Hee-Sun Lee
Assistant Professor

• Ph.D. in Science Education, University of Michigan
• M.A. in Science Education, University of Michigan
• M.S. in Physics, University of Michigan
• B.A. in Physics Education, Seoul National University, Korea

Hee-Sun taught seventh and eighth grade science classes in Seoul, Korea, before she came to the U.S. to study physics. After changing her major to science education, she became an integral part numerous projects of Prof. Nancy Songer such as Kids as Global Scientists (http://www.biokids.umich.edu/projects/kgs.html) and BioKIDS (http://www.biokids.umich.edu). She also did postdoctoral work on Prof. Marcia Linn's project, Technology Enhanced Learning in Science (http://www.telscenter.org), at University of California, Berkeley.

Her research interests include (1) developing and conducting research on theory-driven, inquiry-based science curricula, (2) developing valid and reliable assessment instruments to measure inquiry learning, (3) using authentic practices of scientists for student inquiry in K-12 classroom settings, (4) using technological tools to enhance students' inquiry-based learning, and (5) scaling locally successful curricular projects to culturally and ethnically diverse settings. She is also interested in designing and developing research methodologies that can allow researchers to conduct ecologically valid studies in real classroom settings.

Selected Publications
Linn, M. C., Lee, H. –S., Tinker, R., Husic, F., & Chiu, J. L. (2006). Teaching and assessing knowledge integration. /Science,/ /313/, 1049-1050.

Lee, H. -S., Songer, N. B., & Lee, S. -Y. (2006). Developing sustainable instructional leadership model: A six-year investigation of teachers in one middle school. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Bloomington, IN.

Lee, H. -S., & Songer, N. B. (2003). Making authentic science accessible to students. International Journal of Science Education, 25(8), 923-948.

Songer, N. B., Lee, H. -S., & McDonald, S. (2003). Research towards an expanded understanding of inquiry science beyond one idealized standard. Science Education, 87, 490-516.

Songer, N. B., Lee, H. -S., & Kam, R. (2002). Technology-rich inquiry science in urban classrooms: What are the barriers to inquiry pedagogy? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 39(2), 128-150.

Lee, H. -S., & Songer, N. B. (1998). What role do computers play in technology-rich and technology-poor learning environments? In A. S. Bruckman, M. Guzdial, J. L. Kolodner, & A. Ram (Eds.), Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS '98) (pp. 326-328). Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.