Claire Y Yuan CV
Claire Y Yuan CV
Claire Y Yuan CV
Education
Ph.D. in Educational Studies Aug.2017 - Current
University of Cincinnati
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
● STEM in the PlayScape: Building Knowledge for Educational Practice (Carr V., et al.)
Course Projects
● Reports
○ Children’s science learning: A growth curve analysis
○ Children’s Environmental Attitude and Behavior: The Use of Paper Towels
○ Critique: Child-oriented Environmental Education Influences Adult Knowledge
and Household Behavior
○ Individual Action for Sustainability
● Annotated Bibliography
○ The Importance of Outdoor Play to Children’s Social Development
● Literature Review
○ Environment: the Mediator of Peer Interaction
○ Effects of Different Instructional Approaches on Young Children’s Achievement
and Motivation
● Poster
○ Yuan, Y., (2017). Exploration of young children’s attention and nature playscape
- A literature review. Presented at the 2017 University of Cincinnati School of
Education Professional Seminar Research Symposium. Cincinnati, OH.
Yuchang Yuan
Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant Aug.2017 - Current
Sub-investigator
Mar.2017
Trainee of Medprin Regenerative Medical Technologies Co.,Ltd July 2014 – Nov. 2014
Excellent Student Prize during Orientation Training (10 out of 155 students) 2011
Extracurricular Activities
Student Affairs
● Percussion Team Leader in GDMC Orchestra Club Sept. 2012 – Dec. 2013
Voluntary Activities
● Joined Volunteer Association in Huadu District (my community) Oct. 2010 – July 2015
(Visit, offer assistance & console orphans/ elderly people living alone)
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Yuchang Yuan
Developing Paper
Yuan, Y., & Zeng, W. (in progress). Teacher questioning strategies: Promoting children’s
science learning in nature play.
Zeng, W., & Yuan, Y. (in progress). Preschoolers’ engineering play on Playscapes.
Rossmiller, A., & Yuan, Y. (in progress). "Because I Saw a Snake There": Lasting Impacts of a
Nature Excursion on Urban Preschoolers.
Research Interests
Technology and digital media used in young children
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