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Associate Professor

Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies
Educational Psychology
220A Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography

My research interests focus on educational evaluation and the intersection of educational accountability issues and high stakes assessment. As educational accountability has become increasingly more important nationally and globally, my work has examined both evaluative capacity building and monitoring issues involved in test-based educational accountability. My current research includes an investigation of the intended and unintended consequences of a state-wide assessment and accountability system in relationship to students, instruction, and educational outcomes.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
  • M.Ed., Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981
  • B.S., Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1972

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002--
  • Chair, QUERIES, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--
  • Head, Division of Measurement and Evaluation, Office of Instructional Resources, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994-1999

Activities & Honors

  • A++ Award: Advocacy, Activism, and Advancement, 2012 College of Education Graduate Student Conference, College of Education, 2012- present
  • Associate Editor, American Journal of Evaluation, 2005-2010
  • University Fellow, Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society, 2005-2006, Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society, 2005-2006

Grants

  • Co-Principal Investigator, Assessing Complex Performance: A Postdoctoral Training Program Researching Students Writing and Assessment in Digital Workspaces, Institute of Education Sciences, 2011
  • Principal Investigator, External Review of the ISBE Large Scale Assessment and Accountability System, Illinois State Board of Education, 2008
  • Principal Investigator, Stereotype Threat and Math Test Performance Pilot Study, The Spencer Foundation, 2004
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Forging Community Partnerships to address the C-U Achievement Gap , 2003

Selected Publications

  • Ryan, K.E. & Slater Gannon, N., Culbertson, M. (in press). Improving survey methods with cognitive interviews in small- and medium-scale evaluations, American Journal of Evaluation.
  • Samuels, M. & Ryan, K. E. (2011). Grounding evaluations in culture, American Journal of Evaluation, 32(2), 183-198.
  • Hall, J. & Ryan, K.E. (2011). Educational accountability: A qualitatively-driven mixed methods approach, Qualitative Inquiry, 17(1), 105-115.
  • Ryan, K. E., & Feller, I. (2009). Evaluation, accountability and performance measurement in national education systems: Trends, methods, and issues. In K. E. Ryan & J. B. Cousins (Eds.), Sage international handbook of educational evaluation (pp. 171-190). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Ryan, K. E., & Shepard, L. A. (Eds.). (2008). The future of test-based educational accountability. Oxford, UK: Taylor Francis Publishing.

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