Personal Information

 Research interests :

• Model and modelling,

• Chemistry education,

• Sciene education,

• Preservice science education,

• Technology enhanced learning science.
  

Educational Experiences

• Sep.2019- Present 

University of Dundee PhD, UK, Candidate in Science Education

• Jan.2022- June.2022

Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Germany, Visiting Scholar

• Feb.2022-April. 2022

Durham University, UK, Visting Postgraduate Student

• Sep.2017- Jun.2019 

Zhejiang Normal University, China, M.Ed. Chemistry Education

• Dec.2018 – March.2019 

The Ohio State University, USA, Visiting Scholar 

• Feb.2018 -Jul.2018 

Taiwan Kaohsiung Normal University, China, Visiting Scholar 

• Sep.2013 –Jun.2017 

Shanghai Normal University China, — B.E Chemical engineering and technology

Publications

• Xue, S., Sun, D., Zhu, L., Huang, H.-W., & Topping, K. (2022). Comparing the Effects of 

Modelling and Analogy on High School Students’ Content Understanding and 

Transferability: The Case of Atomic Structure. Journal of Baltic Science Education,

21(2), 325-341. https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/22.21.325

• Xue, S., & Sun, D. (2022). Integrating Analogy into Scientific Modelling for Students' Active 

Learning in Chemistry Education, In Active Learning - Research and Practice (in press).

London: IntechOpen.

• El Islami, RAZ., Xue, S., Sari, IJ., Ngan, LHM., Khwaengmake, V., Khan, S., Bien, NV., 

Faikhamta, C., To Khuyen, NT., Prasoplarb, T. (2022). A Comparison of School Science 

Curricula of Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 22(2), 

pp.63-82.

• Zhao, L. H., Xue, S., & Zhu, L.Y. (2020) Empirical research on science teaching based on 

modelling: taking chemical atomic structure for example. Journal of Zhejiang Normal 

University (Nat. Sci), 43(2). [in Chinese].

• Yang, T. T, Xue, S., &Zhao, L. H (2022, accepted). Teaching design of " chemical reaction 

rate " in senior high school based on computer-based exploratory modeling. Chinese 

Journal of Chemical Education.[in Chinese].

• Hu, B. K, Hu, B. C, Xue, S., & Zhao, L. H (2022, accepted). The design of middle school 

chemistry teaching based on PhET Virtual Simulation Experiment: Taking "Saturated 

Solution" as an example. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education. [in Chinese].

Conferences

• Xue, S., Topping, K., & Lakin, L. (2022). Knowledge, Practice and Product: Developing 

Preservice Science Teachers’ Modelling Competence. Paper presented at National 

Association Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, Canada.

• Xue, S., Huang, C. F., & Zhang, J., (2021, May) Drawing an Atomic Model: Students' Mental 

Model Development in Modelling-based Learning. ESERA online Conference, Braga, 

Portugal. https://www.esera.org/.

• Zhang, J. & Xue, S., (2021, May) Factors Affecting the Assessment Quality of Students’ 

Scientific Argumentation Competence. ESERA online Conference, Braga, Portugal.

https://www.esera.org/.

• Xue, S., Huang, C. F., & Khan, S (2020, August 25-28) Exploring the Effect of Embedding 

Modeling Instruction on Students’ Conceptual and Reasoning Abilities: A study of an 

atomic structure unit [Conference session]. EERA Conference, Glasgow, United, Kingdom. 

https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-2020-glasgow/(Conference cancelled)

Services

• Conference reviewer: National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

(March 27, 2022) Teacher Education Theme: Pre-service Teacher Education Coursework: 

Curriculum and Pedagogy to Improve Teacher Knowledge and Instruction 

• Conference Reviewer: American Educational Research Association (April 9, 2021) 

Conference Themes: Learning and Instruction/Teacher and Teacher Education

• Conference Reviewer: Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) 

(March 5, 2020) Conference Themes ： Learning Sciences & Computer-Supported 

Collaborative Learning.

• Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Early Years Education, Research in science education