Student Research in Teaching and Learning Lab
Students in this lab are engaged in a variety of research and design projects. They specialize in different areas of design, and some specialize in areas outside the discipline of design. But most of them have something in common. Students in the lab share a common interest in issues related to current education systems, sustainability, and society. They explore how design can be used to address issues in our education systems, thereby addressing societal issues at large.
As part of research and data collection, students in the lab often conduct field surveys, focus group interviews, individual interviews, questionnaire surveys, document analysis, etc. Sometimes, field surveys are conducted together with the lab supervisor.
This page provides an overview of the research titles students in the lab are engaged in.
This page provides an overview of the research titles students in the lab are engaged in.
Number of student members in the lab as of Academic Year 2025
Undergraduate: 3
Research Student: 3
Master: 3
Doctorate: 1
Students joining the lab through an overseas exchange program: 3
(Last Update: Nov 2025)
Research Student: 3
Master: 3
Doctorate: 1
Students joining the lab through an overseas exchange program: 3
(Last Update: Nov 2025)
Past and Present Research Titles
Below are the titles of the research conducted by past and present students in the lab.
1. The Developments of Tents used in Modern Japanese Mountain Climbing: Based on the Period from the Dawn of Japanese Mountain Climbing to Present Time
2. A Research on the Effectiveness of Educational Facilities for Design Education in Elementary School: An Example Based on Art Subject in Public Elementary Schools in Fukuoka City
3. A study on the Educational Space and Facilities for Art and Craft Education in Japanese elementary schools
4. A Study on Educational Factors to Raise Children’s Consciousness for SDGs by the Montessori Method: An Example Based on Montessori Preschools in Fukuoka City
5. A Study of Learning Spaces for STEAM Education in Elementary Schools: A case study of Elementary Schools of Fukuoka
6. Research on the Possible use of Online Whiteboard for High School Design Education: A case study in Fukusho High School during Covid-19 Pandemic
7. Study on Active Learning Environment for Technology Education in Junior High Schools in Japan: An Example Based on Junior High Schools in Fukuoka City
8. A study on Communications between Students when using iPads during Group Discussion Led by the Process of Design Thinking: Based on an example from Fukusho High School
9. A study on the used clothing collection activities in apparel industry and non-profit organization: A case study based on Uniqlo and Fukuoka City Seaside 3R Station
10. Construction of Classrooms for Learning in Regular Classes of Elementary Schools A study of Support to Children with Developmental Disorders
11. Images used in English learning: a perspective on implementing visual literacy in the Japanese and Ecuadorian classroom from the visual instructional material.
12. Research to address the lack of knowledge faced by teachers during SDGS related design activities: Based on SDGs Challenge Project in Fukusho High School
13. Challenges of teachers to integrate ESD design activities in Technology Education in Japanese public junior high schools
14. A study on the pedagogical strategies to integrate STEM/STEAM fields in school education (tentative)
15. A study on the design of educational resources for design-based learning in Japanese high school inquiry-based learning (tentative)
16. A study on strategies to mitigate gender stereotyping found in elementary English textbooks (tentative)
17. A Study on the Present Situation and Development of Learning to Cope with Life Risks and Learning about Changes in Industrial Structure in Career Education at Senior High Schools
18. Development of sustainable STEM/STEAM education environment by teachers Focus on STEM/STEAM education incorporating design process in junior high school technology subjects
19.A study on the impact of generative artificial intelligence in supporting teachers in the planning and development of the STEM curriculum in junior high schools: Based on case studies in Japan and Taiwan
20. A Study on improving female high school students’ STEM career knowledge through high school career education in Japan
21. A study on effective pedagogical approaches for Design Thinking module at the undergraduate design course to develop important thinking skills.
more to be added…..(Last Update: Nov 2025)
Previous research publications and conference presentation by students:
1. Okura, M., & Loh, W. L. (2018).小学校におけるデザイン教育に対応する施設についての研究: 福岡市の公立小学校における図画工作を事例にして. 日本デザイン学会第５支部研究発表会.
2. Baba, H., & Loh, W. L. (2022). A Study of STEAM Education and related Learning Environments in Elementary Schools: A case study of Elementary Schools of Fukuoka City. In [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2021) (1 ed., pp. 1397–1419). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_91
3. Zong, C., Loh, W. L., Takano, N., Shimomura, M., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Educational resources to improve Japanese high school teachers' facilitation abilities in problem identification and ideation activities. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2023) The Design Society. https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2023.21
4. Wang, X., Loh, W. L., & Sera, K. (2023). Challenges of teachers to integrate ESD design activities in technology education in Japanese public junior high schools. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2023) The Design Society. https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2023.23
5. LIU, Y. L., & Loh, W. L. L. (2025). A Study on Enhancing Female High School Students’ STEM Career Awareness through Career Education in Japan. In Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Education (ICTE) 2025 (pp. 213-213) https://sites.google.com/view/icte-2025/the-conference/proceedings
6. TSAO , Y. C., & Loh, W. L. L. (2025). Generative AI in STEM within Technology Education: Opportunities, Barriers, and Perspectives from Taiwan. In Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Education (ICTE) 2025 (pp. 581-581) https://sites.google.com/view/icte-2025/the-conference/proceedings
7. TSAO , Y. C., & Loh, W. L. L. (2025). GENERATIVE AI-ENHANCED STEM EDUCATION: EXPLORING CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND TEACHER PERSPECTIVES IN TAIWAN’S SECONDARY SCHOOLS. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) (pp. 151-156). The Design Society. https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2025.26
8. JIA, C. Q., & Loh, W. L. L. (2025). INTEGRATING ART-BASED STRATEGIES IN THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING IN JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) (pp. 103-108). The Design Society. https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2025.18
9. ZHAO, C., & Loh, W. L. L. (2025). THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES OF UNDERGRADUATE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) (pp. 121-126). The Design Society. https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2025.21
10. Somin LEE, Leon LOH, ZONG Chen, Melanie Sarantou, Moe Shimomura, Yanfang ZHANG (2025), Developing Student Worksheets for SDGs-Based Problem-Solving Design Activities in a Japanese High School. New Schools of Thought conference: Part of the Focus on Pedagogy Series 2025.1 AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society) and California State University, Los Angeles, USA
more to be added…..(Last Update: Nov 2025)