Sungyoon Lee    (이성윤)

Research Profiles at Google scholar & ResearchGate

CONTACT INFO.

Email: sungyoon.lee@mtsu.edu

Tel: +1-615-898-2343

AFFILIATION

Assistant Professor

Department of Elementary and Special Education

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA

PROSPECTIVE DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Our lab has a Tobii Spectrum eye-tracker, a Tobii Glasses 3 eye-tracker, and a Varjo Aero VR Headset. My research revolves around language and literacy development, text-picture integration, reading processes, and technology-integrated instruction. 

If interested in working with me, please contact me at the email above for research and funding opportunities. For the details of doctoral programs, please check the following website: https://www.mtsu.edu/programs/literacy-studies-phd/

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Reading and Literacy Education, Texas A&M University, College Station

M.Ed. in Elementary Education Methods, Seoul National University of Education, South Korea

B.Ed. in Elementary Education, Seoul National University of Education, South Korea

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research program centers on the contributions of cognitive and linguistic factors to reading processes and learning outcomes. Particularly, with my scholarship, I am examining how cognitive and linguistic factors are associated with coherence formation while reading illustrated texts and whether they can be targeted by instructional interventions. The long-term goals of my research are: a) to further examine the individual difference in expository text reading; and b) to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve K-12 students’ coherence formation of texts with multiple modalities. 

TEACHING

Summer 2023: Language Learning and Literacy Development

PUBLICATIONS (Selected)

Lee, S. (2023). The role of spatial ability and attention shifting in reading of illustrated scientific texts: An eye tracking study. Reading Psychology, 1-21.

Lee, S., Kuo, L.-J., Xu, Z., & Hu, X. (2022). The effects of technology-integrated classroom instruction on English language learners’ literacy development: A meta-analysis study. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 35(5-6), 1106-1137. [Journal Impact Factor: 5.964]

Lee, S., Woltering, S., Prickett, C., Linda, H., Shi, Q., & Thompson, J. (2022). Exploring the associations between reading skills and eye movements in elementary children’s silent sentence reading. Reading Psychology, 42(1), 85 - 103. DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2021.2020189

Stough, M. L., & Lee, S. (2021). Grounded theory approaches used in educational research journals. International Journal of Qualitative Research Methods, 20 [Journal Impact Factor: 4.828] 

Moody, S. M., Hu, X., Kuo, L.-J., Jouhar, M., Xu, Z., and Lee, S. (2018). Vocabulary instruction: A critical analysis of theories, research, and practice. Education Sciences. 8(4), 180

Hall, K., Suárez, M. I., Lee, S., and Slattery, P. (2017). Currere and prolepsis: A literary analysis. The Currere Exchange Journal, 1(1), 101-110. 

Lee, S., Kuo, L.-J., Moody, S. M., & Chen, Z. (2017). Reviews of research funded by U.S. Institute of Educational Sciences: A case of reading development and instruction. Cogent Education, 4(1), 1401444.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Selected)

Lee, S., Hwang, H., & Shin, Y. (2023, December). The relationships among teaching presence, social presence, and digital literacy in elementary students' online learning self-efficacy. 2023 Annual meeting of Literacy Research Association. Place: Atlanta, GA. Date: Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2023

Lee, S., (2021, December). Fourth and fifth grade students’ reading of illustrated science texts. 2021 Annual meeting of Literacy Research Association. Place: Atlanta, GA. Date: Dec 1-4, 2021

Lee, S., (2020, July). The role of working memory in integrative reading of text and picture. 2020 Annual meeting of Society for Text and Discourse. Place: Atlanta, GA. Date: July 21-23, 2020

Lee, S., Prickett, C., Shi, Q., Sun, H., Thompson, J., and Woltering, S. (2020, April). The effects of oral reading fluency on student’s reading behaviors in silent sentence processing: An eye-tracking study. 2019 Annual meeting of American Educational Research Association. Place: San Francisco, CA. Date: April 17-21, 2020

Lee, S., Prickett, C., Shi, Q., Sun, H., Thompson, J., and Woltering, S. (2019, April). The relationship between eye movements and reading skills in elementary school children: An exploratory study. 2019 Annual meeting of American Educational Research Association. Place: Toronto, Canada. Date: April 5-9, 2019

Stough, L. M., & Lee, S. (2019, February). An examination of grounded theory methods used in top ranked education journals. 42nd Annual Meeting of Southwest Educational Research Association. Place: San Antonio, TX. Date: Feb. 6-8, 2019 

Lee, S., Hu, X., Xu, Z., & Kuo, L.-J (2018, April). Effects of educational technology on English language learners’ literacy development: A meta-analysis. 2018 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. Place: New York, NY. Date: April 13-17, 2018 

Lee, S., & Kang, D. H. (2018, April). Effects of learner-generated drawing strategy on reading a science text: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at 2018 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. Place: New York, NY. Date: April 13-17, 2018  

Kuo, L.-J., Lee, S., Kim, H. & Liu, M. (2017, Nov.). Integrating STEM with world language instruction through project-based activities. National Foreign Language Center STARTALK Fall Conference. Place: Portland, OR. Date: Nov. 3-4, 2017

Kuo, L.-J., Lee, S., Yang, X., Park, J.H., Choi, Y., Wang, A., Eslami, Z., & Keelen, A. (2017, April). The impact of biliteracy experience on visual processing. Poster presented at 2017 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting. Place: Austin, TX. Date: April 6-8, 2017.

Lee, S., Kuo, L. –J., Chen, G. Z., Wang, A., Guo, D., Moon, C. Y., Park, J. H., Schluens, A., Dobson, J., & Ging, A. B., (2016, Dec.). Reading research and trends: Reviews of federally-funded research and major synthesis. 2016 Annual Conference of Literary Research Association. Place: Nashville, TN. Date: Nov 30-Dec 3, 2016  

Kuo, L.-J., Lee, S., Xie, W. & Han, F. (2016, Oct.). Integrating STEM with world language instruction through student-centered activities. National Foreign Language Center STARTALK Fall Conference. Place: Atlanta, GA. Date: Oct 14-15, 2016