Bio


Hsiaolin Hsieh is a postdoctoral researcher at The SCALE Initiative. Her research focuses on ensuring equitable opportunity and access to learning for multilingual learners. She uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze complex student dialogic participation in the classroom.

Formally trained in educational measurement and assessment, Hsiaolin has extensive experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of tests in the K-12 context. As a mixed-methods researcher, she uses qualitative and quantitative approaches to conduct research across (quasi-)experimental and research-practice-partnership settings. Her background in educational technology enables her to examine and leverage alternative tools to assist student learning. Hsiaolin holds a PhD in Education from Stanford University and a Master’s in Learning, Design, and Technology, also from Stanford University.

All Publications


  • Texting and tutoring: Short-term K-3 reading interventions during the pandemic JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Silverman, R. D., Keane, K., Hsieh, H., Southerton, E., Scott, R. C., Brunskill, E. 2023
  • How high school students used speech-to-text as a composition tool Computers and Composition Levine, S., Hsieh, H., Southerton, E., Silverman, R. 2023; 68
  • How different are English learners from their native English-speaking peers? Evidence of equivalent lexical competence in classroom conversations INTERNATIONAL MULTILINGUAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Hsieh, H., Wiles, S., Solano-Flores, G. 2022
  • Long-term English learners’ mathematics course trajectories: downstream consequences of early remediation on college preparation International Multilingual Research Journal Biernacki, P. J., Altavilla, J., Kanopka, K., Hsieh, H., Solano-Flores, G. 2022
  • Understanding Their Language: Online Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs American Educator Rutherford-Quach, S., Kuo, A. C., Hsieh, H. 2018; 42