Bowling Green State University

School of Leadership and Policy Studies

Craig A. Mertler, Ph.D.

Professor
Educational Assessment & Research Methodologies

Director
School of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Educational Foundations and Inquiry

550C Education
Office: 419-372-9357
Email: mertler@bgsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Educational Evaluation and Measurement
Florida State University, 1996.

M.A., Educational Research & Evaluation
The Ohio State University, 1992.

B.S., Biological Sciences
Bowling Green State University. 1985.

Courses Taught

EDFI 402: Assessment & Evaluation in Education
EDFI 641: Statistics in Education
EDFI 642: Research in Education
EDFI 680: Assessment Literacy for Teachers
EDFI 680: Classroom Assessment for Teachers
EDFI 680: Interpreting Standardized Test Scores
EDFI 751: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education I
EDFI 752: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education II

Areas of Research Interest

Teachers' classroom assessment practices & assessment literacy (K-12)
Electronic survey methodology
Classroom-based teacher-led action research

Recent Publications

Books:

Mertler, C. A. & Charles, C. M. (2008). Introduction to educational research (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Mertler, C. A. (2007). Interpreting standardized test scores: Strategies for data-driven instructional decision making. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mertler, C. A. (2006). Action research: Teachers as researchers in the classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mertler, C. A. & Vannatta, R. A. (2005). Advanced and multivariate statistical methods: Practical application and interpretation (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Pyrczak.

Mertler, C. A. (2003). Classroom assessment: A practical guide for educators. Los Angeles: Pyrczak.

Refereed Articles:

Mertler, C. A., & Zachel, K. (2006). Data-driven instructional decision making: An idea (and practice) whose time has come. Principal Navigator, 1(3), 6-9.

Mertler, C. A. (2005). The role of classroom experience in preservice and inservice teachers' assessment literacy. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 18(4), 25-34.

Mertler, C. A. (2004). Secondary teachers' assessment literacy: Does classroom experience make a difference? American Secondary Education, 33(1), 49-64.

Mertler, C. A. (2003). Patterns of response and nonresponse from teachers to traditional and web surveys. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 8(22). Available online: http://www.pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=22

Mertler, C. A. (2002). Job satisfaction and perception of motivation among middle and high school teachers. American Secondary Education, 31(1), 43-53.

Mertler, C. A. (2002). Demonstrating the potential for Web-based survey methodology with a case study. American Secondary Education, 30(2), 49-61.

Mertler, C. A. (2001). Designing scoring rubrics for your classroom. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(25). Available online: http://www.pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=25

Professional Service

Mid-Western Educational Research Association:

Elected to Board of Directors, Mid-Western Educational Research Association (2004-2005)

Immediate Past President (2008-2009)
President (2007-2008)
President-Elect (2006-2007)
Vice-President and Annual Meeting Program Chair (2005-2006)
Vice-President-Elect (2004-2005)
Vice-President-Elect-Elect (2004)
Elected member of Association Council (2001-2003)
Manuscript Reviewer, Mid-Western Educational Researcher (2002, 2007)

Other:

Member, Board of Editors, Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, http://www.pareonline.net/ (2003-present)
Manuscript Reviewer, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice (2007)
Manuscript Reviewer, Educational Assessment (2005)

Grants

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Jennings Scholars Lecture Series: $47,000
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Jennings Scholars Alumni Workshop: $15,000

Awards

BGSU Authors and Artists Award: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007