Publications
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Peer-Reviewed Articles
(*Corresponding author)
2024
Lim, S. W. H.*, Wong, S. S. H., & Visessuvanapoom, P. (2024). Durable benefits of learning-by-teaching for research question generation performance: A field experiment. The Journal of Experimental Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2024.2364625 [PDF]
Yap, J. B. K., & Wong, S. S. H.* (2024). Deliberately making and correcting errors in mathematical problem-solving practice improves procedural transfer to more complex problems. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000850 [PDF]
2023
Wong, S. S. H., Lim, K. Y. L., & Lim, S. W. H.* (2023). To ask better questions, teach: Learning-by-teaching enhances research question generation more than retrieval practice and concept-mapping. Journal of Educational Psychology, 115(6), 798–812. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000802 [PDF]
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H.* (2023). Take notes, not photos: Mind-wandering mediates the impact of note-taking strategies on video-recorded lecture learning performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 29(1), 124–135. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000375 [PDF]
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Featured in Tech & Learning (2023, April 18), "Taking notes vs. photographing slides"
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Highlighted as a publication of special interest in Current Opinion in Psychology (2022)
Wong, S. S. H.* (2023). Deliberate erring improves far transfer of learning more than errorless elaboration and spotting and correcting others' errors. Educational Psychology Review, 35(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09739-z [PDF]
2022
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H. (2022). Deliberate errors promote meaningful learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(8), 1817–1831. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000720 [PDF]
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Featured in Psychology Today (2022, March 26), "To learn better, make mistakes"
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Featured in New Scientist (2022, March 12), "To err is fruitful", 253(3377)
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H. (2022). The derring effect: Deliberate errors enhance learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151(1), 25–40. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001072 [PDF]
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Featured in New Scientist (2022, March 12), "To err is fruitful", 253(3377)
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Featured in BrainPost (2022, March 8), "Deliberate errors enhance learning"
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H.* (2022). A mind-wandering account of the testing effect: Does context variation matter? Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29(1), 220–229. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-01989-8 [PDF]
2021
Lim, K. Y. L., Wong, S. S. H., & Lim, S. W. H.* (2021). The "silent teacher": Learning by teaching via writing a verbatim teaching script. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(6), 1492–1501. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3881 [PDF]
Wong, S. S. H.*, Chen, S., & Lim, S. W. H.* (2021). Learning melodic musical intervals: To block or to interleave? Psychology of Music, 49(4), 1027–1046. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620922595 [PDF]
2020
Wong, S. S. H.*, Low, A. C. M., Kang, S. H. K., & Lim, S. W. H.* (2020). Learning music composers' styles: To block or to interleave? Journal of Research in Music Education, 68(2), 156–174. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022429420908312 [PDF]
2019
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H.* (2019). From JOLs to JOLs+: Directing learners' attention in retrieval practice to boost integrative argumentation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 25(4), 543–557. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000225 [PDF]
Wong, S. S. H., Ng, G. J. P., Tempel, T., & Lim, S. W. H.* (2019). Retrieval practice enhances analogical problem solving. The Journal of Experimental Education, 87(1), 128–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1409185 [PDF]
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H. (2019). Prevention–permission–promotion: A review of approaches to errors in learning. Educational Psychologist, 54(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2018.1501693 [PDF]
2017
Wong, S. S. H.*, & Lim, S. W. H. (2017). Mental imagery boosts music compositional creativity. PLoS ONE, 12(3), Article e0174009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174009 [PDF]
2016
Wong, S. S. H., Lim, S. W. H.*, & Quinlan, K. M. (2016). Integrity in and beyond contemporary higher education: What does it mean to university students? Frontiers in Psychology: Educational Psychology, 7, Article 1094. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01094 [PDF]
Conference Presentations & Proceedings
Lim, S. W. H., Wong, S. S. H., & Visessuvanapoom, P. (2024, August 8–10). Learning-by-teaching improves research question generation performance: A field experiment [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association (APA) Convention 2024, Seattle, WA, USA.
Wong, S. S. H. (2022, November 17–20). The derring effect: Deliberate errors improve learning and transfer [Poster presentation]. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA, USA.
Wong, S. S. H., & Lim, S. W. H. (2020, June 1–September 1). The derring effect: Deliberate errors enhance learning [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science (APS) Poster Showcase. [PDF]
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2020 APS Student Research Award, Association for Psychological Science
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2020 SPS Research Excellence Award, Singapore Psychological Society
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Featured in cover story of APS Observer (2020, July/August), "Award-winning ideas from the APS Virtual Poster Showcase: The promise of psychological science"
Wong, S. S. H., & Lim, S. W. H. (2020, May 21–24). The derring effect: Deliberate errors enhance learning [Paper presentation]. 32nd Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, USA. (Conference cancelled)
Wong, S. S. H., & Lim, S. W. H. (2020). The cognitive science of music education [Oral presentation cancelled]. 7th International Conference on New Music Concepts, Treviso, Italy.
Tan, N. J. H.^, Wong, S. S. H.^, & Lim, S. W. H. (2013). What we move to moves us: Biological rhythmicity predicts musical preferences. In M. Knauff, M. Pauen, N. Sebanz, & I. Wachsmuth (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (p. 4025). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society. (^Both authors contributed equally to this work)
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2013 SPS Best Undergraduate Group Research Award, Singapore Psychological Society
Invited Talks
Wong, S. S. H. (2024, August 10). From prevention to promotion: Learning from deliberate errors. Invited address for the APA Division 15 Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Psychological Association (APA) Convention 2024, Seattle, WA, USA.
Wong, S. S. H. (2020, February 18). The derring effect: Deliberate errors enhance learning. Speaker at Department of Psychology Brownbag Seminar series, National University of Singapore.
Wong, S. S. H. (2019, October 10). Dispelling the creativity myth: Insights from cognitive science. Invited Speaker at the inaugural Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Research Division Lunchtime Seminar Series, National University of Singapore.
Wong, S. S. H. (2019, October 8). Educational psychology: Theories and application for learning and teaching. Invited Speaker/Instructor at the Leaders of Tomorrow programme, School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE), National University of Singapore.