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Yang Wang Associate Professor

Academic Area: 
Educational Technology
Research Interests: 
  • learning analytics;
  • distance education;
  • AI supported teaching and learning
Bio: 

Educational Background

Ph.D. &M.S. Central China Normal University: Master and Doctor degree of Educational Technology, September 2014 - June 2019

Ohio State University: joint phD training program in the College of Education and Human Ecology October 2017 - October 2018

                                                                                                 

Research Projects

  1. Principal Investigator (PI) for Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Research on the application of online learning engagement prediction and adaptive intervention supported by artificial intelligence” (No. 62107023)
  2. Principal Investigator (PI) for Humanities and Social Sciences Program of the Ministry of Education, “Research on the application of artificial intelligence-supported online learning engagement analysis and intervention” (No. 21YJC880076)
  3. Principal Investigator (PI) for key project of Digital Research Institute of the People’s Education Publishing House project, “A study of learning engagement enhancement strategies” (No. RJA0121007)
  4. Principal Investigator (PI) for Philosophy and Social Science Research project of Jiangsu Higher Education, “A Study on Strategies to Enhance Online Learning Engagement of University Students in the Context of Normalization of Epidemic Prevention and Control” (No. 2021SJA0247)
  5. Principal Investigator (PI) for Natural Science Research Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution, “Research on Key Technologies of Personalized Teaching and Adaptive Service with Multimodal Data Fusion"(No. 21KJB120012)
  6. Principal Investigator (PI) for 14th Five-Year Plan of Jiangsu Provincial Education Science, "Artificial intelligence-driven educational transformation: from the online learning analysis perspective"(No. JS/2021/GH0111-02646).
  7. Principal Investigator (PI) for Nanjing Normal University Research Initiation Program: Research on Strategies for Improving Online Learning Engagement ".

Journal Articles

  1. Wang, Y. (2025). Multimodal data-supported learning engagement analysis. Technology, Pedagogy and Education.
  2. Wang, Y. (2024). The role of teaching presence in students’ behavioral engagement. Distance Education.
  3. Wang, Y. (2024). The role of teachers’ social support in students’ emotional and cognitive presences in online learning. Distance Education, 1–16.
  4. Wang, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Effects of teaching strategies on students’ learning engagement and knowledge construction in asynchronous online learning. Distance Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2024.2338705
  5. Wang, Y., Xie, Bin. (2024). Can robot-supported learning enhance computational thinking?—A meta-analysis, Thinking Skills and Creativity, 52, 2024, 101528, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101528.
  6. Wang, Y., Zhang, L., & Pang, M. (2024). Virtual experiments in physics education: a systematic literature review. Research in Science & Technological Education, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2024.2327995
  7. Wang, Y. (2023). Where and what to improve? Design and application of a MOOC evaluation framework based on effective teaching practices. Distance Education, 44(3), 458–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2023.2226601
  8. Wang, Y. (2023). Exploring the roles of cognitive style and guanxi networks in creativity, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Thinking Skills & Creativity, 50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2023.101398
  9. Wang, Y. (2023). The role of computer supported project-based learning in students’ computational thinking and engagement in robotics courses. Thinking Skills & Creativity, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2023.101269
  10. Wang, Y. (2022). A comparative study of Chinese and American preservice teachers’ intention to teach online based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11442-5
  11. Wang, Y. (2022). Effects of augmented reality game-based learning on students’ engagement. International Journal of Science Education, 2(05),  01-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2022.2072015 (SSCI,1/1)
  12. Wang, Y. (2022). Exploring the relationships among the dimensions of a community of inquiry in an online learning environment. Distance Education, 43(3), 353-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2022.2088481 (SSCI,1/1)
  13. Wang,Y. (2022). Affective State Analysis During Online Learning Based on Learning Behavior Data. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-022-09597-8
  14. Wang, Y. (2022). Effects of teaching presence on learning engagement in online courses. Distance Education,2(01), 01-18. (SSCI,1/1)
  15. Wang, Y. (2022). To be expressive or not: the role of teacher's emotions on students’ learning. Frontiers in Psychology,12 (SSCI,1/1)
  16. Wang, Y. & David Stein (2021). Effects of online teaching presence on students’ cognitive conflicts and learning engagement. Distance Education,42(4),    547–566. (SSCI,1/2)
  17. Wang, Y., David Stein, Shusheng Shen (2021). Students’ and teachers’ perceived teaching presence in online courses. Distance Education, 42(3),   373–390. (SSCI,1/3)
  18. Wang, Y., Liu, Q (2020). Effects of online teaching presence on students' interactions and collaborative knowledge construction. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.36,370–382. (SSCI)
  19. Wang, Y., Liu, Q., Chen, W., Wang, Q., & Stein, D (2019). Effects of instructor's facial expressions on students' learning with video lectures. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3),1381-1395. (SSCI)
  20. Wang,Y., Liu, Q., Effects of Game-based Teaching on primary students’ Dance Learning. International journal of game-based learning, 2019.

                                                                                                   

Patents/Software Copyrights

  1. Qingtang Liu, Yang Wang, A Motion Evaluation Method for Virtual Dance System (Patent: CN107349594A)
  2. Qingtang Liu, Shufan Yu, Yang Wang, A Virtual Dance Teaching Method and System (Patent: CN108777081A)
  3. Qingtang Liu, Yang Wang, Central China Normal University Academic Conference Management System(2014SR202801)
  4. Qingtang Liu, Yang Wang, Distributed resource management system for rural migrant workers' vocational skills training(2015SR156704)
  5. Qingtang Liu, Yang Wang, A Digital Campus Navigation System for Central China normal university(2014SR203155)
  6. Qingtang Liu, Yang Wang, Tujia Dance Teaching System based on Kinect(2016SR338401)
  7. Qingtang Liu, Shufan Yu, Yangyang Yuan, Yang Wang, Tujia Sair Dance Teaching System Based on Kinect (2017SR423469)

                                                                                            

Honors & Awards

  1. Outstanding Young Backbone Teachers of Jiangsu Colleges and Universities under the "Green and Blue Project" in 2024
  2. Young Academic Backbone of Nanjing Normal University in 2024.
  3. Academic Scholarship of Central China Normal University for two years in succession (2015-2016)
  4. The first prize of Graduate Student Scholarship of Central China Normal University for two years in succession (2015-2016)
  5. National Encouragement Scholarship for Undergraduate in 2011 and 2014
  6. University Scholarship for four years in succession (2010-2014)
  7. The third prize of "Internet +" college students' innovative entrepreneurship competition (2015)

                                                                                

Contacts

School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University

122 Ninghai Rd., Nanjing, China 210097

Tel: +86 13476028426

Email: wangyang@nnu.edu.cn