Associate Professor & COE Director of Assessment

Vita

Barry J. Wilson

Associate Professor & COE Director of Assessment

Degrees Earned

1965 B.A. Philosophy, Conception Seminary

1968 M.S. Guidance & Counseling, Creighton University

1973 Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Missouri

Academic Teaching and Related Experience

1973 – present Asst./Assoc. Professor, University of Northern Iowa

1989 - 2003 Department Head, Educational Psychology & Foundations

2003-present Director of Assessment for the College of Education

2007-09 Assessment System Consultant for Iowa Department of Education

Primary Duties/Specialties (present)

Director of Assessment, College of Education

Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in assessment and educational psychology

Courses Taught (Past 3 years)

Course # Course Title

250:050 Classroom Assessment

200:176g Learning and Behavior Problems

200:214 Foundations of Instructional Psychology

250:205 Educational Research

250:300 Descriptive Educational Research

Scholarship/Research/Major Publications (Past 7 years)

Herring, M. & Wilson, B. (2010) Enhancing student learning through evidence, self-assessment, and accountability: closing the loop. Journal of Assessment and Accountability in Educator Preparation, 1, 46-52

Wilson, B. (with Henning, J, Kohler, F. and Robinson, V.) (2010) Improving Teacher Quality. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

Wilson, B. Education in America: Let the Competition Begin (2010) ICSS Journal, 23, 17-21

Wilson, B. (2009). From assessment to action: back-mapping to the future. In Banta, T, Jones, & Black. Designing Effective Assessment. (pp.111-114)

Wilson, B. (2007). Rediscovering common values. In J. Vaske (Ed.), Smoothing the Transition from High School to Successful Postsecondary Experiences (pp. 103-104). Des Moines: FINE Foundation

External Grants (Past 7 years)

2006-08, Teacher Quality Enhancement grant for Assessment systems ($20,000)

2007, TQE English Language Learner Polycom grant ($7000)

2007-08, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant for Assessment systems ($20,000)

2007-08, Assessment System Consultation for Iowa Dept. of Education ($43,000)

2008-09, Assessment System Consultation for Iowa Dept. of Education ($43,000)

2008-09, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, ($20,000)

2009, Diverse Learners Instructional Materials, Iowa Dept. of Education ($39,000)

Academic Presentations (Past 7 years)

Wilson, B. & Herring, M. (2010) “Institutional Change: Moving from Assessment to Action”, Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA

Wilson, B. & Herring, M. (2009) “Enhancing Student Learning Through Evidence”, Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, IL

Wilson, B. (2006) “Rediscovering Common Values”, FINE Working Conference, “Smoothing the Transition from High School to Successful Postsecondary Educational Experiences: An Invitational Working Conference”, Ankeny, IA.

Herring, M., Wilson, B., Donaldson, A. & Noborikawa, M. (2006) Connecting Data with Program Evaluation: Moving from Collection to Action, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference, October, 2006, Dallas, TX.

Invited Panel, Wartburg College, 19 October, 2006. Education Issues and the 2006 Elections

Professional Organization Activity (past 7 years)

President-elect, President, Past President, Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 2004-07

Webmaster, Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2004-present

State Panel for Iowa Department of Education Accreditation for Teacher Education, 2005-present

Campus Service Activity (Current)

Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Steering Committee member

University Assessment Committee member

Teacher Work Sample Committee member

Teacher Education Program Improvement Committee member

Council on Teacher Education (Non-voting member)

Community Service Activity (Current)

Volunteer, St. Vincent de Paul

Sponsor Couple for Engaged Couples, St. Stephen the Witness Student Center