Professional Bio

Michael S. Trevisan (PI, Educational Psychology, WSU)


Professional Preparation

Institution Major Degree/Year
San Jose State University Mathematics B.A./1983
University of Washington Educational Psychology M.Ed./1988
University of Washington Educational Psychology Ph.D./1990

Appointments
Director, Assessment and Evaluation Center, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, WSU, 1997 – present
Professor, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, WSU, 2005 – present
Interim Assessment Coordinator, Office of the Provost, WSU, 2001 – 2002
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, WSU, 1999 – 2005
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, WSU, 1994 – 1999
Director, Region 7 Chapter 1 Rural Technical Assistance Center, RMC Research Corporation, Portland, Oregon, 1991 – 1994
Measurement Specialist, Department of Measurement and Experimental Research, Multnomah Education Service District, Portland, Oregon, 1989 – 1991

Five recent publications most closely related to the project
Squires, D., Trevisan, M. S., & Canney, G. F. (2006). Investigating form comparability in the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment: Matters of fairness and transparency. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 32(4), 369-380.
Squires, D., Canney, G. F., & Trevisan, M. S. (2004). There is another way: The faculty developed Idaho comprehensive literacy assessment for pre-service teachers. Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 12(62), http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n62/.
Trevisan, M. S. (2004). Practical training in evaluation: A literature review. American Journal of Evaluation, 25(2), 255-272.
Trevisan, M. S. (2002). Enhancing practical evaluation training through long-term evaluation projects. American Journal of Evaluation, 23(1), 81-92.
Davis, D. C., Gentili, K. L., Trevisan, M. S., & Calkins, D. E. (2002). Engineering design assessment processes and scoring scales for program improvement and accountability. Journal of Engineering Education, 91(2), 211-222.

Five other recent significant publications
Trevisan, M. S. (2007). Evaluability assessment from 1986 – 2006. American Journal of Evaluation, 28(3), 290-303.
Huang, Y., Trevisan, M. S., & Storfer, A. (2007). The impact of the “all-of-the-above” option and student ability on multiple choice tests. International Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1(2), http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/v1n2/articles/huang/Article_Huang-Trevisan-Storfer.pdf.
Trevisan, M.S., Davis, D., Beyerlein, S., Harrison, O., & Thompson, P. (2006). A review of literature on assessment practices in capstone engineering design courses: Implications for formative assessment. American Society for Engineering Education Conference Proceedings. Chicago, IL.
Trevisan, M. S., & Huang, Y. (2003). Evaluability assessment: A primer. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 8(20), http://edresearch.org/pare/getvn.asp?v=8&n=20.
Trevisan, M. S. (2002, June). The states’ role in ensuring assessment competence. Kappan, 83(10), 766-771.

Synergistic Activities
For more than 13 years, I’ve worked with Denny Davis (WSU) and others to develop engineering design assessments for undergraduate classroom (freshman to senior level) and program use. This work has been funded through numerous NSF grant awards.
I have and continue to work on various STEM-related projects across Washington State. This work includes ways to evaluate the impact of informal science education efforts in the Yakima Valley, assessment of a math-science partnership grant to develop the science inquiry teaching capacity of middle school science teachers in eastern Washington, and the impact of after school programs on math and science achievement for K-12 students across the state. This work is externally funded through grants and contracts.

Collaborators and Co-Editors
Steven Beyerlein, Shane Brown, Martha Crosby, Denny Davis, Kunlee Harrison, Chris Hunthausen, Tim Kohler, Hari Narayanan, Margaret Ross, Eric Smith, Phil Thompson, Rita Vick

Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors
Doctoral advisor: Gilbert Sax (retired)

Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Trevisan has chaired the following doctoral committees during the last 5 years: David Conley, Glenn Gifford, Christina Gilchrist, Yi Min Huang, Alicia Jacob, Diane Kelly-Reilly, Jon McKenzie, Rena Mincks, Peter Speelmon, and Todd Vanek. He current chairs doctoral committees for: Andy Boyd and Korolyn Pogue. He is the postdoctoral supervisor for Dr. Huihua He.

Planned Conference Participation

Attending :: ISE PI Summit 2008
25 - 26 July 2008