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Tao Xin
Educational Science
Anhui Normal University
Anhui
Language: English, Chinese
Measurement
Evaluation
Statistics
Psychology
Diagnosis
Learning
Education
Adaptation
Assessment
Theory
Areas of Focus
- Psychometrics
- Cognitive Diagnostic Theory
- Adaptive Learning Theory
- Educational Evaluation
- School Education and Student Adaptation
Work Experience
- 1997/07—1999/06 - Beijing Normal University, Institute of Developmental Psychology - Lecturer
- 1999/07—2004/12 - Beijing Normal University, School of Psychology - Associate Professor
- 2005/01—2005/06 - Beijing Normal University, School of Psychology - Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2005/07—2015/06 - Beijing Normal University, School of Psychology - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2007/11—Present - Ministry of Education, Center for Basic Education Quality Monitoring - Deputy Director, Executive Deputy Director
- 2009/01—2017/06 - Beijing Normal University, Institute of Educational Statistics and Measurement - Director
- 2012/07—Present - China Collaborative Innovation Center for Basic Education Quality Monitoring - Executive Deputy Director
- 2017/04—Present - PISA China Project Office - Director
- 2022/12—Present - Anhui Normal University - Vice President of Academic Affairs
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1988/09—1992/06 Bachelor of Science in Psychology: Beijing Normal University
- 1992/09—1995/06 Master of Education: Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 1995/09—1997/06 Doctorate: Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 1999—2000 Postdoctoral Research: College of Education, Brigham Young University, USA
- 2000—2002 Master of Applied Statistics: Columbia University, USA
- 2000—2004 Doctorate in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics: College of Education, Columbia University, USA
Publications
- Achieving excellence and equality in mathematics: two degrees of freedom?, Schmidt, W. H., Xin, T., Guo, S., & Wang, X., 2022
- The Optimal Design of Bifactor Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing with Mixed-format Items, Mao, X., Zhang, J., & Xin, T., 2022
- Editorial: Cognitive Diagnostic Models: Methods for Practical Applications, Xin, T., Wang, C., Chen, P., & Liu, Y., 2022
- Profiles of Chinese mathematics teachers’ teaching beliefs and their effects on students’achievement, Wang, Y., Qin, K., Luo, C., Yang, T., & Xin, T., 2022
- Effect of Growth Mindset on Mental Health Two Years Later: The Role of Smartphone Use, Lai, X., Nie, C., Huang, S., Li, Y., Xin, T., Zhang, C., & Wang, Y., 2022
- Changing Educational Assessments in the Post-COVID-19 Era: From Assessment of Learning (AoL) to Assessment as Learning (AaL), Yang, L.-P., & Xin, T., 2022
- Development of a New Learning Progression Verification Method based on the Hierarchical Diagnostic Classification Model: Taking Grade 5 Students’ Fractional Operations as an Example, Yuan, L., Liu, Y., Chen, P., & Xin, T., 2022
- Differences in School Performance Between Only Children and Non-only Children: Evidence From China, Jia, C., Yang, Z., Xin, T., Li, Y., Wang, Y., & Yang, T., 2022
- Re-validating a learning progression of buoyancy for middle school students: A longitudinal study, Gao, Y., Zhai, X., Cui, Y., Xin, T., & Bulut, O., 2021
- Mathematics interest, anxiety, self-efficacy and achievement: Examining reciprocal relations, Du, C., Qin, K., Wang, Y., & Xin, T., 2021
- A new method to balance measurement accuracy and attribute coverage in cognitive diagnostic computerized adaptive testing, Sun, X., Andersson, B., & Xin, T., 2021
- Binary Restrictive Threshold Method for Item Exposure Control in Cognitive Diagnostic Computerized Adaptive Testing, Sun, X., Gao, Y., Xin, T., & Song, N., 2021
- An Improved Parameter-Estimating Method in Bayesian Networks Applied for Cognitive Diagnosis Assessment, Wang, L. L., Xin, T., & Liu, Y., 2021
- Structural parameter standard error estimation method in diagnostic classification models: Estimation and application, Liu, Y., Xin, T., & Jiang, Y.
Awards
- 2022: Second Prize in Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award
- 2021: Second Prize in the Sixth National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2020: Second Prize in the Eighth National Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2018: First Prize in National Teaching Achievement Award for Basic Education
- 2018: First Prize in Beijing Basic Education Teaching Achievement Award
- 2018: Second Prize in Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award
- 2016: Second Prize in the Fifth National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2015: Contribution Award at the Annual Meeting of the International Psychometric Society
- 2014: Second Prize in the Thirteenth Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2007: Excellent Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Psychological Testing Society
- 2003: Second Prize in the Third National Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2002: First Prize in the National Excellent Textbook Award (School Psychology)
- 2002: Fifth National Book Award (School Psychology)
- 2002: Thirteenth China Book Award (Psychology of Primary School Chinese Teaching)
- 2001: First Prize in the Second National Education Book Award (School Psychology)
- 2000: Second Prize in the Sixth Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award
- 1999: Second Prize in the Second National Education Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2020: Gold Medal of the 'Four Good Teachers'
- 2019: Title of Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
- 2017: Cultural Master and 'Four Batches' Talent Project
- 2017: National 'Ten Thousand Talents Plan' Leading Talent in Philosophy and Social Sciences
- 2017: Title of Excellent Teacher in Beijing
- 2016: Recipient of Government Special Allowance
- 2014: Selected for the National Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Project
- 2009: Selected for the Beijing Young and Middle-aged Social Science Theoretical Talent Hundred Talents Project
- 2007: New Century Excellent Talent Support Plan
