Research at USF:

• Pradhan, T. and Wang, Y.*, How do students perceive and engage with iClicker questions as formative assessment? An exploratory investigation in general chemistry (Paper Under Review)

Research Before USF:

• Kable, E. A., Wang, Y., Shi, L., & Stains, M.* (2025). Unlocking Instructors’ Assessment Insights: General Chemistry Instructors’ Perspectives on Types of Questions and their Classroom Application. Journal of Chemical Education, 102(10), 4200. Link

• Wang, Y. (Co-first author), Machost, H., Yik, B. J., & Stains, M.* (2025). Why chemistry instructors are shifting to specifications grading: perceived benefits and challenges. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 26(4), 846-866. Link

• Shi, L., Wang, Y. (Co-first author), Mitchell-Jones, J. K., & Stains, M.* (2024). Why do we assess students? investigating general chemistry instructors’ conceptions of assessment purposes and their relationships to assessment practices. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 25(4), 1159-1174. Link

• Wang, Y., Apkarian, N., Dancy, M. H., Henderson, C., Johnson, E., Raker, J. R., & Stains, M.* (2024). A national snapshot of introductory chemistry instructors and their instructional practices. Journal of Chemical Education, 101(4), 1457. Link

  • ACS Editor's Choice Article

• Bowe, K. A., Bauer, C. F., Wang, Y., & Lewis, S. E.* (2022). When all you have is a covalent model of bonding, every substance is a molecule: a longitudinal study of student enactment of covalent and ionic bonding models. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(8), 2808-2820. Link

  • ACS Editor's Choice Article

• Wang, Y., & Lewis, S. E.* (2022). Efficacy and insights gained from a utility value intervention with inorganic chemistry students. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(8), 2798–2805. Link

• Wang, Y., & Lewis, S. E.* (2022). Towards a theoretically sound measure of chemistry students’ motivation; investigating rank-sort survey methodology to reduce response style bias. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 23(1), 240-256. Link

• Wang, Y., Rocabado, G. A., Lewis, J. E., & Lewis, S. E.* (2021). Prompts to promote success: Evaluating utility value and growth mindset interventions on general chemistry students’ attitude and academic performance. Journal of Chemical Education, 98(5), 1476-1488. Link

• Wang, Y., & Lewis, S. E.* (2020). Analytical chemistry students’ explanatory statements in the context of their corresponding lecture. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 21(4), 1183-1198. Link