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Tian Xu

Tian Xu (Tianna)

Tian Xu (Tianna)

Contact details:
Personal details
Email:	tx209@exeter.ac.uk
Education
2016-2021:	University of Exeter PhD in Education (Social Communication)
2015-2016:	University of Exeter MSc in Educational Research
2013-2014:	University of Glasgow MSc in TESOL
Professional/research experience
June 2019 - present:	University of Exeter Research Fellow for Data Science Education Project (HEFCE funded with Grant £30,000)https://www.dseducation.net/
February 2019 - present:	University of Exeter Researching and Teaching with R software
March 2018 - November 2018:	University of Exeter International Student Experience Researcher (Independent) for CEMPS at the University of Exeter - Gathering qualitative data using one to one interview and questionnaires to explore international student experiences in the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences - Writing a report (in a business report style) including Executive Summary, Introduction, Methods, Literature Review, Results and Analysis, Conclusion Recommendations and References - Presenting findings to Associate Dean for Education, Director of College Operations, Head of Engineering and the Education & Student Support Business Partner
September 2015 - August 2017:	University of Exeter Research Assistant for a Nuffield Foundation project (IGR Project with Grant ￡291,000) The aim of this project is to evaluate systematically at a national scale the Integrated Group Reading (IGR) programme. The evaluation started in September 2015 and run until August 2017 (Nuffield Research Grant ￡291,000). The programme is designed as an early intervention taught by class teachers for groups of 4 children in Years 2 and 3 who are delayed in reading. IGR integrates diverse current professional knowledge about literacy teaching using specially developed high quality materials (reading books and story-specific games). It is taught during the existing small group organisation of lessons as part of a class-wide model, with all pupils being in groups receiving teacher attention over a period of a week, supported by a teaching assistant. My job description： - Generating research statistical data - Sorting out teaching intervention materials relevant to the research project. - Communicating with more than 20 primary schools for obtaining the research data. http://www.integratedgroupreading.co.uk/
CV: Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
2019-present:	Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) - Higher Education Academy, UK
2019-present:	University of Exeter ASPIRE Associate Fellowship - University of Exeter, UK
2018-present:	BERA-British Educational Research Associate - Member
2018-present:	BAAL-British Association for Applied Linguistics -Member
2018-present:	IALIC - the International Association of Languages and Intercultural Communication