Dr. Zhanxia Yang

About Me

I am an Educational Psychologist specialized in developmental and learning sciences.
I have received systematic training in research design, statistics, evaluation theory, and educational psychology theories.
I have been different roles in my profession: a college instructor, a high school teacher, and a researcher.
I am very interested in data analysis, so I acquired a graduate certificate in Data Science alongside my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.
I enjoy being a life-long learner. Also, encouraging others to be a life-long learner brings me the greatest joy.
In my spare time, I love reading, hiking, and doing exercises.

Interests

Education

Inferential Statistics in R

Basic programming | data analysis | visualizations

Python

Basic programming | data cleaning | visualizations

Commercial Statistics Software

Mplus | SAS | SPSS | STATA

Project Enhanced Learning

Discovery Learning
Engagement
Across Domains

Technology Enchanced Learning

Excitement
Integration
Innovation

Motivation in Education

Mindset of intelligence
Expectancy and value theory
Self-determination theory

For an up-to-date list of publications, check out my Google Scholar.

Marina Umaschi Bers, Jessica Blake-West, Madhu Govind Kapoor, Tess Levinson, Emily Relkin, Apittha Unahalekhaka, Zhanxia Yang (2023). Coding as another language: Research-based curriculum for early childhood computer science. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.