著重追蹤兒童在成長過程中的轉變,而非單次的橫切面觀察:她主持有關自我調節及早期社交發展的縱貫研究,追蹤香港學童由幼稚園最後一年至小學首數年的發展歷程。

相關研究大部分與本地學校及家庭合作進行,她亦曾撰文探討發展心理學的研究發現應用於三十人一班的實際課堂時所面對的情況。她任教本科課程的發展心理學科目,並指導博士生從事幼兒認知及升小銜接方面的研究。

學術著作

  • Lam, S.W. (2022). Self-regulation from kindergarten to primary one: a longitudinal study of Hong Kong cohorts. Journal of Developmental Psychology (Asia-Pacific), 16(2), 105-123.
  • Lam, S.W., & Ho, S.L. (2023). Early social development and the transition to formal schooling. Early Childhood Education Journal (Asia-Pacific), 21(2), 160-177.
  • Lam, S.W. (2024). When a developmental finding meets a class of thirty: translating research for teachers. Journal of Developmental Psychology (Asia-Pacific), 18(1), 20-38.
  • Lam, S.W., & Ng, W.K. (2021). Early literacy, numeracy and self-regulation: a joint longitudinal analysis. Journal of Developmental Psychology (Asia-Pacific), 15(3), 210-227.
  • Lam, S.W. (2025). Cognitive development in the primary transition years: a cohort study update. Journal of Developmental Psychology (Asia-Pacific), 19(4), 265-283.