Areas of Focus
- Learning and Teaching Psychology
- Online Learning and Teaching
- Creativity
- Teacher Psychology
Work Experience
- 2005-present - Central China Normal University - Professor
- 2009-2010 - University of Memphis - Visiting Scholar
- 2003-2005 - Beijing Normal University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-2003 PhD in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2003-2005 Postdoctoral Research: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 2009-2010 Visiting Scholar: Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
Publications
- Promoting math learning in educational games with virtual companions providing learning supports, Guo X, Liu S, Gong S*, Cao Y*, Wang J, Fang Y., 2024
- The power of affective pedagogical agent and self- explanation in computer-based learning, Wang Y, Gong S*, Cao Y, Fan W., 2023
- The effects of affective pedagogical agent in multimedia learning environments: A meta-analysis, Wang, Y., Gong, S*., Cao, Y., Lang, Y., & Xu, X., 2023
Awards
- 2003: Excellent Paper Award at the 8th Academic Conference of the National Developmental Psychology Association
- 2005: Third Prize in the 7th Young Teachers' Classroom Teaching Art Competition at Hunan Normal University
- 2006: Second Prize in the 11th Excellent Academic Paper Award of Natural Science in Hubei Province
- 2007: Excellent Supervisor of Bachelor's Thesis (Second Prize) in Hubei Province
- 2007: Excellent Internship Supervisor at Central China Normal University
- 2010: Excellent Internship Supervisor at Central China Normal University
- 2011: Third Prize in the 2nd Excellent Academic Paper Award of Natural Science in Wuhan
- 2014: Second Prize in Teaching Work at Central China Normal University