ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D (Science Education) 2012 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Awarded a full research scholarship from Nanyang Technological University Singapore - Won three research awards for thesis publication M.Ed (Science Education) 2007 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia B.Sc (Hons) (Physics) 2003 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia - Awarded a full scholarship from Ministry of Education Malaysia - On express track from high school to university PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Aug 2014 – Present Assistant Professor Faculty of Education, The University of Macau, Macau Aug 2015 – June 2017 CTLE Academic Advisor The Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, University of Macau, Macau Nov 2011 – July 2013 Research Officer Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jan 2008 – Nov 2011 Instructor -National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. -Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Sept 2003 – Dec 2007 High School Physics and Mathematics Teacher Chung Hwa Confucian High School, Penang, Malaysia Visiting Scholar Sept 2013 – June 2014 National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore July 2016 – August 2016 and Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research (BEAR) Center, University of California (Berkeley), USA June 2017 – July 2017 COURSE TAUGHT EDPC 619-002 Curriculum and Pedagogy, The University of Macau, Macau EDPC 618-001 Curriculum and Pedagogy, The University of Macau, Macau EDPC 606 Theories of Curriculum & Instruction, The University of Macau, Macau MED 871 Educational Inquiry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore A101 Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore High School Physics and Middle School Mathematics, Chung Hwa Confucian High School, Malaysia MENTORSHIP PhD and Master’s Research Students Project title Student Status -Student teaching and learning quality ratings in higher education (PhD) Huang Fan On going -On the constructs validation of Chinese students’ attitudes towards science (Master) Huang Liu Completed -Building a coherent formative assessment: Matching learning outcomes with learning objectives in science classroom (Master) U Hoi Ka On going -On the development of item banking to coordinate formative assessment with learning objective (PhD) Chan Wei Kei On going - Assessment Coherence across Information Complexity Contexts: Coordinating classroom and international assessments (Master) Zhou XiMei Completed Residential College Undergraduate Students I provide mentorship support to Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC) students to enrich their learning and living experiences. High School Teachers I teach and mentor in-service and pre-service teachers for Macau with emphasis on STEM education. Two examples of my educational innovations are design thinking pedagogy and mobile learning to enable increased learner centered education.

Program Committee Member to International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) (2016 – Present). Selection Panel in FED Scholarship Committee (2017 – Present). Selection Panel in FED Postgraduate Certificate Committee (2017 – Present) . Programme Committee Member for newly launched BEd of Integrated Science program (2018). Committee Member in Macao Base for Primary and Secondary School Students STEM education program (2018). Organizing Committee Member to STEM Education in Asia Minimum Symposium (May 2017).

Refereed Journal Articles Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2018). Comparative study of middle school students’ attitudes towards science: Rasch analysis of entire TIMSS 2011 attitudinal data for England, Singapore, and USA as well as psychometric properties of attitudes scale. International Journal of Science Education, 40(3), 268-290. Gan, Z., Oon, P. T., Davidson, G. (2017). ESL students’ oral performance in English language school-based assessment: Results of an empirical study. Language Testing in Asia, 7(9). Fisher, W. P., Jr., Oon, P. T., Benson, S. (2018). Applying design thinking to systemic problems in educational assessment information management. Journal of Physics: Conference series.1044, 012012. Oon, P. T., & Fan, X. (2017). Rasch Analysis for Psychometric Improvement of Science Attitude Rating Scales. International Journal of Science Education, 39(6), 683-700. Cheng, M. M. W., & Oon, P. T. (2016). Understanding metallic bonding: Structure, process, and interaction. International Journal of Science Education, 38(12), 1923-1944. Oon, P. T., Benson, S., Chester, K. (2016). Psychometric Quality of a Student Evaluations of Teaching Survey in Higher Education, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2015). University programme preferences of high school science students in Singapore and reasons that matter in their preferences: A Rasch analysis. International Journal of Science Education, 37(2), 367-388. Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2013). Singapore school students’ views about physics according to whether they intend to choose this subject as a tertiary field of study: A Rasch Analysis. International Journal of Science Education, 35(1), 86 – 118 Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2011). On the declining interest in physics among students—from the perspective of teachers. International Journal of Science Education, 33(5), 727 – 746 Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2010). Views of physics teachers on how to address the declining enrolment in physics at the university level. Research in Science & Technological Education, 28(3), 277 – 289 Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2009). The nature of light: I. A historical survey up to the pre-Planck era and implications for teaching. Physics Education, 44(4), 384 – 391 Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2009). The nature of light: II. A historical survey from the Planck era and its implications for budding physicists. Physics Education, 44(4), 392 – 397 Manuscript under reviewed Fisher, W. P., Jr., & Oon, P. T. (2018). Assessment coherence and information complexity in evaluating teaching and learning: A new paradigm. Journal of Educational Measurement. Fisher, W. P., Jr., Oon, P. T., & Benson, S. (2018). Rethinking the role of educational assessment in classroom communities: How can design thinking address the problems of coherence and complexity? Measurement. Fisher, W. P., Jr., & Oon, P. T. (2018). Information coherence and complexity across contexts: Negotiating discontinuities in educational assessment infrastructures. American Educational Research Journal. Oon, P. T., Huang, F., Chan, W. K., Benson, S. (2018) Disciplinary biases of student teaching and learning quality ratings in higher education. Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability. Oon, P. T., Ramanathan, S., Abrahams, I., Wong, S. L. (2018) School students’ views about physics: A cross-national study involving England, Hong Kong and Singapore. International Journal of Science Education. Huang, L., Huang, F., Mak, M. C. K., Oon, P. T. (2018). Assessing the Constructs of and Measuring Chinese Secondary School Students’ Attitudes towards Science using the Rasch Model. International Journal of Science Education. Oon, P. T., & Ramanathan, S. (2018) Gender differences in attitudes towards science: Comparison of middle school students in England, Singapore and USA using Rasch analysis of complete TIMSS 2011 data. International Journal of Science Education. Oon, P. T., Hu, B. Y., Wei, B. (2018). Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. Book Chapter Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2011). Rasch modeling of a scale that explores the take-up of Physics among school students from the perspective of teachers. In R. F. Cavanagh & R. F. Waugh (Eds.), Applications of Rasch measurement in learning environments research. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (Netherlands), pp. 119 – 139 Selected Conference Presentations Oon, P. T., & Fisher, W. P., Jr. (2018). Coherently Connecting Computer and Information Literacy Classroom and Accountability Assessments. XXII World Congress International Measurement Confederation Belfast, Ireland 3-5 September 2018 Huang, F., Oon, P. T., Fisher, W. P. (2018). Mapping Measurement and Theoretical Analyses of Higher Education Learning Quality Ratings. Seventh International Conference on Probabilistic Models for Measurement, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 17 – 19 January 2017. Zhou, X. M., & Oon, P. T., & Fisher, W. P., Jr. (2017). The use of MCQ as formative assessment to reflect attainment of desired learning outcome. Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 5 – 9 August 2017 Fisher, W. P., Jr., Oon, P. T., Benson, S. (2017). Applying design thinking to systemic problems in educational assessment information management. IMEKO TC1-TC7-TC13, Joint Symposium 2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 31 July – 3 August 2017 Benson, S., Oon, P. T. (2017). Moving beyond LMS: Getting recalcitrant faculty to engage M-Learning. International Mobile Learning Festival, Hong Kong, 7 – 10 June 2017. Oon, P. T., Jr., Benson, S. (2017). Design Thinking in Education: New Paradigm or New Fad? Lilly Bethesda meeting, DC, USA, 1 – 4 June 2017 Benson, S., Wong, K., & Oon, P. T. (2016). Faculty learning communities: Changing teaching culture. CHED Conference, USTC, Hefei, China, 28 – Oct 2016. Oon, P. T., Tse, S. K. (2016). Identifying a trajectory of item development for a cross-national assessment. IMEKO TC1-TC7-TC13, Joint Symposium 2016, University of California, Berkeley, 3 – 5 August 2016 Oon, P. T., & Chow, K. F. J. (2015). Psychometric examination of a cross-national assessment on computer literacy using of Rasch framework. Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium, Japan, 17 – 21 August 2015 Oon, P. T., Nancy L., Kim S., Sungsook K., and Tse, S. K. (2013). Psychometric assessment of ICILS test items on Hong Kong and Korean students – A Rasch analysis. 5th IEA International Research Conference, Singapore, 26 – 28 June 2013 Oon, P. T., Man, H. (2012). Past, Present and Future of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) in Education. International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing, Sydney, 12 – 14 August 2012 Oon, P. T., & Subramaniam, R. (2009). Use of a Rasch model to validate a scale on why students shy away from physics. Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium, Hong Kong, 28 – 30 July 2009 (Won the Outstanding Paper Award for Graduate Students)