Kyoung Jin Kim
Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Department: Teacher Education and Administration
College: College of Education
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae LinkEducation
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PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
Major: Elementary Education
Specialization: Curriculum and Instruction
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MEd, Seoul National University, 2003
Major: Education
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BA, Chung-Ang University, 1999
Major: Early Childhood Education
Current Scheduled Teaching
| EDEC 3613.501 | Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place | Spring 2025 | ||
| EDEC 1010.480 | Learning With and From Children | Spring 3W1 2025 | ||
| EDEC 3750.006 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Spring 2025 | ||
| EDEC 3750.501 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Spring 2025 | ||
| EDEC 3613.006 | Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place | Fall 2024 | Syllabus | |
| EDEC 3613.501 | Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place | Fall 2024 | Syllabus | |
| EDEC 1010.400 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2024 | Syllabus | |
| EDEC 3750.501 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Fall 2024 | Syllabus |
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching
| EDEC 5800.430 | Special Topics in Early Childhood Studies | Summer 8W1 2024 | SPOT | |
| EDEC 3613.006 | Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place | Spring 2024 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.001 | Learning With and From Children | Spring 2024 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.002 | Learning With and From Children | Spring 2024 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.501 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Spring 2024 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3613.501 | Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place | Fall 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.001 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.501 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.501 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Fall 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 5800.030 | Special Topics in Early Childhood Studies | Summer 8W1 2023 | SPOT | |
| EDEC 5470.030 | Constructions of Guidance in Early Childhood Classrooms | Spring 8W1 2023 | SPOT | |
| EDEC 1010.501 | Learning With and From Children | Spring 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3700.501 | Pedagogies and Practices of Early Childhood | Spring 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.501 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Spring 2023 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4243.501 | Environmental Processes and Assessment | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.501 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.001 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3700.602 | Pedagogies and Practices of Early Childhood | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.006 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.602 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Fall 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4243.003 | Environmental Processes and Assessment | Spring 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4243.501 | Environmental Processes and Assessment | Spring 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.501 | Learning With and From Children | Spring 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.002 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Spring 2022 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 3750.601 | Young Children in Schools, Families and Communities | Spring 2022 | Syllabus | |
| EDEC 5513.026 | Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education | Fall 8W1 2021 | ||
| EDEC 5513.030 | Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education | Fall 8W1 2021 | SPOT | |
| EDEC 1010.004 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2021 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 1010.501 | Learning With and From Children | Fall 2021 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.002 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Fall 2021 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.001 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Spring 2021 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.501 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Spring 2021 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4243.501 | Environmental Processes and Assessment | Fall 2020 | Syllabus | SPOT |
| EDEC 4633.501 | Nurturing Children's Social Competence | Fall 2020 | Syllabus | SPOT |
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Intellectual Contributions
- Kim, K., Han, M., Son, J., Nah, J. (2023). From stuck in a dark tunnel to shining new light: Stories of Korean early childhood practitioners during the pandemic. 17 (1) 25-47. Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (International).
- Kim, K., , M., Jung, E., Sohn, J. (2022). Engaging organic learning through cotton planting: Blooming children’s minds!. Childhood Education. 98 (5) 76-79. Childhood Education International.
- Kim, K., Han, Jung. Cultivating peer competence through self-regulation and teacher-child relationship. 27 (2) 21-39.
- Kim, K., Yoon, J., Han, M. Young chefs in the classroom! Empowering children to learn science process skills and promoting healthy eating habits through inquiry- based cooking project. (2) 21-39.
- Taylor, Kim, K. (2020). Experiencing the real context between families, schools, and community relationships: Transforming preservice teachers’ perceptions. 41 (1) 18-28.
- Kim, K., Boals, B., , E. Nipping bullying in the bud: Identifying, understanding, and responding to the classroom bully. 57 (1) 6-14.
- Yoon, Kim, K., Koo. Enrichment program for the ethnic minority gifted and talented students in science and engineering.. 10 36-50.
- Wee, S., Kim, K., Lee, Y. (2019). “Cinderella did not speak up”: Critical literacy approach using folk/fairy tales and their parodies in an early childhood classroom.. 189 (11) 1874-1888.
- Wee, S., Kim, K., Gilbert, B. The magic of parodies in early childhood classroom: From entertaining to critical thinking. Early Childhood Education Journal. 46 (1) 30-39.
Journal Article
Manuscript
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Kim, K. (Principal), Koo, K. (Co-Principal), "Teaching in Unprecedented Times: What We Did, How We Did, and Where To Go," sponsored by Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development (CGDSD), National, $500 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
Grant - Research
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
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out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
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Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was