PROF. DR. LOH SAU CHEONG
Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling
Office of The Faculty of Education
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Professor Dr. Loh Sau Cheong received her Bachelor degree in Special Education (learning disabilities); and both Masters and Ph.D in Educational Psychology. Currently, she is a Full Professor and Head of Department for the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, as well as Adjunt Professor for Asia e University (AeU). Prof. Loh’s research interests include teacher self-efficacy, student self-concept, attribution retraining, attention development, motivation in learning, individualized education plan, assistive technology, and transitional plan for individuals with special needs. She had engaged in 25 researches and had filed 3 patents, 14 copyrights, and 1 trademark. Much of Prof. Loh's researches draw on, and is inspired by, the principle of Education For All and quality inclusive education for individuals with special needs from pre-school education to post-secondary education. Prof. Loh had received the Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia Peringkat Ketiga - Setia Ahmad Shah Pahang (SAP) award from His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang in 2017. In addition, she had received 7 international awards, 11 national awards and 18 university awards. Among them are: UM Excellence Award (Excellent Lecturer) 2016, UM Excellence Award (Teaching Category) 2013, SEAMEO-Jasper Research Award 2010, Fulbright Scholar Award 2010, Fulbright Occasional Lecture Fund Award 2010, Excellent Service Award (2005, 2008), Excellent Certificate Award (2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2018), Malaysia Top 20 Authors for 2009, 2011 & 2012 under the Malaysian Abstracting and Indexing System and she is also listed in the worldwide AcademicKeys Who's Who in Education Higher Education. Prof. Loh participated actively in research expos where she has received 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 9 Bronze medals. She had published 63 articles (17 ISI, 6 Scopus, 40 refereed journal), 18 articles in conference proceeding, 8 articles on book/chapter in book and had conducted 77 presentations either as keynote speaker, invited speaker, workshop presenter, poster presenter, and conference paper presenter at international and national conferences. Prof. Loh is the Honorary Secretary and active Life Member for the National Association of Special Education, Malaysia since 2009, member of Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia, International Association of Special Education (IASE) and International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP). Currently, she is Panel Assessor for Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) (2010 - present), Editorial Board for Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health (ISI Journal), Editorial Consultant of Australiasian Journal of Special Education, Editorial Board of Journal of Special Needs Education, Article Reviewer for Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities (Scopus Journal). She was Honorary Consultant and Special Education Expert for Combined Cleft Lip and/or Palate Clinic, Dentistry Faculty, University of Malaya (2006-2014). She had supervised till completion 11 Ph.D students (Thesis), 21 Master’s students (Dissertation), 57 Master’s students (Project) and 5 Bachelor Degree students. Currently, she supervises 14 Ph.D (Thesis) students and 50 Master’s students with Dissertation. She teaches average 3 courses per semester and assumes various administrative roles at the faculty. |
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Analysis of Support for Parents in Raising Children with Dyslexia
Relationship between general educators' skills and teaching performance of teaching students with learning difficulties, included in intermediate schools in Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Diversified Talent Cultivation Mechanism of Early Childhood Physical Education Under the Full- Practice Concept -Oriented by Preschooler Mental Health and Intelligent Teaching
Role ambiguity, conflict and overload as predictors of emotional exhaustion: The mediation effect of teaching satisfaction and affective commitment
Loh, S. C., Loo, C. K., & Nahid Bayat Bodaghi. (2018). Transforming Classroom Practice through Robotics Education. UK: Cambridge Scholar Publishing
Akbar Hussain, Loh, S. C. et al. (2011). Studies in applied psychology. Asian perspective. New Delhi: Research India Press. ISBN 978-81-89131-44-9.
Implementation of Teaching Mathematics and Science in English
Husain, A., Jamaluddin, S., Hashim, O., Loh, S. C., et al. (2008). Horizons of spiritual psychology. New Delhi: Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 81-8220-278-7
Guideline on Inclusive Campus
Increasing Needs for Inclusive Malaysian Higher Education
Kumareshan s/o Vartarajoo, & Loh, S. C. (2015). Psychosocial Problems of Academically Gifted Students in Upper Secondary: A Case Study. Advances in Applied Psychology and Education. New Delhi: Research India Press. p. 101 - 119.
Akbar, H., Shahrir, J., & Loh, S. C. (2010) Spiritual Health among Religious Groups in Malaysia. In Chapter 12, Health and Well Being Emerging Trends, p. 135-142. New Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House.