Associate Professor

Measurement & Statistics

Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306

Office: STB 3204K

Phone: (850) 644-8787 Fax: (850) 644-8776

Email: yyang3@fsu.edu

 

Education

 

Ph.D.  Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, U.S.A. 2007
           Major: Educational Psychology. Concentration: Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies.

 

M.Ed.  East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. 2000
            Major: Psychology. Concentration: Cognitive Development.

 

B.Ed.  East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. 1997
           Major: Psychology.  Concentration: Special Education.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

08/2013–present    Associate Professor, Measurement and Statistics
                              Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, FSU.

 

08/2007–08/2013  Assistant Professor, Measurement and Statistics
                              Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, FSU.

TEACHING

 

EDF 5401 General Linear Models
EDF 5406 Multivariate Analysis Applications
EDF 5409 Causal Modeling
EDF 6937 Advanced Structural Equation Modeling

Editorial service

 

05/2014–present  Associate Editor of Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Publications

 

Yang, Y., Oosterhof, A., & Xia, Y. (in press). Reliability of scores on the summative performance assessments. The Journal of Educational Research. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2014.917255.

Yang, Y., & Green, S. B. (in press). Further discussion on reliability: The art of reliability estimation. Nursing Research.

Yang, Y., & Xia, Y. (2014). On the number of factors to retain in exploratory factor analysis for ordered categorical data. Behavioral Research Methods. doi: 10.3758/s13428-014-0499-2.

Black, R. A., & Yang, Y., Beitra, D., & McCaffrey, S. (2014). Comparing fit and reliability estimates of a psychological instrument using second-order CFA, bifactor, and essentially tau-equivalent (coefficient alpha) models via AMOS 22. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. DOI: 10.1177/0734282914553551

Yang, Y., & Green, S. B. (2014). Evaluation of non-linear SEM reliability coefficients. Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1027/1614-2241/a000087 exampleSAScodes MLM.inp WLSMV.inp replist.dat

Medeiros Filho, E., Tenenbaum, G., & Yang, Y. (2014). Cohesion, team mental models, and collective efficacy: Towards an integrated framework of team dynamics in sport psychology. Journal of Sports Sciences. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2014.957714

Liang, X., & Yang, Y. (2014). An evaluation of WLSMV and Bayesian methods for confirmatory factor analysis with categorical indicators. International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, 2(1), 17-38.

Yang, Y., & Liang, X. (2013). Confirmatory factor analysis under violations of distributional and structural assumptions. International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, 1(1), 61-84.

Medeiros Filho, E., Basevitch, I., Yang, Y., & Tenenbaum, G. (2013). Is the best defense a good offense? Comparing the Brazilian and Italian soccer styles. Kinesiology, 45(2), 213-221.

Yang, Y., Li, M., & Xia, Y. (2012). Measurement invariance of the Resilience Scale. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 11(2), 1-19.

Yang, Y., Chen, Y., Lo, W., & Turner, J. E. (2012). Cross-cultural evaluation of item wording effects on an attitudinal scale. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30(5), 509-519.

Guo, Y., Connor, C. M., Yang, Y., Roehrig, A. D., & Morrison, F. J. (2012). The effects of teacher qualification, teacher self-efficacy and classroom practices on fifth graders' literacy outcomes. The Elementary School Journal, 113(1), 3-24.

Fan, F., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Mo, L, & Liu, X. (2011). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among adolescents following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(1), 44-53.

Yang, Y., & Green, S. B. (2011). Coefficient alpha: A reliability coefficient for the 21st century? Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. demodata Mplus syntax SAS syntax EQS syntax

Thompson, B. L., Green, S. B., & Yang, Y. (2010). Assessment of the maximal split-half coefficient to estimate reliability. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 232-251.

Yang, Y., & Green, S. B. (2010). A note on structural equation modeling estimates of reliability. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 17(1), 66-81.

Li, M., & Yang, Y. (2009). Determinants of problem-solving, social support-seeking, and avoidance: A path analytic model. International Journal of Stress Management, 16(3), 155-176.

Green, S.B., & Yang, Y. (2009). Reliability of summed item scores using structural equation modeling: An alternative to coefficient alpha. Psychometrika, 74, 155-167.

Green, S.B., & Yang, Y. (2009). Commentary on coefficient alpha: A cautionary tale. Psychometrika,74, 121-135.

Yang, Y., Li, H., Zhang, Y., Tein, J-Y., & Liu, X. (2008). Age and gender differences in behavioral problems in Chinese children: parent and teacher reports. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 1, 42-46.

Liu, X., Sun, Z., & Yang, Y. (2008). Parent-reported suicidal behavior and correlates among adolescents in China. Journal of Affective Disorders,105, 73-80.

Crooks, S. M., Yang, Y., & Duemer, L. S. (2003). Faculty perceptions of web-based resources in higher education. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 31(2), 103-113.

Yang, Y. (2001). Test Construction. In Jin, Y (Eds.). Psychometrics. pp. 253-269. Shanghai, China: East China Normal University Press. (In Chinese).

Yang, Y., Wang, H., & Gao, M. (2001). The study of the relationship between reasoning ability and language comprehension ability for deaf children. Chinese Journal of Special Education, 8(1), 31-33. (In Chinese).

Yang, Y. (2000). PASS model and assessment and remedy of special children. Shanghai Research on Education, 152, 47-48. (In Chinese).

Wang, Q., Jin, Y., & Yang, Y. (1999). The relationship between children's intelligences and assessment of their parents. Shanghai Research on Education, 140, 18-20 & 14. (In Chinese).

Yang, Y., & Tan, H. (1999). Assessment of Cognitive Processes: The PASS Theory of Intelligence. (Das, J. P., Naglieri, J. A., & Kirby, J. R., Allyn & Bacon, 1994; translation from English to Chinese). Shanghai, China: East China Normal University Press. (In Chinese).

Yang, Y. (1999). Several ideas on the theory of multiple intelligences. Shanghai Research on Education, 139, 6-9. (In Chinese).

Peng, C., Jin, Y., & Yang, Y. (1998). The application of the Group Intelligence Test for Children (GITC) to the selection of gifted children. Psychological Science, 116, 552 & 555. (In Chinese).

Last Updated: March, 2015