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Professor Jihyun Lee

Professor Jihyun Lee

Professor

PHD (Columbia),ÌýMEd (Harvard),ÌýBSci (Yonsei),

Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Education

Jihyun Lee is Professor of Educational Assessment and Measurement inÌýthe School of Education.

Her academic training and experiences include:

  • Thomas J. Alexander (TJA) research fellow at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France (2018-2019)
  • Postdoctoral fellow at Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, New Jersey, USAÌý(2004-2006)
  • Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Applied Statistics from the Columbian University in New York, USA (2003)
  • Master of Education in Human Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA (1996)

Her work experiences include:

  • Program Administrator at ETS, USA: Work involving the development of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
  • Assistant Professor at National Institute of Education (NIE) Singapore,Ìýin Department of Psychological Studies
  • Visiting scholar at The IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) Data Processing and Research Center (DPC) in Hamburg, Germany (September – October, 2017); at the Collingwood College, Durham University, United Kingdom (September, 2017), and at theÌýSchool of Education in the Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea (May – December 2017).Ìý

Her main research areas are:

  • Large-scale international assessment (PISA, TIMSS)
  • Large-scale national assessment (NAPLAN)
  • Survey design & Scale validationÌý
  • Psychological constructs: Confidence, Self-efficacy, Interest
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Australia's General Capabilities

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Phone
+61 (2) 9385 1940
Location
Morven Brown (MB) Building Ground Floor
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Ryu J; Lee Y; Goundar P; Lee J; Jung J, 2021, 'STEAM education in gifted programs in South Korea', in International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific,
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Ryu J; Lee Y; Kim Y; Goundar P; Lee J; Jung JY, 2021, 'STEAM in Gifted Education in Korea', in Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific, Springer Singapore, pp. 787 - 808,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2016, 'NON-COGNITIVE INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT', in Khine MS; Areepattamannil S (ed.), NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS AND FACTORS IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, SENSE PUBLISHERS, pp. 153 - 169,
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2016, 'Non-cognitive influences on academic achievement: Evidence from PISA and TIMSS', in Khine M; Areepattamannil S (ed.), Non-cognitive factors and educational attainment, Sense Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 153 - 170
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2016, 'Quest for the best non-cognitive predictor of academic achievement', in Lee J; Stankov L (ed.), Noncognitive psychological processes and academic achievement, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 1 - 8,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2015, 'Confidence and self-efficacy: Are they different?', in Guay F; McInerney D; Craven R; Marsh H (ed.), Self-concept, motivation and identity: Underpinning success with research and practice, Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC, USA, pp. 225 - 248,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2012, 'Dimensions of cultural differences: pancultural, ETIC/EMIC, and ecological approaches', in Boyle GJ; Mattews G; Saklofske DH (ed.), Psychological Assessment Volume Four: Clinical & Applied Psychological Assessment, edn. Original, Sage Publications Ltd, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 1 - 40
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2012, 'Large-scale online writing assessments: New approaches adopted in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)', in Grigorenko EL; Mambrino E; Preiss D (ed.), Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives, edn. Original, Psychology Press, New York, pp. 371 - 384
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2012, 'Large-scale online writing assessments: New approaches adopted in the national assessment of educational progress', in Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives, pp. 384 - 401,
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2008, 'Ways of thinking and believing', in The handbook of personality theory and testing, pp. 560 - 575
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2008, 'Culture: Ways of thinking and believing', in The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Volume 1 - Personality Theories and Models, pp. 560 - 575,
  • Edited Books | 2016
    Lee J; Stankov L, (ed.), 2016, Noncognitive psychological processes and academic achievement, Routledge, UK
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Alamer A; Lee J, 2024, 'Language achievement predicts anxiety and not the other way around: A cross-lagged panel analysis approach', Language Teaching Research, 28, pp. 1572 - 1593,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Jung JY; Lee J, 2024, 'Teacher Attitudes Toward Gifted Students and Gifted Education: The Typologies of Attitudes and Their Predictors', Exceptional Children, 91, pp. 74 - 92,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lee J; Alonzo D; Beswick K; Abril JMV; Chew AW; Oo CZ, 2024, 'Dimensions of teachers’ data literacy: A systematic review of literature from 1990 to 2021', Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 36, pp. 145 - 200,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lee J; Alonzo D; Beswick K; Oo CZ; Anson DWJ; Abril JMV, 2024, 'Data literacy of principals in K–12 school contexts: A systematic review', Educational Research Review, 45, pp. 100649 - 100649,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lee J, 2024, 'Latent class profiles of teacher use of digital tools in PISA 2018 data', Education and Information Technologies, 29, pp. 12229 - 12261,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Kleitman S; Fullerton DJ; Law MKH; Blanchard MD; Campbell R; Tait MA; Schulz J; Lee J; Stankov L; King MT, 2023, 'The Psychology of COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy, Acceptance and Resistance in Australia', Vaccines, 11,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee J; Lee JS; Ellis N, 2023, 'Public Opinion About National Large-Scale Student Assessment: A Case of NAPLAN', Educational Assessment, 28, pp. 137 - 155,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2023, 'Multilevel Latent Profile Analysis of Global Competence in PISA 2018: Small Country-Level Differences', Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54, pp. 658 - 683,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee JS; Lee J; Stacey M, 2023, 'Attributions for underachievement among students experiencing disadvantage and support for public assistance to them', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 58, pp. 573 - 591,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lee JS; Lee J, 2023, 'Beliefs About Collective Responsibility for Educational Equity and Attitudes Toward Public Assistance to Students Experiencing Socioeconomic Disadvantage', International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 35, pp. edad021,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mulholland S; Cumming TM; Lee J, 2023, 'Accurately Assessing Teacher ADHD-Specific Attitudes Using the Scale for ADHD-Specific Attitudes', Journal of Attention Disorders, 27, pp. 554 - 568,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lee J; Borgonovi F, 2022, 'Relationships between Family Socioeconomic Status and Mathematics Achievement in OECD and Non-OECD Countries', Comparative Education Review, 66, pp. 199 - 227,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lee J; Lee JS; Lawton J, 2022, 'Cognitive mechanisms for the formation of public perception about national testing: A case of NAPLAN in Australia', Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 34, pp. 427 - 457,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wu YJ; Lee J, 2022, 'The most salient global predictors of adolescents’ subjective Well-Being: parental support, peer support, and anxiety', Child Indicators Research, 15, pp. 1601 - 1629,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Jung JY; Lee J, 2021, 'After the International Mathematical Olympiad: The Educational/Career Decisions and the Development of Mathematical Talent of Former Australian Olympians', Gifted Child Quarterly, 65, pp. 235 - 261,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kleitman S; Fullerton DJ; Zhang LM; Blanchard MD; Lee J; Stankov L; Thompson V, 2021, 'To comply or not comply? A latent profile analysis of behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic', PLoS ONE, 16,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee J; Durksen TL, 2021, 'Global Academic Interest Scale for Undergraduate and Graduate Students', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 39, pp. 182 - 196,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lee J, 2021, 'Teacher–student relationships and academic achievement in Confucian educational countries/systems from PISA 2012 perspectives', Educational Psychology, 41, pp. 764 - 785,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2020, 'We can boost iq: Revisiting kvashchev’s experiment', Journal of Intelligence, 8, pp. 1 - 12,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu YJ; Carstensen CH; Lee J, 2020, 'A new perspective on memorization practices among East Asian students based on PISA 2012', Educational Psychology, 40, pp. 643 - 662,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Alamer A; Lee J, 2019, 'A motivational process model explaining L2 Saudi students’ achievement of English', System, 87,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lee J; Chen M, 2019, 'Cross-country predictive validities of non-cognitive variables for mathematics achievement: Evidence based on TIMSS 2015', Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15, pp. em1725,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lee J; McArthur W; Ellis NJ, 2019, 'Naplan versus in-school assessment: How similar or different are students’ results?', Curriculum and Teaching, 34, pp. 5 - 25,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lee J; Zhang Y; Stankov L, 2019, 'Predictive Validity of SES Measures for Student Achievement', Educational Assessment, 24, pp. 305 - 326,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Figueroa LLL; Lim S; Lee J, 2018, 'Modelling the effect of deprived physical urban environments on academic performance in the Philippines', GeoJournal, 83, pp. 13 - 30,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2018, 'Non-cognitive predictors of academic achievement: Evidence from TIMSS and PISA', Learning and Individual Differences, 65, pp. 50 - 64,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lee J, 2018, 'What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?: the potential of large scale datasets for understanding and improving educational practice', Comparative Education, pp. 1 - 23,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Putro NHPS; Lee J, 2018, 'Profiles of Readers in a Digital Age', Reading Psychology, 39, pp. 585 - 601,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Stankov L; Lee J; von Davier M, 2018, 'A Note on Construct Validity of the Anchoring Method in PISA 2012', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 36, pp. 709 - 724,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2018, 'Conservative Syndrome and the understanding of negative correlations between religiosity and cognitive abilities', Personality and Individual Differences, 131, pp. 21 - 25,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Cao TH; Jung JY; Lee J, 2017, 'Assessment in Gifted Education: A Review of the Literature From 2005 to 2016', Journal of Advanced Academics, 28, pp. 163 - 203,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lee J; Durksen TL, 2017, 'Dimensions of academic interest among undergraduate students: passion, confidence, aspiration and self-expression', Educational Psychology, pp. 1 - 19,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lee J; Putro NHPS, 2017, 'The structural equation modeling of reading interest psycho-behavioural constructs: How are they related across different modes of reading?', Research and Evaluation in Education, 3, pp. 50 - 63,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Putro NHPS; Lee J, 2017, 'Reading interest in a digital age', Reading Psychology, 38, pp. 778 - 807,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Figueroa LL; Lim S; Lee J, 2016, 'Investigating the relationship between school facilities and academic achievements through geographically weighted regression', Annals of GIS, pp. 1 - 13,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Figueroa LL; Lim S; Lee J, 2016, 'Spatial analysis to identify disparities in Philippine public school facilities', Regional Studies, Regional Science, 3, pp. 1 - 27,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lee J; Chung K; Park H; Burns E, 2016, 'Dimensions of Maternal Self-Concept at Three Stages of Motherhood (vol 25, pg 2924, 2016)', JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES, 25, pp. 2939 - 2939,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lee J; Chung K; Park H; Burns E, 2016, 'Dimensions of Maternal Self-Concept at Three Stages of Motherhood', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, pp. 2924 - 2938,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lee J, 2016, 'Attitude toward school does not predict academic achievement', Learning and Individual Differences, 52, pp. 1 - 9,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2016, 'Nastiness, Morality and Religiosity in 33 nations', Personality and Individual Differences, 99, pp. 56 - 66,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2016, 'Self-beliefs: Strong correlates of mathematics achievement and intelligence', Intelligence, 61, pp. 11 - 16,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2016, 'Toward a Psychological Atlas of the World With Mixture Modeling', Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 47, pp. 249 - 262,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lee J, 2014, 'Conducting Cognitive Interviews in Cross-National Settings', Assessment, 21, pp. 227 - 240,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lee J, 2014, 'Conducting cognitive interviews in cross-national settings', Assessment, 20, pp. 1 - 14,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lee J, 2014, 'In search of the optimal number of response categories using IRT graded response modeling', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lee J, 2014, 'Two dimensions of psychological country-level differences: Conservatism/liberalism and harshness/softness', Learning and Individual Differences, 30, pp. 22 - 33,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lee J, 2014, 'Universal factors of student achievement in high-performing Eastern and Western countries', Journal of Educational Psychology, 106, pp. 364 - 374,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2014, 'Overconfidence across nations', Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45, pp. 821 - 837,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2014, 'Quest for the best noncognitive predictor of academic achievement', Educational Psychology, 34, pp. 1 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J; Paek I ; Stankov L ; Wilson M , 2013, 'Rasch modeling of accuracy and confidence measures from cognitive tests', Journal of Applied Measurement, 14, pp. 232 - 248
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2013, 'Higher-order structure of noncognitive constructs and prediction of PISA 2003 mathematics achievement', Learning and Individual Differences, 26, pp. 119 - 130,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J; Stankov, L , 2013, 'Overconfidence across world regions', The Journal Personality and Individual Differences, 60, pp. S38 - S55,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J; Stankov, L , 2013, 'Two dimensions of psychological country-level differences: Conservatism/Liberalism and Harshness/Softness', The Journal Personality and Individual Differences,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J, 2013, 'Behind the academic motivation of East Asian students', The Journal Personality and Individual Differences,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J, 2013, 'Can writing attitudes and learning behavior overcome gender difference in writing? Evidence from NAEP', Written Communication, 30, pp. 164 - 193,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lee J, 2013, 'No secrets to academic success', The Journal Personality and Individual Differences,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2012, 'Special Issue on Noncognitive Psychological Processes And Academic Achievement', Educational Psychology, 32, pp. 551 - 552,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Stankov L; Lee J; Luo W; Hogan D, 2012, 'Confidence: A better predictor of academic achievement than self-efficacy, self-concept and anxiety?', Learning and Individual Differences, 22, pp. 747 - 758,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lee J; Corter J, 2011, 'Diagnosis of subtraction bugs using Bayesian networks', Applied Psychological Measurement, 35, pp. 27 - 47
    Journal articles | 2010
    Lee J; Shute V, 2010, 'Personal and social-contextual factors in K-12 academic performance: An integrative perspective on student learning', Educational Psychologist, 45, pp. 185 - 202
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lee J; Shute VJ, 2009, 'THE INFLUENCE OF NONCOGNITIVE DOMAINS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN K-12', ETS Research Report Series, 2009, pp. i - 51,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2009, 'Dimensions of cultural differences: pancultural, etic/emic and ecological approaches', Learning and Individual Differences, 19, pp. 339 - 354,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lee J, 2009, 'SELF-CONSTRUCTS AND ANXIETY ACROSS CULTURES', ETS Research Report Series, 2009, pp. i - 35,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lee J, 2009, 'Universals and specifics of math self-concept, math self-efficacy, and math anxiety across 41 PISA 2003 participating countries', Learning and Individual Differences, 19, pp. 355 - 365
    Journal articles | 2009
    Stankov L; Lee J; Paek I, 2009, 'Realism of confidence judgment', European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 25, pp. 123 - 130
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2008, 'Confidence and cognitive test performance', Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, pp. 961 - 976,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Paek I; Lee J; Stankov L; Wilson M, 2008, 'A STUDY OF CONFIDENCE AND ACCURACY USING THE RASCH MODELING PROCEDURES', ETS Research Report Series, 2008, pp. i - 25,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2007, 'CONFIDENCE AND COGNITIVE TEST PERFORMANCE', ETS Research Report Series, 2007, pp. i - 32,
  • Working Papers | 2020
    Lee J, 2020, Non-cognitive characteristics and academic achievement of students in Southeast Asian countries in PISA 2009, 2012, and 2015,
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Corter JE; Lee J, 2024, 'Diagnosing Skills and Misconceptions with Bayesian Networks Applied to Diagnostic Multiple-Choice Tests', in Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, pp. 251 - 259,
    Reports | 2020
    Lee J-S; Lee J; Preval A; Karan P, 2020, NSW adults’ beliefs and attitudes about educational equity
    Reports | 2020
    Lee J, 2020, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 School Mathematics Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2015
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2015, Tailored online NAPLAN better for monitoring high and low achievers, The Conversations, Published: 10 June 2015, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2015
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2015, Too many school students are over-confident, The Conversations, Published: 16 June 2015, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works
    Recorded / Rendered Creative Works | 2011
    Lee J, 2011, Looking beyond test scores, ReEd, Published: 11 April 2011, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works
    Reports | 2010
    Lee J, 2010, Conducting cognitive laboratory interviews for PISA 2012 Questionnaires
    Reports | 2009
    Lee J; Shute V, 2009, The influence of noncognitive domains on academic achievement in K-12 (ETS Research Rep. No. RR-09-34)
    Reports | 2009
    Lee J, 2009, Self-constructs and anxiety across cultures (ETS Research Rep. No. RR-09-12)
    Reports | 2009
    Vieluf S; Lee J; Kyllonen P, 2009, The cross-cultural validity of variables from the PISA2003 student questionnaire
    Reports | 2009
    Vieluf S; Lee J; Kyllonen P, 2009, The predictive power of variables from the PISA2003 student questionnaire
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J; Rivas S, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: Extended Background Questionnaires for 2009 Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 School Reading Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 School Science Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Student Mathematics Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment: Grade 12
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Student Mathematics Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Student Reading Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment: Grade 12
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Student Reading Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Student Science Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Teacher Mathematics Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Teacher Reading Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Teacher Science Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2009 Teacher Science Background Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2010 School U.S. History, Civics, and Geography Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2010 Student U.S. History, Civics, and Geography Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2010 Teacher U.S. History, Civics, and Geography Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2011 School Reading and Mathematics Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2011 Student Mathematics Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2011 Student Reading Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2011 Teacher Reading and Mathematics Background Questionnaires Pilot Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Lee J, 2008, The National Assessment of Educational Progress: Race/Ethnicity Items for 2009 School Questionnaires Operational Assessment
    Reports | 2008
    Paek I; Lee J; Stankov L; Wilson M, 2008, A Study of Confidence and Accuracy Using the Rasch Modeling Procedures (ETS Research RR-08-42)
    Reports | 2007
    Lee J; Grigg W; Dion G, 2007, The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2007 (NCES 2007-494). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
    Reports | 2007
    Lee J; Grigg W; Patricia D, 2007, The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007 (NCES 2007-496). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
    Reports | 2007
    Lee J; Weiss A, 2007, The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2006 (NCES 2007-474). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
    Reports | 2007
    Stankov L; Lee J, 2007, Confidence and cognitive test performance. Research Report (ETS Research Report RR-07-03)
    Theses / Dissertations | 2003
    Lee J, 2003, Diagnosis of subtraction bugs using Bayesian Networks
  • Media | 2019
    Lee J, 2019, Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities,
    Media | 2017
    Lee J, 2017, Why the most successful students have no passion for school,
    Media | 2015
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2015, Tailored online NAPLAN better for monitoring high and low achievers,
    Media | 2015
    Lee J; Stankov L, 2015, Too many school students are over-confident,

  • 2017 – 2018 The Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) Grant (Received the grant as Chief Investigator, with J. Jung as a co-investigator) Awarded AU$14,470. Project title: Collaboration on gifted STEAM programs in Australia and Korea. 2017 – 2018 The Australian Mensa Grant. Awarded AU$5,000. Project title: The development of exceptional intellectual ability in mathematics: Perspectives from Australian Mathematical Olympiad Program participants.
  • 2014 – 2017 National Research Foundation of Korea (SSK, Social Science Korea: NRF-2011-330-B00168, NRF-2012S1A3A2033877): ($740,000.00) (External Chief Investigator) Project title: Towards Inclusive School Climate of Korean Primary and Secondary Schools.
  • 2016 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Awarded AU$4,966. (Received the grant as Investigator) Project title: Predictors of Intentions for an Extended Post-Study Sojourn in Australia among International Students.
  • 2016 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Awarded AU$4,950. (Received the grant as Investigator) Project title: Exploring a new construct, Metainterest.
  • 2015 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Awarded AU$4,985. (Received the grant as Chief Investigator) Project title: Taxonomy of Typical Intellectual Engagement (TIE) and Academic Interest (AI) among Australian Youth.
  • 2014 University of New South Wales, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Awarded AU$4,992. (Received the grant as Chief Investigator) Project title: Investigation of Typical Intellectual Engagement (TIE) among Australian Undergraduate Students.
  • 2012 – 2015 May, Singapore National Institute of Education, Office of Education Research, Awarded S$245,075 (Received the grant as Principle Investigator, Competitive grant, currently working as External Collaborator) Project: Development of Confidence.
  • 2013 June, Singapore National Institute of Education, Office of Education Research, Awarded S$7,872 (External Collaborator, Competitive grant) Project: Designing an instrument for assessment of values and dispositions in primary education.
  • 2012 – 2013 Feb, Singapore National Institute of Education, Office of Education Research, Awarded S$20,000 (Co-Principle Investigator, Competitive grant) Project: Designing an instrument for assessment of values and dispositions in primary education.
  • 2011– 2013 May, Singapore National Institute of Education, Office of Education Research, Awarded S$99,950 (Principle Investigator, Competitive grant). Project: Students’ academic and non-academic outcomes: International perspectives from PISA 2009 (OER 14/10 JYL).

  • 2018 Thomas J. Alexander Research Fellowship at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • 2018 UNSW Dean's Award for Scholarly Research Impact from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 2016 UNSW Supervisor Awards by the Postgraduate Council (PGC)
  • 2013 John R. Hayes Award for Excellence in Research by WRAB (Writing Research Across Borders) (Lee, 2013, Written Communication, 30, 164-193)
  • 2013 Nominated for APA (American Psychological Association) Division 1’s George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology (Lee & Shute, 2010)
  • 2013 Nominated by NCTE (American National Council of Teachers of English) for College Composition and Communication Award for Impact (Lee, 2013)
  • 2012 Nominated for APA (American Psychological Association) Division 1’s George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology (Lee & Shute, 2010)
  • 2005 AERA Statistics Institute Grant Award
  • 2005 ETS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
  • 2004 ETS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
  • 2000 Helen Walker Scholarship Award from Columbia University
  • 1992 Yonsei University Honor’s Award, Department of Child and Family Studies

Research reports

Lee, J. (2010). Conducting cognitive laboratory interviews for PISA 2012 Questionnaires. QEG(0910)5b.doc, QEG meeting, Hong Kong, 25-27 February 2010.

Vieluf, S., Lee, J. & Kyllonen, P. (2009a). The predictive power of variables from the PISA2003 student questionnaire. QEG(0910)5a.doc, QEG meeting, Offenbach, Germany, 19-21 October 2009.

Vieluf, S., Lee, J. & Kyllonen, P. (2009b). The cross-cultural validity of variables from the PISA2003 student questionnaire. QEG(0910)5b.doc, QEG meeting, Offenbach, Germany, 19-21 October 2009.

Lee, J., & Shute, V. (2009). The influence of noncognitive domains on academic achievement in K-12 (ETS Research Rep. No. RR-09-34). Princeton, NJ: ETS.

Lee, J.Ìý(2009). Self-constructs and anxiety across cultures (ETS Research Rep. No. RR-09-12). Princeton, NJ: ETS.

Paek, I., Lee, J., Stankov, L., & Wilson, M. (2008). A Study of Confidence and Accuracy Using the Rasch Modeling Procedures (ETS Research RR-08-42). Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2007). Confidence and cognitive test performance. Research Report (ETS Research Report RR-07-03). Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Tsikalas, K., Lee, J., & Newkirk, C. (2007). Home Computing, School Engagement and Academic Achievement of Low-Income Adolescents: Findings from Year One of a Three Year Study of the CFY intervention. New York, NY: Computers for Youth Foundation, Inc.

U.S. Government Publications (PEER-REVIEWED)

Lee, J., Grigg, W., & Dion, G. (2007). The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2007 (NCES 2007-494). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Lee, J., Grigg, W., & Patricia, D. (2007). The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007 (NCES 2007-496). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Lee, J., & Weiss, A. (2007). The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2006 (NCES 2007-474). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Invited Talks

Lee, J. (2017, December). Questionnaire design and research based on questionnaire data. Talk presented at the School of Education, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea

Lee, J. (2017, December). Teacher-student relationships in South Korea, based on the PISA 2012 data. Presented as a keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony of Social Science Korea Warm Educational Community Research Center and the 2017 International Conference of Warm Educational Community Research, at the Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea

Lee, J. (2017, November). Gifted students in PISA 2012 mathematics. Talk presented at the Global Institute for Talented Education (GIFTED) at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea

Lee, J. (2017, October). Large-scale international student assessment and cross-cultural psychology. Paper presented at the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in Hamburg, Germany

Lee, J. (2017, October). Questionnaire design and research based on questionnaire data. Talk presented at the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in Hamburg, Germany

Lee, J. (2017, September). My current research projects. Paper presented at the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in Hamburg, Germany

Lee, J., & Stankov, L. (2016, September). Non-cognitive predictors of student achievement from PISA & TIMSS. Presented at the Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2016, June). Non-cognitive predictors of math achievement in PISA & TIMSS and cross-cultural findings with anchoring vignettes and overconfidence. Presented at the Institute for Positive Psychology & Education (IPPE), Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.

Lee, J. (2015, Oct). Measuring non-cognitive constructs in the School Contexts. The 2015 Annual Conference of the UNSW Global - Educational Assessment Australia (EAA), Sydney, Australia.

Lee, J. (2015, September). A brief overview of my research. Presented at the Graduate Research Seminar, Korea University, in Seoul South Korea.

Lee, J. (2015, August). An international perspective on positive school climate. Presented at the School Reform Forum in Pusan, South Korea. ÌýÌý

Lee, J. (2013, Oct). Noncognitive Development and Assessment. Presented at the Korean Association of Child Studies, Seoul, South Korea.

Lee, J. (2012, Oct). Development of a Holistic Assessment ToolÌýfor Primary School Students in Singapore. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Education Services Division (ESD) of the (MOE), Singapore.

Lee, J. (2012, August). Student Factors of High Acadmic Performance across Asian and Non-Asian countries. Presented at the Centre for International Comparative Studies (CICS) at National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore.

Lee, J. (2012, July). PISA 2009 from Asian Countries’ Perspectives. Presented at the Peer Forum of Psychological Studies Academic Group at National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore.

Conference presentations

Alamer, A., Lee, J., & Vigentini, L. (2017). The relationship of motivation and emotion with second language learning. Presented atÌýthe Applied Linguistics Conference (ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand.

Lee, J. (2017, July). A gradient of non-cognitive predictors of academic achievement in the large-scale international assessments. Paper presented at The , Warsaw, Poland.

Lee, J. (2017, July). In Search of Optimal SES Measures in Predicting Academic Achievement. Paper presented at The , Warsaw, Poland.

Lee, J. (2016, Nov). Non-cognitive predictors of student achievement. Presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID) in Melbourne, Australia.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2016, July).Ìý Non-cognitive factors in mathematics achievement: Evidence from PISA and TIMSS.Ìý Presented at the 17th Annual Conference of International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR) in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Lee, J. (2015, Nov). Gradients of non-cognitive predictors from PISA and TIMSS. Presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID) in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.

Lee, J. (2015, Nov). Academic interest of undergraduate students. Presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID) in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.

Lee, J. (2015, Oct). The current status of non-cognitive assessment in schools. Presented at the 2015 Assessment in Schools Conference in Sydney, Australia.

Putro, N. H. P. S., & Lee, J. (2015 September). Dimensions of reading interest of undergraduate students. Presented at the 62nd TEFLIN (Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia) International Conference in Unud, Indonesia.

Lee, J. (2015, June). Attitudes towards peer-assessment of university students. Presented at the Society of Sustainability Science (SOSS) Conference in Seoul, South Korea.

Alonzo, D., Lee, J., & Davison, C. (2015, April). A teacher assessment for learning (AfL) competency framework: Development and application. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, USA.

Lee, J. (2014, Nov). Measurement issues and some potential solutions in large-scale assessment.Ìý Presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID) in Newcastle, Australia.

Stankov, L. & Lee, J. (2014, Nov). Overconfidence around the world.Ìý Presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID) in Newcastle, Australia.

Lee, J. (2013, Dec). Confidence: A better predictor of academic achievement than self-efficacy, self-concept and anxiety? Presented at International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR) in Melbourne, Australia.

Lee, J. (2013, Oct). Noncognitive development and assessment. Presented at the Korean Association of Child Studies, Seoul Korea.

Lee, J. (2013, July). Behind the academic motivation of East Asian students. Paper presented at The , Barcelona, Spain.Ìý

Lee, J. (2013, July). No secrets to academic success. Paper presented at The , Barcelona, Spain.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2013, July). Overconfidence across world regions (with L. Stankov). Paper presented at The , Barcelona, Spain.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2013, July). Two dimensions of psychological country-level differences: Conservatism/Liberalism and Harshness/Softness (with L. Stankov). Paper presented at The , Barcelona, Spain.

Lee, J. (2012, Oct). Development of a Holistic Assessment ToolÌýfor Primary School Students in Singapore. Presented at the (MOE), for the 2012 Education Services Division (ESD) Research Seminar, Singapore.

Lee, J. (2012, August). Student Factors of High Acadmic Performance across Asian and Non-Asian countries. Presented at the Centre for International Comparative Studies (CICS) at National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore.

Lee, J. (2012, July). Conducting cognitive interviews in cross-national settings. Paper presented at The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Lee, J., Paek, I., & Stankov, L. (2011, April). In Search of the Optimal Number of Response Categories Using IRT Graded Response Modeling. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, J. (2010). Career interest clusters of high-school students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.

Lee, J. (2010). Conducting cognitive laboratory interviews for PISA 2012 Questionnaires. Paper presented at the QEG meeting. Hong Kong, China.

Lee, J. (2009, April). Demographic Information, Reading Engagement, and Reading Achievement from NAEP Data of 2002 and 2007. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lee, J. (2009, April). National Trends in Student Reading and Writing Engagement Using NAEP 2002 to 2007. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Stankov, L., Lee, J., & Paek, I. (2009, April). Realism of confidence judgment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lee, J. (2009, Jan). NAEP background questionnaire item development for the 2011 writing assessment. Presented at the NAEP Background Questionnaire Standing Committee Meeting, Washington DC.

Lee, J. (2008, Aug). Trend in students’ noncognitive traits. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA.

Lee. J. (2008, July). Factorial structure of self-constructs: Evidence from PISA2003. International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.

Lee, J. (2008, June). NAEP background questionnaire development for civics. Presented at the NAEP Civics Committee Meeting, Washington DC.

Lee, J. (2008, May). The new ETS project: NAEP background questionnaire development. Presented at the ETS Area Meeting, Princeton, NJ.

Lee, J. (2008, April). NAEP background questionnaire item writing style guide. Presented at the NAEP Background Questionnaire Standing Committee Meeting, Washington DC.

Lee, J. (2008, March). ÌýNoncognitive factors and academic performance: NAEP, PISA, ECLS-K. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.Ìý

Tsikalas, K, & Lee, J. (2008, March).ÌýHome computing, school engagement, and academic achievement of low-income adolescents: Findings from the CFY intervention. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.Ìý

Lee, J. (2007, Aug). Noncognitive traits in academic performance above and beyond background characteristics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Tsikalas, K., Lee, J., & Newkirk, C. (2007, June). Home computing intervention: Student engagement and academic achievement. Paper presented at the Conference of Chief State School Officers. Nashville, TN.

Lee, J. (2007, May). NAEP evidence for importance of noncognitive variables for academic performance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington D.C.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2007, May). Two dimensions of country-level differences: Economic development and egalitarian commitment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington D.C.

Stankov, L., & Lee, J. (2007, May). Confidence and cognitive test performance. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conferences of the European Association for Psychological Assessment. Thessaloniki, Greece.

Lee, J., Goodman, M., Bauer, M., Redman, M. (2007, April). Enhance: Noncognitive assessments for K–12. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Paek, I., Lee, J., & Stankov, L.Ìý (2007, April). An Application of Rasch modeling on test-taker confidence and accuracy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Stankov, L., Lee, J., & Paek, I. (2007, Feb). Realism of confidence judgments. Presented at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Lee, J. (2006). The relationship between cognitive performance and noncognitive factors from three large-scale assessments: NAEP, PISA and ECLS-K. Presented at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Lee, J. (2006). Are self-concept, self-efficacy, and anxiety universal constructs? Evidence from PISA 2003. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, J. (2006). Noncognitive variables and mathematics performance among U.S. students from PISA 2003. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lee, J. (2005). PISA 2003 versus 2000: How have 15-year olds’ noncognitive measures changed. Paper presented at the 8th European Conference of Psychological AssessmentÌý(ECPA 8), Budapest, Hungary.

Lee, J. (2005). Noncognitive assessment in PISA 2003. Presented at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Lee, J., & Corter, J. E. (2005). The role of defined sub-skills in detecting subtraction bugs in tests of varying formats. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montréal, Canada.

Lee, J., & Corter, J.E. (2003). Diagnosis of subtraction bugs using Bayesian networks. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Classification Society of North America, Tallahassee, FL.

Matsuka, T., Lee, J., Sng, C., Corter, J.E., & Tatsuoka, K. (2003). Computer access and TIMSS-R mathematics achievement: International comparisons. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

My Research Supervision

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Assessment

  • Australia's General Capabilities
  • 21st Century Skills

Educational Psychology

  • Relationships between action and knowledge
  • Relationships between emotion and cognitive loadÌý
  • Relationships between interest, confidence, aspiration, achievement

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My Teaching

Current:

  • EDST 5101 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
  • EDST 5448 Educational Research (Methods)
  • EDST 5888 Research Project
  • EDST 5889 Mini-ThesisÌý

Past:Ìý

  • EDST 5101 Experimental Research Design and Analysis
  • EDST 5103 Survey Design
  • EDST 5104 Educational Assessment and Measurement
  • EDST 5306 Human Development and Education
  • EDST 5320 Individual Differences and Education

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