During my research, I want to evaluate the Chinese high school mathematics system. Looking at the mathematics curriculum in China and comparing it to Canada. Doing this will help my research connect the two curriculum to see what works and what is different. While doing this assessment, I want to also look at the teaching […]

Across Canada, there are widespread and growing concerns about the impact of screen time on the wellbeing of families and young children. Yet research on this topic, particularly that which is specific to mobile technologies (e.g., smartphones, iPads), remains in its infancy. The proposed research will involve a detailed survey of screen time in families […]

In contemporary city building, large sports venues are seen as a means to prompt urban development. Despite a plethora of studies suggesting sport events and stadium construction have little appreciable effect on income, employment and economic development at a municipal scale, governments continue to promote them, often in partnership with higher levels of government and […]

Accommodations are an essential part of education for students with differing needs. In order for many students to reach their full potential and to succeed in education, there are a variety of different accommodations that the Canadian school system provides to help support students. This research will explore how the Chinese education system supports students […]

Deep neural networks are a valuable machine learning method that is at the heart of many technological innovations. From self-driving cars to automatic translations and image recognition, etc. it seems that deep neural networks are a great tool that can adapt to different problematics. However, defining the right network for the right application is a […]

My research proposal is to explore the instrumental music curriculum and pedagogy in China, and compare it with Canadian instrumental music curriculum through observation in Chinese schools. Moreover, I will be learning the cultural and historical context of Chinese music education to integrate what I have learned into the Canadian education system as a future […]

The proposed research project will primarily make participant observations in Chinese schools and classrooms to study the role of nutrition and health education in China. The observations will be used to make connections and aid in reciprocal learning with Canadian schools. Ontario education places a strong focus on diversity in classrooms. Being able to observe […]

The Health and Physical Education (HPE) programs of Chinese schools will be analyzed and compared to that of schools in Canada. To do this, there will be three primary areas of focus. Firstly, the Chinese philosophical approach to physical education will be examined. This includes the sports, games, dances, and other exercises that are taught […]

The interest in reliable Terahertz (THz) source has been increasing in the last decade since THz frequencies are recognized to be suitable in several applications spanning from pump-probe experiments to spatial and terrestrial wireless communication. However, for the case of solid-state THz source relying on optical down conversion, two main issues still affect the performance, […]

Social embodiment is the process of how environment and social experiences get under the skin early in life in biological ways that affect human physiological and social development. For children exposed daily to adversity in their family environment, childcare attendance (i.e., regular non-parental childcare services) might be a protective factor for children social development. Childcare […]

Les drones de petite taille sont de plus en plus considérés pour des applications civiles. Un exemple particulier de ces applications serait à des fins de livraison. Un des scénarios proposés serait de couvrir la plus grande partie de la distance de livraison par moyen de transport conventionnel (camion, train, etc.) et de faire le […]

Mind reading emotional states of the participants will be done using FMRI machines and self report. The participants will be exposed to various stimuli to trigger an emotional response. These emotional responses will be examined using FMRI machines as well as the self report in order to help classify and locate area’s of the brain […]