Tongshan Chang is Director of Institutional Research and Academic Planning at the University of California (UC) Office of the President and Consultant of UC Systemwide Academic Senate Committees on the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) and Preparatory Education (UCOPE). He is SERU (Student Experience in the Research University) Senior Researcher at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at UC Berkeley, voluntarily assisting the SERU leadership and principal investigators in recruiting Chinese institutions and conducting comparative research using the SERU-International Consortium data.
Tongshan received his bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Shaanxi Normal University (SHU) in China, and three master’s degrees in Educational Psychology from SHU, Higher Education Administration and Computer Science both from West Virginia University (WVU), respectively. He earned his doctoral degree in Educational Leadership with a minor in Statistics from WVU.
Dr. Chang has advanced skills of SAS programming and data analytics. He is a subject-matter expert in undergraduate admissions and survey research. His research covers a broad range of topics, including student learning outcomes assessment, student experience, undergraduate admissions, diversity, student success, graduate student well-being, and higher education data warehouse development.
He is Adjunct Professor at Tongji University and Xi’an Foreign Language Studies University in China and serves as a member on the Board of College Entrance Examination Research at Peking University and the Undergraduate Education Quality Review Expert Group of the Ministry of Education in China.
Tongshan also taught in high school and managed the educational projects funded by the World Bank in Shaanxi Province, China. He was the past chair of Overseas Chinese Association for Institutional Research and Treasurer of California Association for Institutional Research.
Publications
English
- Leadership in Instructional Technology (2008)
Tongshan Chang
VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Germany - The Effect of Pre-College Extracurricular Participation on First-Year College Engagement and Completion
Tongshan Chang
Research and Occasional Paper Series (ROPS), 2017 - Access and Diversity at the University of California in the Post-Affirmative Action Era
Michal Kurlaender, Elizabeth Friedmann & Tongshan Chang
In Uma Jayakuma & Liliana Garces (Ed.), Affirmative Action and Racial Equity: Considering the Fisher Case to Forge the Path Ahead, Routledge (2015) - The Effect of Prop 209 on the Academic and Socioeconomic Profiles of Underrepresented Minorities at the University of California.
Tongshan Chang & Rose Heather
In Eric Grodsky & Michal Kurlaender (Ed.), Equal Opportunity in Higher Education: The Past and Future of Proposition 209, Harvard Education Press (2010) - Leadership of Principals in High Schools with Smaller Learning Communities
Sara Stankus, Richard Hartnett & Tongshan Chang
National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 2007, V24(3) - Department Chairs’ Leadership and Integration of Instructional Technology into Teaching
Richard Hartnett & Tongshan Chang
National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 2005, V20(5)
Chinese
- Development and Application of Institutional Research (2016)
Tongshan Chang
Tongji University Press - Excellence and Equity of Undergraduate Admissions in American Research Universities (in progress)
Tongshan Chang
Peking University Press - Learning Outcomes Assessment (in progress)
Tongshan Chang, Wei Kang & Jiaming Wang (Ed. and Translation)
China Science Publishing & Media Ltd - A Comparison of Basic Competencies of Undergraduate Students Between China and the USA
Tongshan Chang
China Higher Education Research, 2018(2) - A Survey Study of Chinese Institutional Researchers’ Organizational Intelligence
Tongshan Chang
Journal of Higher Education Management, 2017(2) - Institutional Research Organizations in Universities and Colleges
Tongshan Chang
Fudan Education Forum, 2016(5) - The Role of Institutional Research in Chinese Higher Education
Tongshan Chang
Higher Education in Chemical Engineering, 2016(2) - Institutional Research: A Case Study of Undergraduate Student Participation in Research Activities at the University of California
Tongshan Chang
Fudan Education Forum, 2015(5) - Ability, Integration and Freedom: Reform of Undergraduate Education at Stanford University in 21st Century
Haiyan Liu & Tongshan Chang
Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2015(4) - American University Learning Outcomes Assessment: The Connotation, Current Status and Challenges
Haiyan Liu & Tongshan Chang
Journal of Higher Education, 2015(7) - The Past, Present and Future of American Institutional Research
Tongshan Chang
Research in Higher Education of Engineering, 2013(2) - How to Improve Higher Education Decision Making: A Perspective of Institutional Research and Data-Driven Decision Making
Tongshan Chang
Fudan Education Forum, 2013(2) - Benchmarking in Higher Education Quality
Tongshan Chang
University Education Science, 2013(5) - What Made Berkeley Great? The Sources of Berkeley’s Sustained Academic Excellence by George Breslauer (translation)
Ruijun Du & Tongshan Chang
Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2011(6) - Developing an Institutional Intelligence System: A New Trend of Institutional Research
Tongshan Chang
Journal of Higher Education, 2009(10) - Data mining Applications in American Institutional Research
Tongshan Chang
Fudan Educational Forum, 2009(2) - An Analytical Overview of University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES)
Mingming Cheng, Tongshan Chang & Haitao Huang
Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2009(6) - Constructivism and student learning outcomes assessment methods
Tongshan Chang
Higher Education Development and Assessment, 2008(3) - An Analytical Study of the University of California Undergraduate Admissions Comprehensive Review
Tongshan Chang
Tsinghua Journal of Education, 2007(6)
Selected Presentations
- Institutional Research and Learning Analytics
Tongshan Chang
Keynote speech at Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Institutional Research, 2017 - A Comparison of Basic Competencies of Undergraduate Students Between China and USA
Tongshan Chang
Keynote speech at International Symposium on Theory and Practice of Higher Education Development for 2030, Xiamen University, 2017 - A Survey Study on Student Basic Needs at University of California
Tongshan Chang & Ruben E. Canedo
Presentation at 42nd Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2017) - Undergraduate Research Participation: Predictors and Relationship with Research Career Pursuits
Tongshan Chang, William Armstrong, Cinnamon Danube, Kristen McKinney & Matt Reed
Presentation at 41st Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2016) - Getting Engaged: Does It Work?
Tongshan Chang, Chris Furgiuele, Xiaohui Zheng & Susannah McCormick
Presentation at 40th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2015) - Exploring Big Data and Predictive Analytics
Pamela Brown & Tongshan Chang
Presentation at Annual SERU Research Symposium (2015) - Advanced Placement (AP) Courses and Higher Learning
Tongshan Chang
Keynote speech at Peking University (2015) - Are Undergraduate Students Disengaged Before They Drop out?
Yang Yang & Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 38th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2013) - Undergraduate Student Persistence and Completion: Do Pell Grants Matter
Charles Hatcher & Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 38th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2013) - How to Improve Student Survey Response Rates: Contributing Factors and Marketing Strategies
Tongshan Chang, Xiaohui Zheng, Yang Yang, Sereeta Alexendar, Anna Sher, Gina Johnson & William Armstrong
Presentation at 37th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2012) - UC as an Engine of Social Mobility: Successes, Challenges and Concerns
Anne Machung & Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 36th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2011) - The University of California’s New Freshman Admissions Policy: Entitled to Review
Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 35th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2010) - Predicting Success of International Students from Non-English Speaking Countries at American Universities
Tongshan Chang & Sam Agronow
Presentation at the Association for Institutional Research Forum (2009) - Using National Student Clearinghouse Data to Measure Academic Success: A Case Study
Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 34th Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2009) - The Effect of Student Precollege Activity Participation on Their First-Year College Engagement and Learning Outcomes
Tongshan Chang
Presentation at the 3rd Annual SERU Research Symposium (2009) - Using Data Mining Techniques to Assist Institutions in Achieving Enrollment Goals: A Case Study
Tongshan Chang
Presentation at 33rd Annual Conference of California Association for Institutional Research (2008) - Presidential leadership in Chinese universities: A frame analysis
Tongshan Chang, Richard Hartnett & Xiaoguang Shi
Presentation at the ASHE Conference (2003)
Selected Work Reports
- University of California Graduate Student Well-Being Survey Report (2016)
Role: project team member - Global Food Initiative: Food and Housing Security at the University of California (2017)
Role: project team member
Data Visualization Projects
- University of California Undergraduate Graduation Rates
Role: developer - University of California Undergraduate Survey (UCUES) Data
Role: reviewer - University of California Freshman Admissions
Role: reviewer - University of California Transfer Admissions
Role: reviewer
