Educational Qualifications

2012
PhD (Psychology), National University of Singapore, Singapore

2003
MSc (International Environmental Science), LUMES, Lund University, Sweden

1997
BA (1st Class Hons) (Psychology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Academic and Professional Experience

2024 - Present
Deputy Director, Teaching & Learning Centre, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2020
Senior Lecturer, Teaching & Learning Centre, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2016
Lecturer, Teaching & Learning Centre, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2013 - 2016
Lecturer, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

2004 - 2016
Associate Faculty (Psychology Programme), SIM University, Singapore

2011 - 2012
Research Associate, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2005
Psychologist, Department of Psychological Services, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

1998 - 2000
Psychologist, TTSH Rehabilitation Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

1997 - 1998
Drug Addiction Counsellor, SCORE Counselling Centre, Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises, Singapore

1993 - 1997
Research Assistant, Industrial Organization Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Awards and Honours

2025
SUSS Excellence in Teaching Award

Nov 2025 – Oct 2029
Active Learning STRategies for adult learners - The ALL STAR project, $1,625,154.00, MOE Science of Learning Grant (MOESOL2024-0001)

Dec 2023 – Nov 2025 (Co-PI)
Examining factors affecting adult learners’ acceptance of microlearning in higher education, $91,265.66, MOE Start-Up Research Funding (RFE23008)

Mar 2021 – Nov 2023 (Co-PI)
Measuring employability & life-long learning mindsets needed for careers in the 21st century, $426,216.00, WDARF (GA19-08)

May 2018 - April 2020
Bite-sized learning from adult learners: An efficacy study, $89, 503, MOE Tertiary Education Research Fund (TRF) Grant

Selected Publications

Yao, S.-Y., & Ho, Y. Y. (2024).
Evaluating the Usefulness of Microlearning to Adult Students in Higher Education: An Empirical Study in Singapore. Adult Learning. https://doi.org/10.1177/10451595241280672

Lye, C. Y., & Ho., Y. Y. (2024, January 24).
Teaching and learning in the age of generative AI. Teaching Connections. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2024/01/24/teaching-and-learning-in-the-age-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-genai/

Lin, F., Lim, L., Ho, Y. Y., Tan, B. Z., & Lim, W. Y. (2023).
Validating and applying an adapted OSLQ to examine adult learners’ online self-regulation. Higher Education Research & Development, 42(7), 1684–1699. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2183938

Ho, Y. Y., Yeo, E. Y., & Wijaya, D. S. B. M. (2022).
Turning Coffee Time into Teaching Moments Through Bite-Sized Learning for Adult Learners. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 71(2), 183–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/07377363.2021.2024000

Ho, Y. Y., & Lim, L. (2020).
Connecting characteristics with learning behaviour: A report of learning behaviours exhibited by adult learners pursuing tertiary education in an Asian context. In J. P. Egan (Ed.), Proceedings of Adult Education in Global Times: An International Research Conference (pp.315-323). University of British Columbia.

Ho, Y. Y., & Lim, L. (2020).
Targeting student learning needs: the development and preliminary validation of the Learning Needs Questionnaire for a diverse university student population Higher Education Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1818062

Ho, Y. Y., & Lim, W. Y. (2020).
Educating adult learners: Bridging learners’ characteristics and the Learning Sciences. In N. W. Gleason and C. S. Sanger (Eds.), International diversity and inclusion: Innovative higher education in Asia. USA: Palgrave.

Ho, Y. Y., Ho, R., & Graham, S. (2009).
Exploring the Dynamic Assessment Paradigm and its Usefulness at Assessing Learning Potential of Schizophrenia Patients. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 35(Supplement 1), 295.

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