劉湘瑤 教授
劉湘瑤 教授
Prof. Shiang-Yao Liu
Prof. Shiang-Yao Liu
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國立臺灣師範大學
科學教育研究所、生命科學系（合聘）
Graduate Institute of Science Education & Department of Life Sciences
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Email: liusy@ntnu.edu.tw
- About -
- About -
from local classrooms to global leadership
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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Professor Shiang-Yao Liu holds a joint appointment in the Graduate Institute of Science Education and Department of Life Sciences at the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU).
She obtained her PhD degree in science education at Oregon State University, USA, and MSc in Botany at National Taiwan University.
Professor Liu’s primary research focused on students’ and teachers’ conceptions of Nature of Science (NOS), exploring how their worldviews and epistemological beliefs influence science learning and teaching.
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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
Previously a faculty member in the Institute of Environmental Education at the National Kaohsiung Normal University, Prof. Liu has leveraged this expertise to focus her research on integrating socio-scientific and environmental issues into science curricula and designing instructions to promote scientific literacy.
She has led national assessment surveys on environmental and energy literacy for teachers and students, served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Environmental Education Research [in Chinese], and contributed to the development and revision of new Grade 1-12 curriculum standards.
She has been involved in a series of research projects dedicated to building support systems to enhance teachers’ capacities for interdisciplinary instruction—encompassing marine education, climate change, sustainable development, scientific inquiry, socio-scientific issues, and AI ethics.
Additionally, she investigates the role of scientific knowledge and academic debate within local social controversies (such as food safety and reforestation), translating these findings into curricula that foster learners' argumentation, decision-making, and civic literacy.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Prof. Liu has published articles on various topics including NOS and scientific epistemological beliefs, decision-making, and learning models related to socio-scientific issues, and assessments of environmental literacy.
Bridging academia and public engagement, she collaborated with STS scholars and media producers on the Science Communication Project--“Open the S file” making a series of films about environmental and socio-scientific controversies that won the Best Science Program at the 2019 Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan's equivalent of the Emmy Awards).
- Research Interests -
- Research Interests -
from theoretical reflection to educational practice
History & Philosophy of Science (HPS) in science teaching
Socio-scientific Issues (SSI) teaching
Biology curriculum & instruction
Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Sustainability and environmental education
Science teacher education
- Academic Journey -
- Academic Journey -
from rigorous cultivation to scholarly leadership
- CURRENT POSITION -
Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education & Department of Life Sciences
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
- ACADEMIC BACKGROUND -
🎓Ph.D., 2003, Oregon State University
College of Science, Department of Science and Mathematics Education
Dissertation: Conceptions of the Nature of Science and Worldviews of Preservice Elementary Science Teachers in Taiwan
Advisor: Dr. Norman G. Lederman
🎓M.S., 1994, National Taiwan University
College of Science, Department of Botany
Thesis: Litterfall Production and Nutrient Content in Nanjenshan Subtropical Rain Forest
Advisor: Dr. Chang-Fu Hsieh
- ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE -
2023-2026: Director
Graduate Institute of Science Education,
National Taiwan Normal University
2014-current: Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education,
National Taiwan Normal University
2010-2014: Associate Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education,
National Taiwan Normal University
2007-2010: Associate Professor
Graduate Institute of Environmental Education,
National Kaohsiung Normal University
2003-2007: Assistant Professor
Graduate Institute of Environmental Education,
National Kaohsiung Normal University
1995-1997: School Teacher
An-Ho Elementary School, Taipei County, Taiwan
1994-1995: Research Assistant
Department of Plant Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
1988-1991: School Teacher
Shiuo-Shan Elementary School, Taipei County, Taiwan
- PROFESSIONAL SERVICE -
2023-2026: Executive Board Member,
National Association of Research in Science Teaching
(NARST)
2021-2023: Member, Membership Committee, National Association of Research in Science
Teaching (NARST)
2022-2023: President, Association of Science Education in Taiwan (ASET)
2020-2021: Vice President, Association of Science Education in Taiwan
2010-2019: Executive Board Member, Association of Science Education in Taiwan
2015-2021: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Environmental Education Research (in Chinese)
2014-2016: Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Science Education (in Chinese)
2014-2016: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Science Teacher Education
2009-2023: Executive Board Member, Society of Environmental Education in Taiwan
2007-2009: Secretary General, Chinese Society of Environmental Education
- Contact -
- Contact -
for academic exchange and collaboration
劉湘瑤 教授
Prof. Shiang-Yao Liu
Email: liusy@ntnu.edu.tw
TEL: +886-2-7749-6807
FAX: +886-2-2935-6134
ADD: 116059 臺北市文山區汀州路四段88號台師大公館校區科教大樓301室
SE301, Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University
88, Ting-Jou Rd. sec. 4, Taipei City, Taiwan 116059
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