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Personal profile
Professor Zi YAN is Acting 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 (2020, 2021).
Research interests
- Educational assessment
- Rasch measurement
- Test/survey development
- Teacher education
- Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
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
- Assistant Editor, Studies in Educational Evaluation
- Associate Section Editor, Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement Section of Frontiers in Education
- Editorial Advisory Board, Educational Psychology
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
- Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
- CAISE Review
- Cambridge Journal of Education
- Child Development
- Computers & Education
- 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 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)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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., CHEUNG, Y. L. S., LEE, C. K. J., CHAN, C. K. A., JIN, M., CHOW, S. Y. A., CHENG, P. Y. S., CHEUNG, S. H., MAN, Y. L., CHAU, L., LIAO, X., CHAN, K. S. K., CHOY, Y. L. E., LEUNG, P. W. P., YAN, Z. & HO, C. H.
01/08/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research project
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Developing students’ evaluative judgment and feedback literacy through self-assessment: An experimental study
YAN, Z., Boud, D., King, R. & CHIU, M. M.
01/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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Investigating Primary School Teachers’ E-assessment Practices, Intentions and Influencing Factors in the New Normal: Implications for Developing E-assessment Policy
ZHAN, Y., YAN, Z. & SO, W. M. W.
16/05/22 → 15/05/23
Project: Research project
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Harnessing the Power of Teacher Feedback to Enhance Learning Outcomes: The Roles of Students’ Feedback Orientations and Learning Engagement
YANG, L., YAN, Z., LEUNG, S. O., TANG, S., CHIU, M. M. & SIN, K. F. K.
01/03/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research project
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Enhancing Assessment Literacy in Schools: Synergizing Assessment-for-learning and Assessment-as-learning 提升學校評估素養:協同運用「促進學習的評估」與「作為學習的評估」
01/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research project
Research Outputs
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Application of an Automated Essay Scoring engine to English writing assessment using Many-Facet Rasch Measurement
CHAN, K. K. Y., BOND, T. & YAN, Z., Jan 2023, In: Language Testing. 40, 1, p. 61-85Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Assessment is contagious: The social contagion of formative assessment practices and self-efficacy among teachers
YAN, Z. & KING, R. B., 2023, In: Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice. 30, 2, p. 130-150Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A systematic review on students’ perceptions of self-assessment: Usefulness and factors influencing implementation
YAN, Z., PANADERO, E., WANG, X. & ZHAN, Y., Aug 2023, In: Educational Psychology Review. 35, 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Domain-specific motivation and self-assessment practice as mechanisms linking perceived need-supportive teaching to student achievement
MENDOZA, N. B., YAN, Z. & KING, R. B., Jun 2023, In: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 38, p. 607-630Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Effects of online peer assessment on higher-order thinking: A meta-analysis
ZHAN, Y., YAN, Z., WAN, Z., WANG, X., ZENG, Y., YANG, M. & YANG, L., Jul 2023, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 54, 4, p. 817-835Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Certificate of Merit for the Knowledge Transfer Award
SIN, Kuen Fung, Kenneth 冼權鋒 (Recipient), AU, Mei Lan (Recipient), HO, Fuk Chuen 何褔全 (Recipient) & YAN, Zi 晏子 (Recipient), Jul 2010
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Dean’s Research Award 2019/20: Research Engagement and Impact
YAN, Zi 晏子 (Recipient), Aug 2020
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EdUHK President's Awards for Outstanding Performance in Reserach (Research Excellence Award)
YAN, Zi 晏子 (Recipient), May 2022
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Faculty Impact Development Award 2019/20 (Team Award)
YANG, Min (Recipient), YAN, Zi 晏子 (Recipient) & YANG, Lan 楊蘭 (Recipient), Aug 2020
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