SCCL appointed Dr Soh Kay Cheng as its first Senior Fellow in an official appointment ceremony on 27 April 2016. Dr Soh has been SCCL's Research Consultant. Addressing the ceremony, Dr Tan Chee Lay, Executive Director (Research & Development), acknowledged Dr Soh's achievements in education and contributions to SCCL. He also made the point in the speech that SCCL Fellows Programme would further elevate the professionalism and status of the Centre in the international academic arena. After the opening speech, Executive Director Dr Chin Chee Kuen presented an appointment certificate to Dr Soh.

Dr Tan Chee Lay introducing Dr Soh Kay Cheng to the audience

        The appointment ceremony was followed by a keynote speech of Dr Soh on above-level testing in Singapore. In his speech, Dr Soh led an in-depth discussion on the drawbacks of above-level test results, which, as Dr Soh observed, are reliable but not valid. The audience found the speech most inspiring.

Dr Chin Chee Kuen presenting the appointment certificate to Dr Soh 

        Over the years, Dr Soh has relentlessly stepped up effort to promote education and has published numbers of books in Chinese and English, which, to highlight a few, include Workshops on Action Research - a Guide for Teachers to Become Teacher-researchers, Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore: Retrospect and Challenges, Wei yuwen jiaoxue bamai (《为语文教学把脉》, Holding the Pulse of Chinese Language Pedagogy)， Wei chuangyi sikao songbang (《为创意思考松绑》, Setting free students creative thinking), Wei xuexi xinli jiema (《为学习心理解码》, Decoding acquisition psychology), Xuexiao shuju jiedu (《学校数据解读：学校改进之道》, Interpretation of school statistics – Way to school improvement), etc.

        To learn more about above-level testing, please read Dr Soh's article Above Level Testing – Assumed Benefits and Consequences.

Dr Soh delivering the keynote speech on above-level testing