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Dr. Alan Cheung is an Associate Professor at the Center for Research and Reform at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently serving as a Research Fellow for the Center for Assessment Research and Development (CARD) at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His research areas include bilingual education, curriculum and school reform, early childhood education, and research reviews. He has conducted international research projects in various countries: Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, UK, and USA. Dr. Cheung has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters on comprehensive school reform, technology infusion in literacy, and early childhood education. Dr. Cheung was a recipient of the Palmer O. Johnson Award for the best article in an American Educational Research Association (AERA) journal in 2008.

Faculty CV

Experience

2008—Present Associate Professor, Center for Research and Reform, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University.

2005—2008 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Administration,The Hong Kong Institute of Education.

2001-2005 Research Scientist, The Success for All Foundation and The Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE), Johns Hopkins University.

Selected publications

Book chapters

Chambers, B., Cheung, A., Madden, N. A., Slavin, R.E., & Gifford, R. (2008). Embedded multimedia: Using video to enhance reading outcomes in Success for All. In A. Bus (Ed.). Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners. (pp. 213-223). London: Taylor & Francis.

Chambers, B., Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Abrami, P. C., Tucker, B., J., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2008). Computer-Assisted Tutoring in Success for All: Two Studies of Reading Outcomes for First Graders. In A. Bus (Ed.). Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners. (pp. 224-237). London: Taylor & Francis.

Chambers, B, Cheung, A., Gifford, R, Madden, N. A, & Slavin, R. E. (in press). Embedded Multimedia: Using video to enhance reading outcomes in Success For All. Educational Interventions for Struggling Readers. Teachers College Press.

Borman, G. D., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A, Madden, N. A., & Chambers, B. (2007). School-level factors in comprehensive school reform. In Aladjem, D. K. and Borman, K. M. (eds) Examining Comprehensive school reform. Washington DC: The Urban Institute Press. 217-246.

Chambers, B, Cheung, A & Slavin, R. E. (2006). A review of research on alternative early childhood program. In Spodek, B & Saracho, O. (eds) Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 347-360. Calderón, M., August, D., Slavin, R. E.,

Cheung, A., Durán, D. & Madden, N. A. (2005). Bringing words to life in classrooms with English language learners. In Hiebert, A & M. Kamil (eds.) Research and practice on vocabulary. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 115-136.

Slavin, R. E., & Cheung, A. (2004) Effective early reading programs for English language learners. Language Policy and Early Literacy Education. In Saracho, O & Spodek, B. (eds) Contemporary Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Series. Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age. 119-151.

Journal Articles

Cheung, A., Yuen, W. W., Yuen, Y. M. (in press). Exporting Hong Kong’s higher education to Asian markets: a SWOT analysis. International Journal of Education Reform.

Wong, P. M. & Cheung, A. (in press). Managing the process of an educational change: A study of schoolheads’ support for Hong Kong’s curriculum reform. International Journal of Education Management.

Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Lake, C., Groff, C. (in press). Effective reading programs for middle and high schools. Reading Research Quarterly.

Chambers, B., Abrami, P. C., Tucker, B., J., Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (forthcoming). Computer-assisted tutoring in Success for All: Reading outcomes for First Graders. Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness.

Chambers, B., Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Abrami, P. C., Tucker, B., J., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. Technology infusion in Success for All: Reading outcomes for First Graders. Elementary School Journal. 109(1) 1-15.

Borman, G. D., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A, Madden, N. A., & Chambers, B. (2007). Final Reading Outcomes of the National Randomized Field Trial of Success for All. American Educational Research Journal. 44 (3), 701-731.

Cheung, A. (2006). The impact of recent government policy on diversity and parental choice in secondary education in Hong Kong: Part I. Research on Lifelong Education, Hebei Provincial Department of Education. [In Chinese]. (20), 21-23.

Cheung, A. (2005). The impact of recent government policy on diversity and parental choice in secondary education in Hong Kong: Part II. Research on Lifelong Education, Hebei Provincial Department of Education. [In Chinese]. (19), 12-18.

Chambers, B, Cheung, A., Gifford, R, Madden, N. A, & Slavin, R. E. (2006). Achievement Effects of Embedded Media in a Success for All Reading Program. Journal of Educational Psychology. 98(1), 232-237

Cheung, A, Randall, E. V. & Tam, M. K. (2005). Expanding the Private School Sector: Government Policy and Private Secondary Schools in Hong Kong, 1988-2001. International Journal of Education Policy, Research & Practice. 6 (1), 139-172.

Cheung, A., & Slavin, R. E. (2005). Effective reading programs for English Language Learners. Bilingual Research Journal. 29 (2)241-267.

Borman, G. D., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A, Madden, N. A., & Chambers, B. (2005). Randomized Evaluation of Success for All: Second-Year Outcomes. American Educational Research Journal. 42 (4), 673-696.

Slavin, R. E, & Cheung, A. (2005). A Synthesis of Research on Language of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners. Review of Educational Research. 75 (2), 247-284.

Borman, G. D., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A, Madden, N. A. & Chambers, B. (2005). Success For All: First-year Results from the National Randomized Field Trial. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 61(6), 52-57.

Slavin R. E. & Cheung, A. (March 2003). Synthesis of research on beginning reading programs for English language learners. Educational Leadership. 52-57.

Slavin, R. E, Madden, N. A., & Cheung, A (2003). Success For All: A comprehensive approach to elementary school reform in the United States. Research on Lifelong Education, Hebei Provincial Department of Education. [In Chinese] (2), 12-19.