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Chen Chen

Chen Chen

Master Student
Kuala Lumpur

Summary

Effective Student committed to learning, developing skills in Early Childhood Education and team contribution. Self-directed and energetic with superior performance in both autonomous or collaborative environments working independently and collaborating with others on group projects.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Chinese Teaching/ Class Leader

Spring Beiany Kids
08.2022 - 6 2023
  • Served as a mentor for new teachers, sharing effective strategies for lesson planning, classroom management, and assessment methods.
  • Provided individualized support for diverse learners by differentiating instruction according to their unique needs and strengths.
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by demonstrating professionalism, empathy, and genuine interest in their wellbeing.

Chinese teaching

Singapore PCF Spaekletots Preschool
10.2018 - 05.2021
  • Followed best practices of second language acquisition to design and implement sustainable Chinese program.
  • Planned, prepared and delivered creative, dynamic classroom lessons, activities and materials for students.
  • Motivated students to develop competency in speaking, reading and writing Chinese by hosting cultural activities.
  • Maintained safe and clean learning environment that facilitated student well-being.
  • Increased student participation by incorporating interactive elements into lessons, such as games and group activities.

Teaching assistant

Hefei Wanquanhe Road Kindergarten
02.2018 - 07.2018
  • Took attendance, graded assignments, and maintained student records to assist teachers with administrative tasks and maintain smooth daily operations.
  • Assisted teachers with the supervision and care of a group of 50 children.
  • Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support the teacher's lesson delivery.

Teacher Trainee

Shanghai Aerospace Science and Technology Kinderga
04.2016 - 08.2016
  • Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff, and students.

Education

Master of Early Childhood Education (ECE) - Early Childhood Education

University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Preschool Education - Early Childhood Education

Hefei University
Hefei, China
07.2018

Skills

Data Analysis

Completed courses (partial)

  • Research Methods in Education(A)
  • Child Development(A)
  • Early Childhood Intervention(A)
  • Trends and Issue in ECE(A-)

Research Experience

  • The Relationship Between Competency, Teaching-efficacy, and Professional Happiness of preschool teacher in Anhui Province /From March, 2024


-Coping with my master dissertation which will discuss the relationship between professional happiness of preschool teachers and other variables. Stratified Random   Sampling method was used to collect data (quantitative/ still in the process).

-Determine the title of the research paper.
-Submit the proposal report to the University of Malaya.
-Read the literature, write the first and second chapters of the paper, and conduct a literature review.
-Design the sampling method.
-Submit for ethical review and prepare for data collection (currently at this stage).



  • Metacognitive Awareness Levels and Factors Influencing Them among University Students in Malaysia / 04/2024.


-Teamwork tasks.
-Using the Metacognitive Awareness Scale (MAS) developed by the Academic Support Center (ASC), we distributed questionnaires to Malaysian college students from different countries through a simple sampling method, collected a small amount of data, and used SPSS (quantitative research) for correlation and multiple regression analysis.
-In this process, we exercised and accumulated our own research experience and increased our teamwork ability.



  • Experience of teachers practices with Reggio Emilia Approach in a Kindergarten in Singapore / 01/2024


-01/2024, snowball sampling method was used to select 3 kindergarten teachers from the Reggio Emilia curriculum in Singapore.
Under the guidance of the professor, a pre-test experiment was conducted according to the interview outline. And the interview content was adjusted.
Data were collected through telephone interviews and coded, categorized and analyzed through Nvivo 14 (qualitative design).



  • Case Study of Children's gender cognition / 05/2018


-During my undergraduate internship, I participated in an action research on "children's gender cognition" with the full-time kindergarten teachers in my class.
Identified that a boy in the class had a deviation in his gender cognition, and designed a targeted teaching plan for this phenomenon and put it into practice in daily teaching activities.

Awards

  • Physical Education Individual Scholarship
  • The Third Prize Scholarship
  • First Prize in Group Dance
  • Second Prize of Individual in Folk Dance of China University Student

Timeline

Chinese Teaching/ Class Leader

Spring Beiany Kids
08.2022 - 6 2023

Chinese teaching

Singapore PCF Spaekletots Preschool
10.2018 - 05.2021

Teaching assistant

Hefei Wanquanhe Road Kindergarten
02.2018 - 07.2018

Teacher Trainee

Shanghai Aerospace Science and Technology Kinderga
04.2016 - 08.2016

Master of Early Childhood Education (ECE) - Early Childhood Education

University of Malaya
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Preschool Education - Early Childhood Education

Hefei University
Chen ChenMaster Student