Dissertation Research Project
International Students’ Well-Being and Sense of Belonging through the Lens of Positive Psychology
Chi-Jia Hsieh, Dr. Sunnie Watson
In Chi-Jia’s dissertation research, she explores how reflection practices and instructions rooted in positive psychology could enhance international students’ sense of belonging and well-being. She is responsible for conducting research design, data collection, and data analysis with guidance from her advisor, Dr. Watson. The research proposal is supported by the Taiwanese Government Scholarship of Study Abroad.
Ongoing Research Project
Instructional Designers’ Best Possible Self
Collaboration with Drs. Suzhen Duan, Ji Hyun Yu, Sunnie Watson, and Liu Ding
In this project, Chi-Jia worked along with Dr, Duan and conducted data analysis on a longitudinal data collection of novice instructional designers’ best possible self activity.
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Previous Projects
Promoting Awareness of Environmental Sustainability Among Students in After-school Programmes through Augmented Reality-based Activities.
IRB-2023-41, Jan. 2023-May 2023
Project funded by Making Connections, Building Community: Engagement and Advocacy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grant | Diversity Fellow at the College of Education.
Collaboration with Hanna Community Center
NTUST Creative Media Learning Lab | Advisor: Dr. Gloria Yi-Ming Kao
Exploring Students’ Cognitive and Emotional Processes and the Effectiveness in Reading Game-Based Picture E-Books with the Design of Social Interaction, Aug. 2020-Aug.2021
- Assist Dr. Kao in the project, which is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST109-2511-H011-003-MY3)
Analyzing the Electronic Picture Book Reading and Creation Process with the Participatory Content Creation, Participatory Interaction Design, and Social Comparison Approaches: An Eye-Tracking Based Investigation, Sep. 2017-Aug. 2020
- Received NT$2,387,000 research funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 106-2511-S-011-003-MY3)
- The research aims to evaluate the creative activities and participation in interactive picture books through eye-tracking devices
- Conducted literature review on digital storytelling systems and related topics; managed project budget.