Steven Zhou

PSYC 300 Statistics in Psychology (at George Mason University)

This is the classic required introductory course to statistics: descriptives, t-tests, ANOVAs, etc. I redesigned the curriculum to (a) use R instead of SPSS, (b) focus on quizzes and take-home projects using real datasets instead of tests, and (c) incorporate modern statistical thinking such as focusing on effect sizes. Please contact me for other materials including lecture slides, assignments, and answer keys.

• Previously taught: Fall 2021 (in-person), Spring 2021 (online asynchronous), Spring 2020 (in-person lab), Fall 2019 (in-person lab)
• Selected Student Evaluations: 4.90/5.00 for overall rating of the teaching (compared to 4.42 departmental average and 4.32 university average); 4.55/5.00 for overall rating of the course (compared to 4.36 departmental average and 4.16 university average)
• Awards & Accolades: 2021 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award; selected presenter for 2021 Innovations in Teaching & Learning conference

PSYC 320 Psyc Tests & Assessments (at George Mason University)

This is an advanced elective course in psychometrics covering reliability, validity, factor analysis, and example measures across various content domains in psychology. I redesigned the curriculum to (a) use R instead of SPSS, and (b) emphasize more technical psychometrics skills and analysis tools including advanced topics such as measurement bias. Please contact me for other materials including lecture slides, assignments, and answer keys.

• Previously taught: Spring 2022 (online asynchronous)
• Selected Student Evaluations: highest ratings in instructor feedback, opportunity to meet outside of class time, and clear presentations of course content (4.67, 4.67, and 4.64 respectively; all substantially above department and university averages)
• Awards & Accolades: selected participant in 2022 Course ReDesign Academy

PSYC 324 Personality Theory (at George Mason University)

This is an introductory course in personality theory covering structure, measurement, distal outcomes, person-situation interaction, and other topics. I modified the curriculum to fit a five-week online asynchronous section with weekly quizzes from free online readings (no textbook), weekly discussion board posts, and weekly mini-projects. Please contact me for materials including lecture slides, assignments, and answer keys.

• Previously taught: Summer 2023 (online asynchronous)

PSYC 379 Cross-Cultural Psych (at George Mason University)

This is elective course covered cross-cultural issues within psychological research and measurement, cognition, development, social, and health domains. I redesigned the curriculum to (a) convert it from a 15-week semester course into a 5-week condensed summer course, and (b) emphasize open source readings and writing assignments as opposed to textbooks and tests. Please contact me for other materials including lecture slides, assignments, and answer keys.

• Previously taught: Summer 2021 (online asynchronous)
• Selected Student Evaluations: 4.58/5.00 for overall rating of the teaching (compared to 4.39 department average and 4.33 university average); 4.42/5.00 for overall rating of the course (compared to 4.28 department average and 4.21 university average)

BA 216 Statistical Analysis for Business (at Pepperdine University)

This is the same course as PSYC 300 (see above), but converted into a 3-week summer intensive course in the business department. This version of the class uses assignments that focus more on business analytics as opposed to psychological research methods, but the content areas remain largely the same. Please contact me for other materials including lecture slides, assignments, and answer keys.

• Previously taught: Summer 2022 (in-person)
• Selected Student Evaluations: highest ratings in availability outside of class (4.94), course has increased knowledge and understanding (4.88), and professor is prepared and makes good use of time (4.88)