Fang-Ying Yang received the Ed.D. degree in Science Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, in 1999. She is currently Chair Professor and the director of Graduate Institute of Science Education (GISE), and an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University.
Fang-Ying's academic interests include the development of scientific reasoning, learners’ conceptual and epistemological development in science, science-text reading and comprehension, multimedia learning, and the effects of social/cultural factors on science learning. Her current research is centered on issues related to how learners construct scientific concepts, and how they reason when encounterin
g uncertain science information.
Fang-Ying has established an eye-tracking lab in GISE and her research group has been using various types of eye trackers in recent years to explore the processes of science learning and scientific reasoning.
Fang-Ying's research work is well recognized and has been continuously publishing papers in major journals in science education and educational research.
Education
Sep. 1995- Feb. 1999
Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, USA
Ed. D. in Science Education
Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1994
Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA
Ed. M. in Science Education
Sep. 1986 - June 1990
National Central University, Taiwan
BA in Geophysics
Academic Services
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Research in Science Teaching (2016-2019)
Strand Coordinator for the Annual Meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST 2017-2018)
Academic Awards
2017 Outstanding Research Award by Minister of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2007 Ta-You Wu Memorial Award by Minister of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Experiences
Feb. 2018 - now
Chair Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Taiwan
Aug. 2017~ now
Director
Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Sep. 2013 - Aug. 2015
Deputy Dean
Office of Research & Development, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Jan. 2012 - Aug. 2012
Visiting Scholar
Department of Psychology
University of California, San Diego USA
Sep. 2008 - now
Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Taiwan
Sep. 2008 - now
Adjunct Professor
Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Taiwan
Aug. 2004 - July 2008
Associate Professor
Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Taiwan
Aug. 2000 - July 2004
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei Taiwan
Aug. 1999 - July 2000
Assistant Professor
Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taipei Taiwan