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My major research focus is science and mathematics program
evaluation. My evaluations utilize a variety of techniques to
best fit the needs of a given situation and usually involve
mixing methods in a variety of ways. I presently am involved in
the evaluation of several national science and mathematics
programs. I am interested in instrument development and in
distinguishing among various types of assessments those that are
most appropriate for a given situation.
Courses I teach
(all EPSY courses)
EPSY 5243—Principles and Methods of Evaluation
EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology
EPSY 8247—Advanced Interviewing and NVIVO
Selected publications
Lawrenz, F. Science Program Evaluation. In
N. Lederman and (Eds.) Review of Research in Science Education
Abell, S. K., & Lederman, N. G. (Eds). (2007). Handbook of
Research on Science Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Lawrenz, F., Fleming, M. Trajectories of
Science Education Program Evaluation in North America, in K.
Tobin and WM Roth (Eds.), World Science Education: North
America, NY: Sense Publishers, 2009.
Sweet, R. Hananel, D and Lawrenz, F. A New
Approach to Validation Reliability and Study Design in Technical
Skills. Archives of Surgery, accepted 2009
Toal, S., King, J., Johnson, K., and
Lawrenz, F. The unique character of involvement in multi-site
evaluation settings. Evaluation and Program Planning, in press
2009
Lawrenz, F. Wood, N., Kirchhoff, A., Kim,
N., and Eisenkraft, A. Variables affecting physics achievement.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching in press, 2009 Wood,
N., Lawrenz, F., and Haroldson, R. A Judicial Look at the
Culture of Dealing. Accepted by Journal of Research in Science
Teaching, in press 2009
Hanssen, C., Lawrenz, F., and Dunet, D.
Concurrent Meta evaluation: A critique, American Journal of
Evaluation, 2008, 29 (4):572-82.
Huffman, D., Thomas, K., and Lawrenz, F. A
Collaborative Immersion Approach to Evaluation Capacity
Building, American Journal of Evaluation, 2008, 29 (3):
358-368.
Lawrenz, F and Sobotka, S. “Empirical
Analysis of Current Approaches to Incidental Findings”
in Empirical Analysis of Current Approaches to Incidental
Findings, Edited volume of Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics,
Eds Susan Wolf, 2008, 36 (2): 249-255.
Huffman, D., Thomas, K and Lawrenz, F.
Science and mathematics instruction in a reform-based teacher
preparation program, School Science and Mathematics, 2008,
108(4), p. 137-148.
Dunet, D., Sparling P., Hersey, J.,
Williams-Piehota, P., Hill, M., Hanssen, C., Lawrenz, F., and
Reyes, M., A new Evaluation tool to obtain practice-based
evidence of worksite health promotion programs, Preventing
Chronic Disease, 2008, 5 (4): 1-13.
Hong, Z., Lin, H., and Lawrenz, F. Promoting
single-Parent Children’s Attitudes Toward Science and Science
Performance through Extracurricular Science Intervention in
Taiwan, International Journal of Science Education, 2008, 30
(4): 469-493.
Lawrenz, F. Science Program Evaluation.
Review of Research in Science Education. Abell, S. K., &
Lederman, N. G. (Eds). (2007). Handbook of research on science
education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Appleton, J., Lawrenz, F., Craft, E.,
Cudmore, W., Hall, J., and Waintraub, J. A model for materials
development: Combining applied development processes with
theory. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007,
16:491-99
Lawrenz, F., Gullickson, A. and Toal, S.
Dissemination: Handmaiden to evaluation use, American Journal of
Evaluation, 2007, 28(3): 275-289.
Lawrenz F. and Toal S. A few tweaks to the
toolkit. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and
Perspectives, 2007, 5(2-3):195-198.
Lawrenz, F. Huffman, D. and Gravely, A.
Impact of the collaboratives for excellence in teacher
preparation (CETP) program. Journal of Research in Science
Teaching, 2007, 44 (9):1348-1369.
Clarkson, L., Robelia B., Chahine, I.,
Fleming M., Lawrenz, F., Rulers of Different Colors:
Inquiry into Measurement, Teaching Children Mathematics,
2007, 14 (1):34-39.
Graduate-Professional Teaching Award for her contributions
to graduate and professional education, 2002
Revised March 2009
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