Education

• PhD (2018-2022), University of Bristol (UK)

Key words for Doctoral thesis: Science education, Scientific argumentation, Educational measurement, Mixed-methods Research

• Master of Education (2015-2018), Northeast Normal University (China)

Major: Curriculum and Pedagogy (Physics)

• Bachelor of Engineering (2011-2015), Northeast Normal University (China)

Major: Electrical Engineering and Automation

Research and Teaching Experiences (Selected)

• Lecturer, Nanjing Normal University, started in March 2023.
• Research assistant for “Teachers viewing video - An eye tracking study” at School of Education, University of Bristol. 2022.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Education, University of Bristol. “Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SoE) & Statistics in Education”. 2021.

Publications

• Zhang, J., & Browne, W. J. (2022). Implementing and Reporting Assessment Development and Validation in Mixed-methods Research: Assessing Scientific Argumentation Competence. (Forthcoming)

• Zhang, J., & Browne, W. J. (2022). Exploring Chinese high school students’ performance and perceptions of scientific argumentation by understanding it as a three-component progression of competencies. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1–38.
• Zhang, J., & Browne, W. J. (2023). “An Approach to Generating Guidelines for Designing Scientific Argumentation Competence Assessments.” (Invited by the editors of the next edition of Springer book series “Contributions from science education research”- “Fostering Scientific Citizenship in an Uncertain World - Selected Papers from the ESERA 2021 Conference”, Forthcoming).
• Zhang, J., Xu, H., Yu, H., 2016. Teaching Experiments Based on Pocket-Lab and Its Implication. Journal of Physics Teaching, 34(9), 36-40.
• Zhang, J., Yu, H., Xu, H., 2017. The Assessment of Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills in ATC21S and Its Implication. Theory and Practice of Education,37(14), 13-16.
• Zhang, J., Liu, J., Yu, H., Xu, H., 2017. The Practice of Teaching and Testing Separation Strategy in Northeast Normal University. Journal of Inner Mongolia Normal University,30(12),121-129.
• Chapter of “Physics Teacher Professional Development” in: Curriculum and Pedagogy for Physics Education. Northeast Normal University Press, 2019.

Activities (Selected)

• Reviewer for Journal of Research in Science Teaching
• Reviewer for the ESERA 2021 Conference
• Doctoral Student Representative, School of Education, University of Bristol

Presentations (Selected)

• October 2022, University College London (IOE), Presentation.
• April 2022, University of Bristol, Centre for Multilevel Modelling, Presentation.
• September 2021, ECER (European Conference on Educational Research) Annual Conference, Paper presentation.
• August 2021, ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) Annual Conference, Paper presentation.
• June 2021, ASERA (Australasian Science Education Research Association) Annual Conference, Paper presentation.
• June 2020, University of Bristol，School of Education Doctoral Conference 2020，Paper presentation.
• November 2018, University of Bristol, Centre for Multilevel Modelling, Presentation.

Research Skills (Selected)

• Multilevel Modelling (using MLwiN)
• Use SPSS for descriptive and inferential statistics analysis
• Use of Endnote, Mendeley, Nvivo software
• Use of R and Mplus software
• Item Response Theory (IRT) models
• Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)
• Thematic analysis

Honours & Awards (Selected)

• Nominated “Outstanding excellence in a doctoral dissertation” of the University of Bristol, 2022
• Awarded ‘Bristol Collegiate Research Society Scholarship’, 2021
• Awarded ‘CSC-University of Bristol Joint Scholarship’, 2018
• Named “Outstanding Graduate Student”, 2018
• Awarded ‘National Scholarship for Graduate Students’ (China), 2016
• Awarded Excellent Teacher as a Volunteer to Guizhou Province, 2015
• Named “Outstanding Student”, 2015
• Awarded ‘Social Practice Scholarship’, 2015
• Awarded ‘Excellent Student Leader Scholarship’, 2015
• Awarded ‘The Principal Scholarship’, 2015
• Awarded ‘Excellent Student Leader Scholarship’, 2014
• Awarded ‘The 2nd Prize Scholarship’, 2014
• Approval as the key leader in summer holiday social practice, 2013
• Awarded ‘Outstanding Volunteer’, 2013
• Awarded ‘Excellent Student Leader Scholarship’, 2013
• Awarded ‘The 2nd Prize Scholarship’, 2013
• Awarded the 3rd Prize of College Students’ Teaching Skill Competition, 2012
• Named “Outstanding Student”, 2012
• Awarded ‘Excellent Student Leader Scholarship’, 2012
• Awarded ‘The First Prize Scholarship’, 2012