Dr. David Shannon


Professor
Educational Foundations,

Leadership, & Technology
Auburn University, AL 36849-5221

(334) 844-3071
Fax (334) 844-3072
shanndm@auburn.edu

 

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