Lan Yang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education University of Hong Kong. She is a senior fellow at the Analytic/Assessment Research Centre (ARC) at the Education University of Hong Kong. She was the recipient of the Global SELF Research Network Highly Commended PhD Award (2013) based on her PhD research on examining the effects of performance feedback and a combination of performance and attributional feedback on enhancing Chinese students’ academic self-concept and academic achievement. Her research focuses on harnessing the power of formative assessment from the perspective of psychology, including a range of influential psychological constructs (e.g., self-concept, achievement emotions, learning engagement, etc.). Recently, the Psychology and Assessment SIG led by Dr. Yang has been established under the Key Research Area on Assessment Research To Improve Student Learning and Teaching KRA (https://www.eduhk.hk/artist), the Education University of Hong Kong.