![]() | Eunice Jang Professor Program Chair, Developmental Psychology and Education Program phone: (416) 978-0238 email: eun.jang@utoronto.ca website: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ejanglab/ Department: Applied Psychology and Human Development | |
Research Overview Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang is Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. Dr. Jangs research is largely situated in the areas of language assessment, educational measurement, and program evaluation. More specifically, Dr. Jang and her research team are actively involved in various research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and SSHRC programs. Some of them include: 1) Her SSHRC Insight Grant-funded research (2016-2021) advances teaching and learning through the integration of technology-rich assessment to pedagogy. BalanceAI is an AI-infused assessment platform which provides activities for elementary-school students and teachers. It assesses students' learning orientations (self-concept, goal orientations, self regulation, and grit), literacy skills, oral language ability, and cognitive functioning. It provides instant feedback for individual students and teachers. 2) The ISEF-funded research (2020-2022) is intended to develop a platform called International Student Support Dashboard (iSSD@OISE) to promote global scholarship and culturally responsive educational practice and policy. The primary objectives of the iSSD@OISE project are to support international students' academic oral and written language development through self-guided, mentor-led, and peer-to-peer support and automated feedback support, and further, to facilitate translanguaging and knowledge-sharing activities between international and domestic students. It will provide international students with relevant, practical, and discipline-specific oral and written language support tailored to students' discipline of study. Curriculum Vitae http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/Curriculum_Vitae/Eunice_Jang_CV.pdf Academic History Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Teaching Overview Dr. Jang has taught the following courses at OISE: APD 3202 A Foundation of Program Evaluation in Social Sciences APD 3228 Mixed Methods Research Design in Social Sciences APD1296 Assessing School-Aged ELLs APD1292 Instrument Design and Analysis APD1209/1269 Thesis Preparation Representative Publications Books/Monographs
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Year 2016 Role: PI Grantor: SSHRC Insight Grant Purpose: Longitudinal tracking and metacognitive intervention of reading comprehension skills for linguistically diverse students in K-12 schools Amount: $311,804 Year 2015 Role: Co-PI Grantor: Ontario Ministry of Education Purpose: Addressing literacy learning needs of adolescents in secondary school contexts: Struggling readers project and disciplinary literacy project Amount: $82,000 Year 2014 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: SSHRC Partnership Grant Purpose: Systematic Evaluation of the Effectiveness of TREs through Software Platform Development for Data Mining across Multiple Disciplines and Tracking Changes in Affective and Cognitive Growths Year 2014 Role: Co-PI Grantor: Ontario Ministry of Education Purpose: Addressing literacy learning needs of adolescents in secondary school contexts: Struggling readers project and disciplinary literacy project Amount: $65,000 Year 2013 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: SSHRC Partnership Grant Purpose: Assessing and supporting children's oral language and writing development through play Amount: 2,800,000 Year: 2012 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: SSHRC Partnership Grant Purpose: Learning Environments Across Disciplines (LEADS): Supporting Technology Rich Learning across Disciplines Amount: $2,432,935 Year: 2011 Role: Principal Investigator with Co-PI Dr. Shelley Stagg Peterson Grantor: Federation of Libraries Association Purpose: Impact of the Every Child Ready to Read Program on Early Literacy Development and Family Literacy Interactions Amount: $36,171 Year: 2011 Role: Co-PI Grantor: OISE Research Development Grant Purpose: Pedagogy and Assessment for ELL and Aboriginal Childrens Early Literacy and Oral Language Development Through Play in Kindergarten Classrooms Amount: $10,000 Year: 2010 Role: PI Grantor: Ontario Ministry of Education Purpose: Empirical Calibration and Validation of the STEP Proficiency Descriptor Scales Amount: $107,800 Year: 2010 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: SSHRC MCRI Purpose: Grant Development: Technology Rich Learning Environments: Supporting Learning Across Disciplines Amount: $20,000 Year: 2010 Role: Collaborator Grantor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Purpose: Can Schools Operate as Knowledge-Creating Communities? A Multi-Nation Investigation Amount: $74,922 Year: 2010 Role: PI Grantor: SSHRC Institutional Grant Purpose: Supporting Learning Through Technology Rich Assessment Environments Amount: $2,310 Year: 2009 Role: Principal Investigator Grantor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Purpose: Investigating Elementary School Students' Literacy Skill Profiles Using Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment Amount: $119,260 Year: 2009 Role: Principal Investigator Grantor: Toronto District School Board Purpose: The Role of Community Outreach in the TDSB Model Schools (Contract) Amount: $71,250 Year: 2008 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: Ontario Ministry of Education Purpose: Validation of Steps to English Proficiency (Contract) Amount: $96,000 Year: 2007 Role: Co-Investigator Grantor: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network Purpose: Literacy Attainment Among Newcomer Students (Research) Amount: $30,770 Honours and Awards 2019 David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Education, OISE/UT 2014 The Annual Award for the Most Outstanding Article in the Journal of Language Learning, freely downloadable from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/lang.12016/asset/lang12016.pdf?v=1&t=i5g6ro53&s=f459a1771c1be46bdbd8d9f2be7328ae52374f25 2006 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award, Educational Testing Service 2005 Education Alumni Association Outstanding Student Medal, University of Illinois 2004 Tatsuoka Measurement Award, University of Illinois 2004 Ray Simpson Scholarship, College of Education, University of Illinois 2004 AEA Conference Travel Award, American Evaluation Association 2003 ELTS MA Dissertation Award, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 2003 Katharine O. Aston Award for Outstanding Thesis, University of Illinois Professional Activities Professional Community Service Editorial Board 2019-present Journal of Canadian Psychology Editorial Board 2014-present Language Testing in Asia 2013-present Alberta Journal of Educational Research Editorial Board 2011-present Editorial Advisory Board for Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice (EMIP) 2008-present Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Language Assessment Quarterly 2012-present Editorial Advisory Board, Language Testing Advisory Board 2014-2015 Member, Advisory Board of Paragon Testing Enterprises 2014-present Elected Board Member at-large for the International Language Testing Association 2013-present Broader Measures of Success Advisory Committee 2012-2013 35th LTRC Conference Program Committee 2012-present Member & Chair, Young Learner Assessment Subcommittee, ETS 2012-2013 Member, WBTT Research Advisory Working Group, Ontario. 2011-present Member, TOEFL Committee of Examiners, Educational Testing Service 2010-2012 Member, Supporting ELL Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education 2006-2010 EQAO Assessment Advisory Committee 2004-2005 International Advisory Committee, International Program, University of Illinois Grant/Award Committee 2011 Adjudication Committee for SSHRC Insight Development Grants 2011 Member, ILTA Nomination Committee 2009 Grant proposal reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 2008 2009 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award Committee, ETS 2010 International Language Testing Association Nominating Committee 2007 AERA Significant Research Contributions Award Committee |