Sarah Shi Hui WONG

Dr. Sarah Shi Hui WONG is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Singapore Management University (SMU), affiliated with the School of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on cognitive and educational psychology, particularly on strategies to enhance learning through errors and deliberate mistakes. She is known for her work on the 'derring effect,' which demonstrates how controlled error-making improves educational outcomes. Dr. Wong holds a PhD in Psychology from the National University of Singapore (2020), an MA in Music Psychology in Education from the University of Sheffield (2015), and a BSocSc (Hons) in Psychology from NUS (2013).

Research Interests:

• Learning from errors and deliberate error design
• Higher-order cognitive learning
• Cognitive science applied to education
• Learning-by-teaching mechanisms

Awards:

• APA Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award (2020)
• APS Student Research Award
• Wang Gungwu Medal (Best Ph.D. Thesis in Social Sciences/Humanities)

Dr. Wong teaches Introduction to Psychology at SMU and collaborates on grants related to educational theory and practice. Her work bridges theoretical research and practical classroom applications, aiming to transform how educators design learning environments.