Xueli Wang

Teaching Interests

Community Colleges, Assessment in Higher Education，The Impact of College on Students, Research Methods in Education

The following is a representative sample of scheduled teaching.

Fall 2011 - The American Community College

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 940, Section: 007, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Lecture

Research Interests

Community Colleges，Transfer Students, College Student Success, STEM Education

The following is a representative sample of contracts, grants and sponsored research.

2011-2015 - Amount: $1,199,016.00, Awarded By: National Science Foundation, Grant Institution: National Science Foundation, Xueli Wang, Co-Principal.

2012-2014 - Amount: $30,000.00, Awarded By: AERA Grants Program, Xueli Wang, Principal.

2012-2013 - Amount: $39,637.00, Awarded By: The Graduate School Research Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Xueli Wang, Principal.

2011-2012 - Amount: $39,378.00, Awarded By: Association for Institutional Research/National Center for Education Statistics /National Science Foundation/National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, Xueli Wang, Principal.

2007-2008 - Amount: $15,000.00, Awarded By: Dissertation Grants Program of Association for Institutional Research/National Center for Education Statistics/National Science Foundation/National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, Xueli Wang, Principal.

The following is a representative sample of publications.

Wang, X., & Wharton, B.I. (2010). The differential patterns of college involvement between transfer and native students. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students In Transition, 22(1).

Wang, X. (2009). Baccalaureate attainment and college persistence of community college transfer students at four-year institutions. Research in Higher Education, 50(6).

Wharton, B.I., Wang, X., & Whitworth, P.E. (2007). Evaluating the effectiveness of student affairs services: A central measure with multiple applications for program assessment. Assessment Update, 19(4).

Wang, X. (Forthcoming). Academic performance of community college transfers: Psychological, socio-demographic, and educational correlates. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Wang, X. (Forthcoming). Baccalaureate Expectations of Community College Students: Socio-Demographic, Motivational, and Contextual Influences. Teachers College Record.

Wang, X. (Forthcoming). Factors contributing to the upward transfer of baccalaureate aspirants beginning at community colleges. Journal of Higher Education.

Wang, X., & Kennedy-Phillips, L. (Forthcoming). Focusing on the sophomores: Characteristics associated with the academic and social involvement of second-year college students. Journal of College Student Development.

Wang, X., & Hurley, S. (Forthcoming). Assessment as a scholarly activity? Faculty perceptions of and willingness to engage in student learning assessment. Journal of General Education.