Professor
Leadership, & Technology |
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Dr. David Shannon is a Humana-Germany-Sherman Distinguished Professor in the
Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology.
He joined the faculty after receiving
his Ph.D. in Educational Research Methodology and Statistics from the
University of Virginia in 1990.
Dr. Shannon teaches graduate courses in measurement, evaluation, and
statistics. Dr. Shannon's areas of research include student and teacher
assessment, teacher effectiveness, and research methodology issues. He is the
Past-President for the
Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA). He also serves as North
American Regional Co-Editor for
Educational
Research and Evaluation.
Dr. Shannon has published four textbooks pertaining to educational assessment,
quantitative analysis and using statistical software. In addition, he has
published over 50 refereed articles in journals such as the Assessment and
Evaluation in Higher Education, Educational and Psychological Measurement,
Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Educational Research and the
Journal of Higher Education and over 75 presentations at regional and national
venues. Furthermore, he has served as an evaluation coordinator or PI for
projects funded for over $150 million, managing evaluation budgets for these
projects totaling approximately $5 million. These projects include his role as
the evaluation coordinator for the $100 million South Florida Annenberg
Challenge, US Department of Education projects (e.g., Teaching American
History), NSF-funded projects (e.g., Math/Science Partnerships (MSP), GK12
Fellows, RDE-STEM, and CCLI) and statewide evaluation projects with the Alabama
State Department of Education.
Educational Psychology Doctoral Program
Courses Taught
FOUN 7200 - Introduction to Research Methods
FOUN 7300/7306 - Research and Design 1
FOUN 7310/7316 - Research and Design 2
FOUN 8100 - Program Evaluation
FOUN 8120 - Teacher Evaluation
FOUN 8200 - Survey Research
FOUN 8350 - Advanced Measurement Theory
FOUN 8540 - Educational Psychology Research Apprenticeship