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Youngjin Lee

Associate Professor of Learning Analytics

University of North Texas

Biography

I am an associate professor of learning analytics at the University of North Texas (UNT). I got my B.S. and M.S. in Earth Science (focusing on astronomy) from the Seoul National University (SNU), and got my Ph.D. in Educational Computing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

After getting my Ph.D., I worked at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) as a senior research programmer, and at the Massachusetts of Institute of Technology (MIT) as a research associate. While working at MIT, I participated in various educational data mining research projects that investigated educational benefits of a Web-based physics tutoring environment called MasteringPhysics . Before joining UNT in Fall 2019, I was a faculty member at the University of Kansas (KU) for 12 years.

I am interested in applying innovative technologies to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning. I developed prototypes of Web-based and mobile physics learning environments that can improve student learning of Newtonian physics concepts. These days, I am focusing on learning analytics and educational data mining techniques that can accurately estimate the ability of students learning in computer-based learning environments such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). I am also interested in using innovative learning technologies to help students learn Computational Thinking skills.

Interests

  • Learning Analytics
  • Educational Data Mining
  • R & Shiny
  • Python

Education

  • PhD in Educational Computing, 2003

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • MS in Earth Science (focusing on astronomy), 1996

    Seoul National University

  • BSc in Earth Science, 1994

    Seoul National University

Skills

R

Python

Statistics

Learning Analytics

Educational Data Mining

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Sep 2019 – Present Denton, TX
Responsibilities include:

  • Research on learning analytics & educational data mining
  • Develop courses on data science & learning analytics
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant/Associate Professor

University of Kansas

Aug 2007 – Aug 2019 Lawrence, KS
Conducted research on:

  • Computer simulations and games for learning
  • Learning analytics & educational data mining
  • Constructivist learning environments
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Massachusette Institute of Technology

Jul 2005 – Jul 2007 Cambridge, MA
Conducted research on:

  • Web-based physics tutoring environment
  • Item response theory
  • Educational data mining
 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Senior Research Programmer

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Aug 2003 – May 2005 Urbana, IL
Developed virtual electronic microscope software in collaboration with NASA

Publications

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College students’ perceptions of pleasure in learning: Designing gameful educational gamification

Gamification, the use of game design elements in non-gaming context, has been introduced to education as a novel teaching and learning …

Estimating student ability and problem difficulty using Item Response Theory (IRT) and TrueSkill

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate an efficient means of estimating the ability of students solving problems in the …

Promoting students' motivation and use of SRL strategies in the web-based mathematic learning environment

Compared with classroom learning, online learning requires students to self-regulate their learning processes and to maintain their …

Effect of uninterrupted time-on-task on students’ success in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

This study investigated the relationship between uninterrupted time-on-task and academic success of students enrolled in a Massive Open …

Using Self-Organing Map and clustering to investigate problem-solving patterns in the Massive Open Online Course: An exploratory study

This study investigated whether clustering can identify different groups of students enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC). …

Contact

  • 940-369-8810
  • 3940 North Elm Street (G155), Denton, TX 76207
  • By appointment