Contact details
Address: 132/1-37, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow, Russia
Mobile: +7 (903) 1744739
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Qualifications
Researcher in the fields of the measurement in the education.
Experience in secondary analysis of international databases (PIRLS, PISA, TIMSS). Skills in applying the different procedures of multivariate and multilevel analysis: factor analysis (exploratory and confirmatory), cluster analysis, regression analysis (OLS, logistic, multinominal etc), hierarchical linear regression, Structural Equation Modelling, quasi-experimental methods (regression discontinuity design, propensity score matching, first-difference). Experience in designing questionnaires and surveys in the educational field.
Education
1990-1996
Krasnoyarsk State University, Russia. Department of Psychology and Pedagogic. Specialty: Psychologist
TRAINING
2012 2nd LCSR Summer School. Causal Models and Structural Equations
(Lecture Prof. em. Dr.Schmidt, Giessen University)
2010 KSI Research International. A workshop by Dr J.D.Willms
“Multilevel Analysis of Educational data to Inform Policy and Practice” (Genoa)
2010 IERI Spring Academy 2010. Analyzing International Database (Hamburg)
2008 Course “Theory of child neuropsychology and neuropsychological diagnostic of children” (The course was designed by prof. Tcvetkova L.)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE2010 - present
Higher School of Economics National Research University, Moscow, Russia
Laboratory for Education Policy Research
Researcher
Experience in secondary analysis of international databases (PIRLS, PISA, TIMSS), skills in applying the different procedures of multivariate and multilevel analysis, experience in designing questionnaires and surveys in the educational field.
Research projects:
1) Development of a positive attitude toward school subjects as a factor of subsequent academic achievements, educational trajectories and occupational choice (2014-2015)
2) Factors of educational achievements (2013-2014)
3) Russian Longitudinal Panel Study of Educational and Occupational Trajectories
1997-1999
Krasnoyarsk State University, Russia. Department of Psychology and Pedagogic. Laboratory of Development Psychology. Fellow Research
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2010 - present
Lecturer of master program “Measurement in Psychology and Education”, developer and instructor for the course “Multilevel methods of data analysis in social science”
1997-1999
Lecturer of course: “Introduction into Psychological Research Methods”
Assistant of lecturer of course: “Child Psychology”
PUBLICATIONS
· Carnoy M.,Kuzmina Y.The Effectiveness of Vocational versus General Secondary Education: Evidence from PISA 2012 for Countries with Early Tracking/ Working papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EDU "Education". 2015.
· Tyumeneva Y. A.,Kuzmina Y.,Kardanova E.IRT Analysis And Validation Of The Grit Scale: A Russian Investigation/ Working papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PSY "Psychology". 2014. No. WP BRP 24/PSY/2014.
· Popov D.,Kuzmina Y.The Problem of Social Inclusion and Evaluation of Adult Literacy in Russia/ Working papers by Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS). Series ssoar-405412 "Sociology of Education". 2014.
· Kuzmina Y.Regression Discontinuity Design and Propensity Score Matching for estimation of the Effect One Year of schooling: PISA2009 evidence // Sociology: methodology, methods, mathematical modeling, 2014, 38, 7-37 (on Russian)
· Larina G., Kuzmina Y.Whether education of Russia has become more effective within past 8 years?(based on PISA) // XIV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development Moscow, 2014, 4, 565-574. (on Russian)
· Kuzmina Y.A Choice of the Field of Study: Direct and Indirect Effect of Family Background // Higher Education in Russia, 2013. (on Russian)
· Kuzmina Y., Tumeneva Y. The Effect of One Year of Schooling on Reading Literacy in Russia. PISA2009 Evidence//Educational Studies, 2013, 1. (on Russian)
· Kuzmina Y., Tumeneva Y. "The Effect of One Extra Year of Schooling on Pisa Results: a Case of Countries with Different Tracking Systems",Series: Education. Preprint HSE, WP BRP 08/EDU/2012 http://www.hse.ru/data/2012/12/24/1303402083/08EDU2012.pdf
· Popov D., Kuzmina Y., Tumeneva Y. Present educational trajectories of students // Sociological studies, 2012, 2. (on Russian)
· Kuzmina Y., Tumeneva Y. Reading literacy of 15-year students: the effect of family, individual and school characteristics // Educational Studies, 3, 2011 (on Russian)
CONFERENCE:
- The Big-Frog-Little-Pond-Effect: academic self-concept and academic achievements. XVI April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development/ Moscow, 2015
The Dynamics of Effect of School Year on PISA Achievement over 10 Years in East European Countries // The European Conference on Educational Research. Istanbul, September, 2013
Whether education of Russia has become more effective within past 8 years?(based on PISA) // XIV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development Moscow, April, 2013
- The Effect of One Extra Year Schooling on Student Achievements in PISA //The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Cadiz, September, 2012.
- The Effect of One Extra Year Schooling for Student Achievements: Evidence from Countries with Different Dynamics in PISA Results //56th annual the Comparative and International Education Society,Puerto Rico, April, 2012
- Who enters institutes of higher education in Moscow: a cluster analysis study// XIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development Moscow, April, 2012
RESEARCH INTERESTS- Development of self-concept and self-esteem
- Development of long-term and consistent interests and activities
- Effect of social comparison on self-concept, motivation and achievements (upward comparison, Big-Fish-Little-Pond-Effect, Relative deprivation)
Languages
Russian – native. English – upper-intermediate.
ICT skills
Advanced user statistics package SPSS, HLM, STATA, MPlus.
MS Office.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Data of birth: 14.10.1973
Married, 3 children
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