EDUCATION

Ph.D., Foundations of Education: Educational Research & Measurement
University of Toledo, 2009

Dissertation: Analysis of the academic and non-academic outcomes from a bottom-up comprehensive school reform in the absence of student level data through simulation methods: A mixed methods case study.

M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction
University of Toledo, 2006

B.Ed., Elementary Education (1-8)
University of Toledo, 1998

COURSES TAUGHT

EDFI 6410: Statistics in Education
EDFI 6420: Research in Education
EDFI 6450: Using K-12 Assessment Data to Improve Practice
EDFI 7500: Quantitative Research and Statistical Methods in Leadership Studies

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Program/Grant Evaluation
Classroom Assessment & Data Driven Decision Making
School Reform

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Drouin, M., Horner, S., & Sondergeld, T. (in press). Alphabet knowledge in preschool: A Rasch model analysis. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Sondergeld, T. A., & Koskey, K. L. (2011). Evaluating the impact of an urban comprehensive school reform: An illustration of the need for mixed methods. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 37, 94-107.

Milner, A. R., Sondergeld, T. A., Demir, Abdulkadir, Czerniak, C. M., & Johnson, C. C. (2011). Elementary science teachers’ beliefs about teaching science and classroom practice: An examination of pre/post NCLB testing in science. Journal of Elementary Science.  doi: 10.1007/s10972-011-9230-7

Stone, G. E., Koskey, K. L., & Sondergeld, T. A. (2011). Comparing construct definition in Angoff and objective standard setting models: Playing in a house of cards without a full deck. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 71(6), 942-962.

Samel, A. N., Sondergeld, T. A., Fischer, J. M., & Patterson, N. C. (2011). The secondary school pipeline: Longitudinal indicators of resilience and resistance in urban schools under reform. The High School Journal, 94(3), 95-118.

Sondergeld, T. A., Bell, C., & Leusner, D. (2010). Understanding how teachers engage in formative assessment. Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry and Reflective Practice, 24(2), 72-86.

Book Chapters

Sondergeld, T. A., Milner, A. R., Coleman, L. J., & Sutherland, T. M. (2011). Lessons from the field: Examining the challenges and successes of a voluntary math and science enrichment program for urban middle school students. In C. Johnson (Ed.), Secondary STEM Education Reform (Ch. 4). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

SELECT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference Proposal Reviewer
    -Strand 10: Curriculum, Evaluation, and Assessment
    -Strand 15: Policy

NARST Committee Work
Appointed Research Committee Member—evaluate pre-conference workshop proposals, assess summer research institute proposals, assist in modification of committee bylaws.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Proposal Reviewer
    -Review Panel: Division D Graduate Student Research Gala – Measurement & Research Methodology
    -Review Panel: Division H – Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools
    -Review Panel: Rasch SIG

Journal Review Service
    -Gifted Child Today
    -American Educational Research Journal
    -International Journal of Science Education

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Catalyzing Research in Science Education Policy: Invited Conference Attendee
Attended whole group sessions on science education and policy; participated in small group discussions to establish research programs addressing 1) the challenges of common core standards and assessments, and 2) challenges facing science teacher preparation.