Areas of Focus
- Creativity Development and Promotion
- Growth Patterns of Creative Talents
Work Experience
- 1989-07 to 1992-11 - Shandong Normal University - Assistant
- 1992-12 to 1995-11 - Shandong Normal University - Lecturer
- 1995-12 to 2000-11 - Shandong Normal University - Associate Professor
- 2000-12 to Present - Shandong Normal University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1982-09 to 1986-07 Bachelor's Degree: Northeast Normal University
- 1986-09 to 1989-07 Master's Degree: Shandong Normal University
- 2002-09 to 2005-07 Doctoral Degree: Beijing Normal University
- Published over 70 papers in important academic journals
- Published 6 academic monographs and textbooks
Publications
- Job Stressors, Organizational Innovation Climate, and Employees’ Innovative Behavior, Ren, F., & Zhang, J., 2015
- An exploratory study on DRD2 and creative potential, Zhang, S., Zhang, M., & Zhang, J., 2014
- Association of COMT and COMT-DRD2 interaction with creative potential, Zhang, S., Zhang, M., & Zhang, J., 2014
- Autonomous Motivation and Chinese Adolescents’ Creative Thinking: The Moderating Role of Parental Involvement, Liu, G., Zhang, S., Zhang, J., Lee, C., Wang, Y., & Brownell, M., 2013
- An action-oriented approach to gifted education: evidence from the field of scientific creativity, Zhang, J., Liu, G., & Lin, C., 2012
- Class creative climate at the individual-level and the class level, motivation and creativity among Chinese Junior High School students, Chu, Y., & Zhang, J., 2011
- DMGT: Not the Last Straw That Breaks the Camel’s Back, Zhang, J., & Chu, Y., 2011
- The role of extrinsic motivation in creativity: Taking teachers and junior school students as example, Zhang, J., Chu Y., Quan Y., & Fu X., 2009
- The relationship between teachers’ achievement goal orientation and their creativity fostering behavior, Chu, Y., & Zhang, J., 2008
- The relationship between cognitive style and creativity, Zhang, J., Jin, S., & Zhang, G., 2004
- A Study on the Influential Factors and Course of the Instructional Ability of Primary Teachers, Zhang, J., & Chen, X., 2004
- Starting off with Combination of Paired-sequences of Psychological Development of Children and Knowledge Series to Implement Reforming the Curriculum for Primary School, Zhang, J., & Zhao, C., 1998
Awards
- Motivation and Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking: The Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation (2013): Third Prize in Shandong Social Science
- The Conceptual Structure of Creativity by Scientists with Creative Achievements (2009): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Development of a Psychological Quality Evaluation Scale for Normal Students (2006): Third Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Implicit Research on Teachers' Psychological Quality (2002): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Research on Adolescent Sexual Psychology (2001): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- The Nature and Measurement of Reading Difficulties (2000): First Prize in Shandong Natural Science
- Principles of Creative Education (1999): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Research on the Overall Reform of Primary and Secondary School Curriculum and Textbooks (1999): First Prize in Basic Education Reform by the Ministry of Education
- Research Report on the Overall Reform of Primary and Secondary School Curriculum and Textbooks (1999): First Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Research on the Cognitive Characteristics of Children with Reading Difficulties (1999): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Investment Theory of Creativity and Its Implications for Creative Teaching (1999): First Prize in Shandong Educational Science
- Research on Reading Difficulties of Chinese Students (1998): Second Prize in Shandong Social Science
- Development of a Personality Scale for Film and Drama Performance Talents (1995): Third Prize in Shandong Education Department