Dr Kenan Kok

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Kok, X.-F. K., Parpala, A., Puah, S., Devilly, O. Z., & Lim, S. M. (in press). Exploring the relations between grit, students’ approaches to learning, and burnout among first-year university students: A mediation analysis. Active Learning in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874261428476

Kok, X.-F. K., Jutasompakorn, P., Gao, F. P., & Soh, Z. Y. S. (2026). Exploring the effects of metacognitive prompts in simulation games on metacognitive regulation, cognitive, and socio-emotional factors among university students. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395251414683

Kok, X.-F. K. (2026). Adaptation and validation of a Delivery of Methods Instruction for Physical Learning Environments (DMI-PLE) questionnaire. Learning Environments Research, 29, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-025-09566-9

Kok, X.-F. K. (2025). Measuring socially shared regulation of learning: A review and critique of existing self-report surveys. Metacognition and Learning, 20, Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09441-1

Kok, X.-F. K., Jutasompakorn, P., Yeow, E. Y. W., Tehn, J. H. S., See, M. F., Aung, M. M., Chan, N. S. L., & Loh, V. M. R. (2025). Exploring socially shared metacognitive regulation (SSMR) strategies in a simulation game environment. Education and Information Technologies, 30, 25411–25439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13766-4

Kok, X.-F. K., Pua, C. Y., Puah, S., Devilly, O. Z., Wang, P. C., & Chua, E. C.-P. (2025). The mediating role of student engagement in the relationship between teacher and digital support and learner satisfaction in blended learning environments at higher education. British Educational Research Journal, 51(3), 1313–1341. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4123

Kok, X.-F. K. (2024). Quick Fix: A vignette-based approach to demystifying the concept of metacognition. College Teaching, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2024.2440892

Kok, X.-F. K., Puah, S., Pua, C. Y., Devilly, O. Z., & Lim, S. M. (2024). Students’ approaches to learning (SAL) and their relations to burnout among university freshmen in Singapore. Discover Psychology, 4, Article 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00218-2

Puah, S., Lim, S. M., Kok, X.-F. K., & Devilly, O. Z. (2024). The longitudinal study on the reciprocal effects between GPA and burnout in university students: exploring grit, self-efficacy, and resilience as moderators. Frontiers in Education, 9, Article 1408058. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1408058

Kok, X.-F. K., Wang, P. C., Avnit, K., & Shukla, M. (2024). User engagement with interactive educational videos: Relations with task value, cognitive load, and learning satisfaction. International Journal of Instruction, 17(4), 459–482. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2024.17426a

Patel, N. S., Puah, S., & Kok, X.-F. K. (2024). Shaping future-ready graduates with mindset shifts: Studying the impact of integrating critical and design thinking in design innovation education. Frontiers in Education, 9, Article 1358431. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1358431

Lim, S. M., Devilly, O., Jasin, J., Kok, X.-F. K., Tan C. T., & Foo Y. L. (2021). Effectiveness of AdventureLEARN, an online gamified platform for improving approaches to learning. Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(2), 4–21. https://ctlt.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/v11n2_msmlim-et-al-for-layout-1.pdf

Conference Proceedings

Kok, X.-F. K., Pua, C. Y., Puah, S., Devilly, O. Z., Chua, E. C.-P. (2025). Effects of physical features of environment and task value on student engagement in blended learning: Delivery of instructional methods and teaching behaviours as mediators. Higher Education Conference in Singapore (HECS) 2025. National University of Singapore. https://ctlt.nus.edu.sg/hecs-2025/abstracts/hecs2025-pp-kok-et-al/

Kok, X.-F. K., Devilly, O. Z., Jain, N., & Yar, K. P. (2025). Academic benefits, accessibility and attitudes, academic concerns, critical thinking, and student engagement: The mediating role of knowledge of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The Second International Conference on on Engaged Learning & Innovative Teaching in Higher Education 2025, 29. Tung Wah College, Hong Kong, China.

Kok, X.-F. K., Pua, C. Y., Puah, S., Devilly, O. Z., Wang, P. C., & Chua, E. C.-P. (2025). Student engagement as a bridge between support and learner satisfaction in blended learning environments at higher education. Applied Learning Conference 2025. Singapore Institute of Technology. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.29231579.v1

Kok, X.-F. K., Jutasompakorn, P., Yeow, E. Y. W., Tehn, J. H. S., See, M. F., Aung, M. M., Chan, N. S. L., & Oh, V. M. R. (2025). Unpacking socially shared metacognitive regulation (SSMR) strategies in a simulation-based learning environment. Applied Learning Conference 2025. Singapore Institute of Technology. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.29231564.v1

Kok, X.-F. K., Pua, C. Y., Puah, S., Devilly, O. Z., Wang, P. C., & Chua, E. C.-P. (2024). The adoption of learning analytics in blended learning environments: An exploratory study in Singapore. In B. Flanagan, B. Wasson, & D. Gašević (Eds.), Companion Proceedings 14^th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK24) (pp. 142–144). Association for Computing Machinery. https://www.solaresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LAK24_CompanionProceedings.pdf

Tan, C. T., Devilly, O. Z., Lim, S. M., Divo, B., Kok, X.-F. K., Jasin, J., Seaw, K. B., & Htein, L. A. (2023). The effect of gamification mechanics on user experiences of AdventureLEARN: A self-driven learning platform. In J. Nichols (Ed.), Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (Vol. 7, CHI PLAY, Article 416, pp. 1091–1114). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3611062

Tan, C. T., Foo, L. C., Yeo, A., Lee, J. S., Wan, E., Kok, X.-F. K., & Rajendran, M. (2022). Understanding user experiences across VR walking-in-place locomotion methods. In S. Barbosa, C. Lampe, C. Appert, D. A. Shamma, S. Drucker, J. Williamson, & K. Yatani (Eds.), CHI’22: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Article 517, pp. 1–13). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3501975

Invited Talks/Workshops

Kok, X.-F. K. (2024, September 11). Foundations of educational research methodology: Research designs and data collection methods [Invited talk]. Interdisciplinary Education: Breaking Down Barriers and Overcoming Challenges (INTERD BBC) Seminar. National University of Singapore, Singapore. https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blog.nus.edu.sg/dist/1/16999/files/2024/10/aa.jpg

Kok, X.-F. K. (2023, June 21). Research data collection and management [Invited panel speaker]. SIT Teaching and Learning Academy, Singapore Institute of Technology, Online, Singapore.

Kok, X.-F. K. (2022, April 18). Statistics 102 Workshop [Invited Workshop Speaker]. Z-axis gathering, Centre for Immersification, Singapore Institute of Technology, Online, Singapore.

Kok, X.-F. K. (2021, February 21). Statistics 101 Workshop [Invited Workshop Speaker]. Z-axis gathering, Centre for Immersification, Singapore Institute of Technology, Online, Singapore.