Dr. Do-Yong Park
Professor
- About
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- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Do-Yong (William) Park, Fulbright Scholar (STEM Ed), Fulbright Specialist (STEM, Engineering), Professor of Science Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2001 and recently earned a TESOL certificate.
Current Courses
TCH 247.001 Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers
TCH 247.002 Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers
TCH 257.010 Science Methods
TCH 453.001 Instructional Strategies For School Science
Teaching Interests & Areas
STEM Education with an Engineering Focus, TESOL
Research Interests & Areas
STEM Education, Geoscience Education, Nature of Science, TESOL
PhD Science Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
MS Satellite Ed/Science Education
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
Fulbright Specialist in STEM Education
Institute of International Education
2023
Fulbright US Scholar
Institute of International Education
2022
Fulbright US Scholar
Institute of International Education
2018
GLOBE Star
Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
2011
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Advocacy
Illinois State University
2009
Book, Chapter
Finnish STEM Education Featured in Middle School Biology, Chemistry and Physics Curricula with Emphasis on PISA Scientific Literacy and Transversal Competencies.
Jari Lavonen, Do-Yong Park.
(2022), In J.V., Clark (Ed.), STEM Education in the Nation’s Schools: A Call to Action for Linking Equity, Access, and Excellence for Effective Teaching and Learning of Underserved Students. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Developing Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Reasoning through Metacognitive Practices in Overseas Professional Development Program: A Case Study, pp. 453-381.
Do-Yong Park, YoungHak Kim.
(2015), In M.S. Khine (Eds.), Science Education in East Asia: Pedagogical Innovations and Best Practices. Springer, Netherlands.
An Analysis of Standards-Based High School Physics Textbooks of Finland and the United States. pp. 219-238.
Jari Lavonen, Do-Yong Park.
(2013), In M.S. Khine (Ed.). Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks: Evaluating Instructional Effectiveness. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Journal Article
High School Students’ Self-Efficacy and Emotional Response to Makerspaces Using the Engineering Design Process
Do-Yong Park, Soo-Won Shim.
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, 23 (1), (2026)
An Innovative Teaching to Foster Teacher Candidates’ Educational Cultural Competence
Do-Yong Park, M Park, Lynne Walters.
Childhood Education, 98 (5), 36-45, (2022), DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2022.2115818
Sinking or Floating: An Inquiry-Based STEM Activity for Children
Do-Yong Park, Mi-Hwa Park.
Childhood Education, 97 (6), 74-78, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2021.2000310
The Impact of Pre-service teachers’ Orientation on the Implementation of Inquiry-based Teaching Methods
A Sizer, W Tharp, J Wrigley, Adel Al-Bataineh, Do-Yong Park.
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17 (11), 1-12, (2021), https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11247
Engineering Education in Cambodia: Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding of the Engineering Design Process
Do-Yong Park, Dae-Hwa Bae.
International Journal of Engineering Education, 36 (1A), 66-83, (2020), https://www.ijee.ie/abstracts/36-1%28A%29_Abstracts.pdf
Effects of Background Variables of Early Childhood Teachers on Their Concerns about Inclusion: The Mediation Role of Confidence in Teaching.
M-Hwa Park, D.M. Dimitrov, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 32 (2), 165-180, (2018), DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2017.1417926
Early childhood teachers’ beliefs about readiness for teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Mi-Hwa Park, Dimiter M Dimitrov, Lynn G Patterson, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15 (3), 275–291, (2017), 10.1177/1476718X1561404
Early childhood teachers’ beliefs about readiness for teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
Mi-Hwa Park, D.M. Dimitrov, L.G. Patterson, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15 (3), 275-291, (2016), DOI:10.1177/1476718X1561404
Exploring young children's understanding of the concept of volume through engineering design in a STEM activity: A case study
Do-Yong Park, Mi-Hwa Park, Alan Bates.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 275-294, (2016)