Assistant

YINING XU

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EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Master of Education: Educational Psychology GPA: 3.8/4.0 Dec. 2013

Courses: Educational Statistics, Advanced Psychometric Theory, Item Response Theory, etc.

Southwest University, China

BA, Business English; BS, Applied Psychology, GPA: 3.5/4.0 Jun. 2011

PROFESSIONAL COURSEWORK

Educational Statistical and Experimental Design GPA 4.0/4.0

• Comprehended experimental research designs in educational studies;

• Utilized SPSS for hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, MANOVA, etc;

• Generated data analysis reports and interpretations as final projects.

Advanced Psychometric Theory & Item Response Theory (IRT) GPA 4.0/4.0

• Conducted reliability and validity calculation through psychometric methods;

• Presented applications of IRT models in School Psychology area;

• Reviewed IRT analysis and Differential Item Functioning of the Advanced Progressive Matrices;

• Analyzed school questionnaire for PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009.

Workshop: Short courses - SAS Language I to III and hands-on training Completed

• Learned SAS syntax, statements and functions of the SAS 9.0 Program;

• Created SAS data sets and completed training assignments by operating SAS 9.0 Program.

SOFT SKILLS ACHIEVEMENT

Executive Vice President & Human Resources Officer

Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Texas A&M University Oct. 2011- Present

• Recruited and maintained records for 35 committee members;

• Designed and conducted workshops and led cultural team for WorldFest 2011 exhibition;

• Planned and implemented activities for more than 800 participants;

• Developed fund-raising plans of $7000 from over 20 sponsors.

Human Resources Assistant (Internship)

Shenzhen Zondy Cyber Co., Ltd, China May . 2012- Jun. 2012

• Assisted in designing and implementing professional development training for 80 trainees;

• Coordinated and documented travel plans for more than 50 employees;

• Collaborated with team members on interviews, meetings, and other office duties;

• Wrote press report and reviewed patent application.

Class President & Department of Investigation Leader

Southwest University, China Sep. 2007 – Jun. 2009

• Designed and organized team bonding activities with 19 classes;

• Trained 10 members in use of student needs assessment survey;

• Represented sub-committee in campus-wide meetings.

SKILLS

• Extensive training in statistics, proficient with the SPSS, SAS, IRTPRO, and Mplus packages.

• Working knowledge on Microsoft Office;

• Languages: Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese); French (Novice).

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