National Academy for Educational Research

　　Dr. Hsieh has been serving at the Research Center for Testing and Assessment at the National Academy for Educational Research since earning her doctorate. She is committed to implementing large-scale educational assessments and providing empirical evidence to aid the Ministry of Education in policy formulation.

　　In 2022, the Ministry of Education launched the Taiwan Assessment of Student English Proficiency (TASEP) research project. Dr. Hsieh collaborated with scholars from various fields to develop an online English test that aligns with international standards and is tailored to local contexts. The test is used to assess the performance of middle school students based on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) levels, which aids in the revision of the English curriculum.

　　Dr. Hsieh is skilled in competence-based assessment and is often invited to lecture at workshops in middle and elementary schools, where she collaborates with teachers to develop test items. In response to the advent of the AI era, she has begun utilizing Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) models to develop reading comprehension questions.

　　Moreover, Dr. Hsieh has been conducting research to transform the Mandarin curriculum guideline into a lesson plan. She is developing integrated reading and writing courses using the ‘assessment as learning’ approach and plans to publish a book titled ‘Becoming Your Own Hero - An Interdisciplinary Course in Integrated Reading and Writing’ in 2024.