Areas of Focus
- Internet-based new test development: core competency assessment, higher-order thinking skills assessment, and process data mining
- Theory and application of educational and psychological assessment: development, application, and practice of assessment theories
- Advances and applications of quantitative research methods: structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, multilevel linear models
Work Experience
- 2013.7-present Professor, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 2006.7-2013.7 Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 2004.9-2006.7 Lecturer, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 1996.7-2000.9 Lecturer, School of Educational Sciences, Shanxi University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2018.9-2019.8 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, USA
- 2003.7-2004.7 Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2002.11-2003.2 Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2000.9-2003.7 PhD in Psychometrics and Statistics, Beijing Normal University
- 1993.9-1996.7 Master in Applied Statistics, Shanxi University
- 1989.9-1993.7 Bachelor in Probability and Statistics, Shanxi University
Publications
- A Systematic Framework for Defining R-squared Measures in Mediation Analysis, Liu, H., Yuan, K-H., Li, H., 2023
- Longitudinal relationship between number line estimation and other mathematical abilities in Chinese preschool children, Xu, X., Chen, C., Wang, L., Zhao, M., Xin, Z., Liu, H.*, 2023
Awards
- 2021 Second Prize, Liaoning Province Philosophy and Social Science Achievement Award
- 2021 First Prize, Shandong Province Education Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2020 'High-Quality Undergraduate Course' for the course 'Psychological Statistics', Beijing Municipal Education Commission
- 2020 Outstanding Professional Course Instructor, Beijing Municipal Education Commission
- 2017 Beijing Normal University Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
