International comparative study
Teacher beliefs
Teaching, learning, and teamwork assessment
Project-based Learning (PjBL) & Problem-based Learning (PBL)
Cao, Y., Zhu, Q., & Case, J. M. (2024). Cultural aspects of teamwork in engineering education: comparing Chinese and international literatures. European Journal of Engineering Education, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2024.2439296
Oh, S., Cao, Y., Katz, A., & Zhao, J.L. (2024, October). Explore Public's Perspectives on Generative AI in Computer Science (CS) Education: A Social Media Data Analysis. In 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE.
Murzi, H., Cao, Y., Huggins, N., & Leal, A. N. (2024, June). Board 397: Sustainable Racial Equity: Creating a New Generation of Engineering Education DEI Leaders. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Schuman, A. L., Cao, Y., Murzi, H., & Knight, D. B. (2024, June). Exploring the Factors Related to Chemical Engineering Students’ Study Abroad Choice. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Alsharif, A., McNair, L. D., Huerta, M. V., Gray, D., & Cao, Y. (2024, June). A Work-in-Progress Study: Exploring Performance-Based Assessment in an Interdisciplinary Projects Program. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Cao, Y., Murzi, H., & Chowdhury, T. (2023, October). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Research in Engineering Education: Preliminary Results from a Scoping Literature Review. In 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE.
Cao, Y., Zhu, Q., & Case, J. M. (2023, June). A Comparative Literature Review: Comparing Approaches to Teamwork Assessment in Engineering Education in the US and China. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Xu, X., Wei, S., & Cao, Y. (2023). Moving beyond the “international” label: A call for the inclusion of the (in) visible international engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 112(2), 253-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20513
Cao, Y., Tang, X., & Case, J. M. (2022, October). Looking beyond the West for emerging leaders in engineering education reform: A case study of two Chinese engineering schools informed by neo-institutional theory. In 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
Cao, Y., Case, J., Wu, J., & Liang, B. (2022, August). Investigating student and faculty perceptions of a new assessment system for Project-Based Learning. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Ma, J., Zhu, K., Cao, Y., Chen, Q., & Cheng, X. (2022). An empirical study on the correlation between university discipline and industrial structure in the Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay Area. Asian Education and Development Studies, 11(1), 23-41.
Zhu, K. J., Ma, J. Y., & Cao, Y. (2022). Higher Education and Talent Ecosystem in China’s Greater Bay Area: A Correlation Analysis. In Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Comparative Perspectives: Reengineering China Through the Greater Bay Economy and Development (pp. 139-164). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Zhu, J.H., Cao, Y., & Ma, J.Y. (2022). 工程教育中组织创新的影响因素与对策: 以南方科技大学系统设计与智能制造学院为例[Influencing factors and countermeasures of organizational innovation in engineering education: Taking the School of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing of Southern University of Science and Technology as an example] University and Discipline, 8 (2), 75-89. https://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/dxxk/info/1055/1306.htm
Cao, Y., Case, J. M., Jesiek, B. K., Knight, D. B., Oakes, W. C., Ma, X., ... & Zhao, H. (2021, July). Visions of engineers for the future: A comparison of American and Chinese policy discourses on engineering education innovation. In 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access.
Wang, C., & Cao, Y. (2019). Difference between Engineering Program Accreditations at Baccalaureate and Master Level: Case Study Based on ABET. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 14(8), 155-166.
Cao, Y. (2019). 世界一流大学: 大学职能的演化与重组 [World-class University: Evolution and Re-organization of University’s Function]. Wuhan University Education Research, 10 (1), 13-18.
Qiu, J. P., …, Cao, Y., … (2018). 中国研究生教育及学科专业评价报告(2017—2018) [China Graduate Education and Discipline Assessment Report]. Beijing: Science Press. (This book focuses on international higher education quality by using quantitative and qualitative research methodology to analyze the evaluation rubrics.)
Cao, Y. (2018). 中国综合性大学教育发展分析 [Analysis of the Education Development of China's Comprehensive College]. Wuhan University Education Research, 6 (1), 39-43.
Wang, C. Y., & Cao, Y. (2017). 我们为什么要教育自信: 中国教育发展成就一瞥 [ Why Should We be Self-Confident in Education: Achievements of Chinese Educational Development at Glance]. Educational Science Research, 7 (12), 14-16.
Cao, Y., Huang Z. W., & Cheng, Z. (2017). 基于聚类分析的省级研究生教育质量评价研究 [Study on Quality Evaluation of Provincial Postgraduate Education Based on Cluster Analysis]. Evaluation and Management, 6(3), 36-3.
Wang, C.Y., Lv, X.H., & Cao, Y. (2016, December). An empirical study on the collaboration of scholars in graduate education: based on the social network analysis. In Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing (pp. 1-7). (EI).
Discourses of Effective Teamwork among Chinese Engineering Educators, Arizona State University, AZ. 04/12/2024
International Perspectives on Teamwork Assessment in Engineering Education, University of Michigan, MI. 11/09/2023