Kun Yuan
Overview
Biography
Kun Yuan is an Associate Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on educational measurement, program evaluation, multilevel mixed-effects modeling, and the use of technology in education. She is currently working on projects to evaluate pay for performance programs in New York City and Pittsburgh Public Schools and the use of value-added modeling to study teacher performance. Before coming to the U.S., she worked in the National Education Examinations Authority (Beijing, China) to develop a nation-wide computerized career guide system for high school graduates.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Evaluation of the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program in New York City
- Evaluation of the Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program
- Scaling up Mathematics: The Interface of Curricula with Human and Social Capital
- Evaluation of the Regional School Choice
- Math and Science Partnership Program Assessment and Evaluation Project
Selected Publications
Hamilton, L.S., Stecher, B.M., & Yuan, K., Standards-based reform in the United States: History, research, and future directions, Washington, DC: Center on Education Policy, 2009
Yuan, K., Shavelson, R. J., Alonzo, A. C., & Steedle, J. T.,, Strengthening mental muscles: Impact of computerized cognitive training on working memory, fluid intelligence, and science achievement., Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd., 2009
Yuan, K., Steedle, J., Shavelson, R. J., Alonzo, A. C., & Oppezzo, M., "Working memory, fluid intelligence, and science learning," Educational Research Review, 1:83-98, 2006
Zhang, H. C., Feng, B. L., & Yuan, K., "Characteristics of vocational interest of Chinese high school students and the development of interest scale for their college entrance and career guidance.," ACTA Psychological SINICA, 36:89-95, 2004
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