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Professor Zi YAN is a RGC Senior Research Fellow, and the Head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Education University of Hong Kong. He is also the Co-Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and Associate Director of the Assessment Research Centre (ARC). His publications and research interests focus on two related areas, i.e., educational assessment in the school and higher education contexts with an emphasis on student self-assessment; and Rasch measurement, in particular its application in educational and psychological research. He is the author of Student self-assessment as a process for learning (Routledge, 2022) and Applying the Rasch model: Fundamental measurement in the human sciences (Routledge, 2020). He is the recipient of the President's Research Excellence Award (2021/22) and in Stanford University's list of the world's top 2% most-cited scientists (2021, 2022, 2023).
Research interests
- Educational assessment
- Rasch measurement
- Test/survey development
- Teacher education
Teaching Interests
- Assessment
- Test/survey development
- Quantitative research methodology
External Appointments
Honourary Professor, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University.
Professional appointment/membership
- Co-director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, EdUHK
- Associate Director, Assessment Research Centre, EdUHK
- Deputy Chair, Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Society
- Member, Research and Development Committee, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
- Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Member, National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), United States
- Founder member, International Forum of Researchers in Education (IFORE)
- Member, The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- Member, The International Association for Educational Assessment
- Affiliated Researcher, Collaborative for Student Assessment and Educational Improvement Research, Arizona State University, USA
Editorial Board
- Associate Editor, Educational Psychology
- Associate Section Editor, Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement Section of Frontiers in Education
Reviewer
- Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
- Advances in Educational Research
- Alberta Journal of Educational Research
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Education
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
- Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
- Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
- CAISE Review
- Cambridge Journal of Education
- Child Development
- Computers & Education
- Contemporary Educational Psychology
- Education Journal (in Chinese)
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Studies
- Education Research International
- Evaluation & Research in Education
- International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics
- International Journal of Inclusive Education
- International Journal of Science Education
- International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
- International Journal of Tourism Anthropology
- International Journal of Training Research
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Journal of Physical Education and Sport Management
- Journal of Sport and Health Science
- Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
- Occupational Therapy International
- Quality of Life Research
- Psychology of Sport & Exercise
- Studies in Educational Evaluation
- Studies in Higher Education
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
- Teaching and Teacher Education
- The Internet and Higher Education
- Universal Journal of Educational Research
- 心理科学 (Psychological Science)
Professional information
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Foster or Hinder Learning? The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Self-assessment Process
YAN, Z. (PI), CHIU, M. M. (CoI), BOUD,, D. (CoI), NIEMINEN,, J. H. (CoI) & YANG, L. (CoI)
01/01/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research project
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Self-assessment Using ChatGPT in Foreign Language Learning: A Mixed-method Study in Translation Course
YAN, Z. (PI) & CAO, Y. (CoI)
01/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
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Towards A Sustainable Assessment Reform through Developing a Professional Development Website for Formative Assessment
YAN, Z. (PI)
01/01/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research project
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Developing students’ feedback literacy through online interactive peer assessment: Interaction modes, sequential behavioural patterns, and influential factors
ZHAN, Y. (PI), CHIU, M. M. (CoI), SUN, D. (CoI) & YAN, Z. (CoI)
01/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
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賽馬會「看動畫.讀名篇.識古文」學習計劃 Jockey Club Animated Classical Chinese for Curious Minds Project
FUNG, C. W. (CoPI), CHEUNG, Y. L. S. (PI), CHAN, C. K. A. (CoI), JIN, M. (CoI), CHOW, S. Y. A. (CoI), CHENG, P. Y. S. (CoI), CHEUNG, S. H. (CoI), MAN, Y. L. (CoI), CHAU, L. (CoI), LIAO, X. (CoI), CHAN, K. S. K. (CoI), CHOY, Y. L. E. (CoI), LEUNG, P. W. P. (CoPI), YAN, Z. (CoI), LEE, C. K. J. (PI), YANG, M. (CoI), LAW, Y. L. (CoI), YAN, J. (CoI), SIN, K. F. K. (CoI), LAI, C. S. (CoI), WONG, Y. E. (Team Member), YEUNG, Y. T. (Team Member) & HO, C. H. (CoI)
01/08/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research project
Research Outputs
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Understanding music teachers’ formative assessment intention and implementation: A Chinese Mainland context
ZHANG, L., YAN, Z. & WANG, X., Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Music Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Examining the reciprocal influence between undergraduate students’ self-regulation and approaches to learning
HÄSÄ, J., RÄMÖ, J. & YAN, Z., Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Is it useful, acceptable, or controllable? Hong Kong primary school teachers’ online assessment practices in changing time
ZHAN, Y., SO, W. M. W., SUN, D. & YAN, Z., Feb 2024, In: Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. 19, 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Measuring what learners do in feedback: The feedback literacy behaviour scale
DAWSON, P., YAN, Z., LIPNEVICH, A., TAI, J., BOUD, D. & MAHONEY, P., 2024, In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 49, 3, p. 348-362Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus) -
Relationships between teacher feedback and English writing proficiency in Chinese students: The mediating effect of writing self-regulated learning strategies
ZHU, J., YANG, Y. & YAN, Z., Jul 2024, In: System. 123, 103338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Certificate of Merit for the Knowledge Transfer Award
SIN, K. F. K. (Recipient), AU,, M. L. (Recipient), HO, F. C. (Recipient) & YAN, Z. (Recipient), Jul 2010
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Dean’s Research Award 2019/20: Research Engagement and Impact
YAN, Z. (Recipient), Aug 2020
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EdUHK President's Awards for Outstanding Performance in Reserach (Research Excellence Award)
YAN, Z. (Recipient), May 2022
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Faculty Impact Development Award 2019/20 (Team Award)
YANG, M. (Recipient), YAN, Z. (Recipient) & YANG, L. (Recipient), Aug 2020
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