Teaching Experience Related to Proposed Degree (With Emphasis on the Past Five Years)

Faculty Information Form.

Name

Guili Zhang

Rank

Assistant Professor

Degrees

B.A., British and American Language and Literature, Shandong University
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, Georgia Southern University
Ph.D., Research and Evaluation Methodology, University of Florida

Teaching Experience related to proposed degree (with emphasis on the past five years)

Overall nature of workload assignments

Teaching graduate level research courses at the East Carolina University.

Teaching Research Courses at the Educational Psychology Department, University of Florida

Courses

EDUC 6482 Trends and Issues in Educational Research for Practitioners (2006-present)

Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education (EDF5441; 2000-2002)

Department of Educational Psychology

Measurement and Evaluation in Education (EDF4430; 2000-2002)

Department of Educational Psychology

Graduate student supervisory experience (theses/dissertations)

Methodologist to doctoral students on dissertation writing in the College of Education, East Carolina University

Consultant to graduate students on theses and dissertation in the College of Education, University of Florida

Scholarly & Professional Activities related to proposed degree (with emphasis on the past fiveyears)

Publications/Scholarly Activity related to proposed degree

National Awards:

Best Paper Award

Frontiers in Education (FIE) Benjamin J. Dasher Best Paper Award

Ohland, M.W., Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B. R., & Anderson, T. J. (2004, November). Grade-Point Average, changes of major, and majors selected by students leaving engineering. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Savannah, GA.

Best Paper Award

Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education Best PIC V Paper Award

Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B. R., Carter, R., Anderson, T. J., & Ohland, M. W. (2003, June). Demographic factors and academic performance: How do chemical engineering students differ from others? Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, Tennessee.

Journal Publications during the past five years:

Zhang, G, & Algina, J. (2008). An evaluation of coverage performance of confidence intervals for root mean square standardized effect size in one-way fixed-effects ANOVA. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods. (in press).

Padilla, M., Min, Y., & Zhang, G. (2008). Type I Error Rates of the Kenward-Roger F test Under Non-normal Data and Missing Values. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods. (in press).

Greene, H. C., O’Connor, K. A., Good, A. J., Ledford, C. C., Peel, B. B., & Zhang, G. (2008). Building a support system toward tenure: The challenges and needs of junior faculty in colleges of education. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. (in press).

Zhang, G. (2005, October 14). Structured summary for identifying factors influencing engineering student graduation: A longitudinal and cross-institutional study. Annals of Research on Engineering Education, 1(2). Retrieved from

Zhang, G. (2005, October). Managing longitudinal data to ensure consistency, replicability and generalizability – Zhang. Annals of Research on Engineering Education, 1(2). Retrieved February 22, 2006 from

Zhang, G. (2005, October 11). Methods for comparing continuous and categorical outcome variables in matched pairs studies – Zhang. Annals of Research on Engineering Education, 1(2). Retrieved from

Ohland, M. W., Frillman, S. A., Zhang, G., Brawner, C. E., & Miller, T. K. (2005, May 31). JEE 2004 93-4: The effect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention. Annals of Research on Engineering Education (Featured Article), 1(1). Retrieved February 22, 2006, from

Zhang, G., Anderson, T. J., Ohland, M. W., & Thorndyke, B. R. (2004). Identifying factors influencing engineering student graduation and retention: A longitudinal and cross-institutional study. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(4), 313-320.

Ohland, M. W., Zhang, G., Frillman, S. A., Brawner, C. E., & Miller, T. K. (2004). The effect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention. Journal of Engineering Education. 93(4), 293-301.

Manuscripts in Preparation (Under Review)

1.Zhang, G, & Algina, J. An evaluation of coverage performance of confidence intervals for root mean square standardized effect size in one-way fixed-effects ANOVA. Preparing for submission to Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods.

2.Zhang, G, & Algina, J. A robust root mean square standardized effect size and its confidence intervals in one-way fixed-effects ANOVA. Preparing for submission to Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods.

3.Padilla, M. A., Min, Y., Zhang, G., Ohland, M. W., Anderson, T. J. Survival Analysis of Engineering Dropout in the SUCCEED Longitudinal Database. Preparing for submission to Journal of Engineering Education.

4.Zhang, G, Thorndyke, B. R., Ohland, M. W., & Anderson, T. J. Demographic factors and academic performance: How do chemical engineering students compare with others? Preparing for submission to Chemical Engineering Education.

Status of Grants & Contracts submitted related to proposed degree (including agency names, years of funding, collaborative partners)

Learn & Serve America, a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service (sub-award from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)). Awarded for Year 1. Pending for Year 2. Dr. Christine Shea and Dr. Nancy Zeller.

Learn & Serve America, a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service (sub-award from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE). $10,000 Evaluation Grant. Funded for year 1. Dr. Nancy Zeller and Dr. Guili Zhang.

Learn & Serve America, a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service (sub-award from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE). $10,000 Evaluation Grant. Pending for year 2. Dr. Nancy Zeller and Dr. Guili Zhang.

Funded: National Science Foundation, 3 years, Dr. Matthew Ohland

Under Review: National Science Foundation, 3 years, Dr. Matthew Ohland

Under Review: National Science Foundation, 3 years, Dr. Chang-yu Wu

Under Review, National Science Foundation, 5 years, Dr. Bolker

Invited research presentations outside ECU

Clemson University, University of Florida

Presentation during the past five years:

Zhang, G., Algina, J. & Padilla, M. (2008, March). Performance of Confidence Intervals for Root Mean Square Standardized Effect Size in One-Way Fixed-Effects ANOVA. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Padilla, M., Min, Y., & Zhang, G. (2008, March). Type I Error of the Kenward-Roger F-test for a Split-Plot Design with Non-Normal Missing Data. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Phillips, S., Zhang, G., & Zeller, N. (2007, March). The Effect of Word Study Spelling Instruction on Orthographic Knowledge among Adult Learners. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

O’Connor, K., Greene, C., Good, A., & Zhang, G. (2008, March). Looking Within: Are Pretenure Faculty Being Caught in an “Upward Drift”? Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Grobe, W., Kester, D., Swaggerty, E., Atkinson, T., & Zhang, G. (2008, February). Free Global Dissemination of Scholarly Research through an Open-access Online Journal. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, New Bern, NC.

O'Connor, K., Atkinson, T., Steinweg, S., Grobe, W., Swaggerty, E, Zhang, G., Godwin, L., Smith, B., & Yang, B. (2007, November). Extreme Make Over: Partnership Transforms Online Peer-Reviewed Journal. Paper presented at Think-In 2007: A Teaching with Technology Showcase. Greenville, NC.

Greene, H. C., O’Connor, K. A., Good, A. J., Ledford, C. C., Peel, B. B., & Zhang, G. (2007, April). Building a support system toward tenure: The challenges and needs of junior faculty in colleges of education. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Zeller, N., & Zhang, G. (2007, April). How do Teacher Preparation Affect Teacher Retention. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Phillips, S., Zeller, N., de Beck, S., & Zhang, G. (2007, February). How word study instruction influences low-performing adult learners. Paper presented at the 2007 Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference, Greenville, North Carolina.

Zhang, G., Min, Y., Ohland, M. W., & Anderson, T. J. (2006, October). The Role of Academic Performance in Engineering Attrition. Proceedings of Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Paper GC 2006-222, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Zhang, G., Min, Y., Anderson, T. J., & Ohland, M. W. (2006, October). Student strategies for protecting merit-based scholarships: Grades, course load, and major choice. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, San Diego, California.

Zhang, G., Min, Y., Padilla, M. A., Ohland, M. W., & Anderson, T. J. (2006, July). Investigating Student Outcomes Using a Longitudinal Database and Statistical Procedures Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Zhang, G., Ohland, M. W., Min, Y., & Anderson, T. J. (2006, June). Semester-by-Semester Grade-Point Average distribution of students graduating in and leaving engineering. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, Illinois.

Batchman, T. (Panel Moderator), Panel authors Espinoza, D., White, J., Eschenbach, E., Cashman, E., Ohland, M., Zhang, G., Padilla, M., Anderson, T., Denton, L., McKinney, D., Krause, S., Baur, R., Birk, J., Jenkins, B., & Pavelich, M. (2005, October). Using various methods to holistically assess engineering education. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Borrego, M. J., Padilla, M. A., Zhang, G., Ohland, M. W., & Anderson, T. J. (2005, October). Graduation rates, Grade-Point Average, and changes of major of female and minority students entering engineering. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Zhang, G., Padilla, M. A., Anderson, T. J., & Ohland, M. W. (2005, June). Gender differences in major selection and academic success for students leaving engineering. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon.

Padilla, M. A., Zhang, G., Anderson, T. J. & Ohland, M. W. (2005, June). Drawing valid inferences from the nested structure of engineering education data: Application of a Hierarchical Linear Model to the SUCCEED longitudinal database. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon.

Ohland, M. W., Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B. R., & Anderson, T. J. (2004, November). Grade-Point Average, changes of major, and majors selected by students leaving engineering. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, Savannah, GA. 2004 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Benjamin J. Dasher Best Paper Award.

Ohland, M. W., Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B. R., & Anderson, T. J. (2004, June). The creation of the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B. R., Ohland, M. W., & Anderson, T. J. (2004, June). How do science courses influence engineering student retention - A statistical investigation. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ohland, M. W., Frillman, S. A., Zhang, G., & Miller, T. K. (2004, March). NC State’s engineering entrepreneurs program in the context of U.S. entrepreneurship programs. Proceedings of NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting: Education that Works: Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Practice, San Jose, CA.

Ohland, M. W., Felder, R. M., Hoit, M. I., Zhang, G, & Anderson, T. J. (2003, June). Integrated curricula in the SUCCEED Coalition. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, Tennessee.

Ohland, M. W., Zhang, G., Brawner, C. E., Miller, T. K. (2003, June). A longitudinal study of retention and grade performance of participants in an engineering entrepreneurs program. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, Tennessee.

Zhang, G., Carter, R., Thorndyke, B. R., Anderson, T. J. & Ohland, M. W. (2003, June). A comparison of demographic factors and academic performance between students graduated in engineering and other disciplines. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Nashville, Tennessee.

Zhang, G., Carter, R., Thorndyke, B. R., Anderson, T. J., & Ohland, M. W. (2003, April). Are engineering students different from others? Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern, Macon, GA.

Patents/disclosures/copyrights

research topic: Confidence Intervals for Root Mean Square Standardized Effect Size in One-way Fixed-Effects ANOVA

Participation in scholarly collaborations with other universities, laboratories, & centers

University of Florida, Purdue University, University of Alabama

Service on related state/national/international boards or committees

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D Dissertation Award Committee, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Frontiers in Education (FIE), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE),

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