Ji Won Yang, Ph.D.

Research

Cognitive Psychology | Learning Science | Educational Psychology

Research interests

Active learning, Personalized learning, Computer-assisted learning (CAL) based on cognitive psychology

Research topics

AI-supported writing processes and feedback, Learning through dialogue, Attention and engagement in learning

Publications

Yang, J. W., Choe, K., Lim, J., & Park, J. (2025) Asking Questions Matters: Comparing the Effect of Learning through Dialogue with Peers, ChatGPT, and Intelligent Tutoring System. Interactive Learning Environments, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2488984

Lim, J., Yang, J.W., Song, M.H. et al. (2024). Self-Study and Discussion Promote Students’ Science Learning. Science & Education, 34(4), 2459-2477.

Choe, K., Park, S., Jung, S., Kim, H., Yang, J. W., Hong, H., & Seo, J. (2024, May). Supporting Novice Researchers to Write Literature Review using Language Models. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-9).

Gim, G., Park, J.A., Yang, J.W. & Park, J. (2023). Exploring evaluation capacity of university students through rating accuracy and rater bias. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 35(3), 107-124.

Lim, J., Yang, J. W., Lee, J., & Park, J. (2022). The Way to Better Learning Online: Using Online Discussions in College Classes During COVID-19. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2022, pp. 282-288. International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Kim, S., Yang, J. W., Lim, J., Lee, S., Ihm, J., & Park, J. (2021). The impact of writing on academic performance for medical students. BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 1-8.

Yang, J. W., Song, M. & Park, J. (2020). Enhancing Creativity through Writing: A Correlation Study between Argumentative Writing and Creative Skills. Journal of Creativity, 30, 27-39.

Lim, J., Ko, H., Yang, J. W., Kim, S., Lee, S., Chun, M. S., ... & Park, J. (2019). Active learning through discussion: ICAP framework for education in health professions. BMC medical education, 19(1), 1-8.

Work in Progress

Yang, J. W., Kim, J., Jeong, S., Lim, J. (Under review). Refining collaborative AI literacy: A systematic review of human–AI collaboration competency and AI literacy measures. Online Learning, Special Issue: Evidence Synthesis in Open, Distance, and Digital Education.

Park, J.A., Lim, J., Yang, J. W., Park, J. (Under review). Time-cued rest and learning performance: Rest-cue structure and the role of metacognitive awareness. Learning and Instruction.

Yang, J. W., & Lee, J. (In preparation). Measuring cognitive load during learning through eye-tracking data: A systematic review. Educational Psychology Review.

Yang, J. W., Gim, G., & Park, J. (In preparation). The effect of academic self-concept and writing self-efficacy in responding to feedback on writing. Contemporary Educational Psychology.

Yang, J. W., Kim, K., & Park, J. (In preparation). Draft or dialogue? Comparing text reuse patterns in AI-assisted undergraduate writing.

Awards & Grants

National Future Talent Development Graduate School Scholarship, SBS Foundation (2021– 2025)
Emerging Psychologists’ Programme, International Congress of Psychology (2024)

Frontier Fellowship, Seoul National University (2026)
Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Track (Type B) Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea (2026)
Learning Sciences Basic Research Grant, Seoul National University (2025)
Humanities and Social Sciences Doctoral Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea (2023 – 2025)
Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Track (Type B) Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea (2022)
Transdisciplinary Center for Education x AI Research Grant, Seoul National University (2021)
Department of Social Sciences Research Grant, Seoul National University (2024, 2021, 2020)