Yi Kong

Research Interests: Students' difficulties in understanding evolutionary trees
Email: ykong@utep.edu
Dissertation Research Advisor: Nancy Pelaez
Dissertation Research Co-Advisor: Trevor Anderson
About me: I am interested in doing research associated with the discovery, learning, and engagement process by linking theory and practice in a wide variety of biology education contexts and in different countries.
About my research: My career goal is to be an educator specialized in science teacher education and science education research in China. The Tree Thinking Project Summary (PDF).
Hometown: Xiantao, China
Degree Obtained: PhD in Biology Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction