Education & Human Development

Faculty & Staff

Xiongyi Liu
xiongyi.liu@umit.maine.edu

309 Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5766

(207) 581-2489 Phone
(207) 581-2423 Fax

Title:
Assistant Research Professor

Specializations:
Cognition and Learning
Motivation
Assessment

Education:
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.A. South-Central University of Political Science & Law (China)

Courses Taught:

• English
• Fundamentals of Child Development
• Learning in the Classroom
• Large-Scale and Classroom Assessment
• Introducation to Educational Psychology

Professional Membership:
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)

Publications:
Bruning, R., Siwatu, K., Liu, X., PytlikZillig, L., Horn, C., Sic, S., & Carlson, D. (In press). Introducing teaching cases with face-to-face and computer-mediated discussion: Two multi-classroom quasi-experiments. Contemporary Educational Psychology.

Liu, X., Bruning, R., Li, L., & Meng, Y. (2007, April) Student discourse in web-based case discussion: Effect of prompts for self-explanation and gender differences. AERA, Chicago.

Li, L., Liu, X., & Steckelberg, A. (2007, April). Improve student learning through reviewing peers’ work. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Education Research Association, Chicago.

Liu, X., PytlikZillig, L. M, & Bruning, R. (2006a, April). Quality of preservice teachers’ asynchronous web-based case discussions: A comparison between structured and unstructured conditions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Liu, X., PytlikZillig, L. M, & Bruning, R. (2006b, April). Student engagement, performance, and attitudes in web-based formative assessments: Evaluation of a multi-year project for integrating technology with assessment in math and science undergraduate education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Liu, X. (2005). Impact of motivation, learning strategies and learning styles on online learning success. In Crawford, C., Willis, D., Carlsen, R., Gibson, I., McFerrin, K., Price, J., & Weber, R. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 477-480). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Harnisch, D., Liu, X., & Birenbaum, M. (2003, April). A rule-space perspective of mathematical thinking skills in MAA mathematics competitions. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Measurement in Education (NCME), Chicago.

Honors and Awards:
Professional Development Award, Professional Employee Advisory Council, University of Maine-Orono, February 2007

Affirmative Action Stipend, Division K, American Educational Research Association, January 2007

Travel Award, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, December 2005

Travel Award, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, December 2004

Othmer Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2000 – July 2003