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Laura O'Dwyer

Department Chair, Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment

Professor

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Laura O'Dwyer

Ph.D.

Contact

Campion Hall Room 336E

Telephone: 617-552-8089

Email: laura.odwyer.1@bc.edu

ORCID

Education

  • Ph.D., 艾可直播 College
  • M.S., National University of Ireland, Galway
  • B.S., National University of Ireland, Galway

Courses

Readings and Research in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Readings and Research in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
Multilevel Regression Models

Research Interests

Examining the impacts of technology-based interventions, experimental design, hierarchical linear modeling and power analysis, international comparative studies.

Expertise

  • Research Methods, Evaluation & Psychometrics
Curriculum Vitae

Department

MESA Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics & Assessment

Publications

  • O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Bernauer, J.A. (2014). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Shields, K.A., & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (in press). Remedial education and completing college: Exploring differences by credential and institutional level. The Journal of Higher Education.
  • Newton, A.D., & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (in press). Propensity score analysis for examining the effects of a district-level intervention: A model for school-university partnerships. In R.M. Reardon & J. Leonard (Eds.), Exploring the Community Impact of Research - Practice Partnerships in Education.听
  • O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (in press). Experimental designs. In Frey B.B. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational research, measurement and evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • O鈥橠wyer, L.M., Wang, Y., & Shields, K.A. (2015) Teaching for Conceptual Understanding: A Cross-national Comparison of the Relationship between Teachers鈥� Instructional Practices and Student Achievement in Mathematics. Large Scale Assessment. 3, 1. DOI 10.1186/s40536-014-0011-6.
  • Dulaney, A., Vasilyeva, M., & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (2015). Individual differences in cognitive resources and elementary school mathematics achievement: Examining the roles of storage and attention. Learning and Individual Differences. 37, 55.63.
  • O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Parker, C.E. (2014). (REL 2014鈥�046). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Central.
  • Peoples, S.M. & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (2014) The Nature of Science Instrument-Elementary (NOSI-E): The End of the Road? Journal of Applied Measurement. 15(4):338-58.
  • Parker, C.E., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Irwin, C., 2014, (REL 2014鈥�020), Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands.
  • O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Parker, C.E. (2014). (REL 2014鈥�046). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Central.
  • Grady, M. W., & O鈥橠wyer, L. M. (2014). (REL 2014鈥�027). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands.
  • Peoples, S.M., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., Wang, Y., Brown, J., Shields, K., Rosca, C. (2013). Development and Application of the Elementary School Science Classroom Environment Scale (ESSCES): Measuring Student Perceptions of Constructivism within the Science Classroom. Journal of Learning Environments.
  • Dash, S., Magidin de Kramer, R., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., Masters, J., & Russell, M. (2012). Impact of online professional development on teacher quality and student achievement in fifth grade mathematics. Journal of Research on Technology in Education 45(1) p.1.
  • Masters, J., Magidin de Kramer, R., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., Dash, S., & Russell, M. (2012). The effects of online teacher professional development on fourth grade students鈥� knowledge and practices in English Language Arts. The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 20(1), 21-46.
  • de Kramer, R., Masters, J., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., Dash, S. & Russell, M., (2012). The Effects of Online Teacher Professional Development on Seventh Grade Teachers' and Students' Knowledge and Practices in English Language Arts. Teacher Educator, 47, 236鈥�259.
  • Poteat, V. P., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., & Mereish, E. H. (2012). Changes in how students use and are called homophobic epithets over time: Patterns predicted by gender, bullying, and victimization status.听Journal of Educational Psychology, 104,聽393-406.
  • Wang, Y. & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (2011). Teacher-directed Student-use of Technology and Mathematics Achievement: Examining Trends in International Patterns. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 30(1).
  • Gobert, J., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., Horwitz, P., Buckley, B. Levy, S., Wilensky, W. (2011). An examination of students鈥� epistemologies in biology, chemistry, and physics: Domain differences and interactions with learning in rich, technology-based science environments. International Journal of Science Education, 33(5), 653.
  • Hoyle, C., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Chang, Q. (2011). . (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2011鈥揘o. 102). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands.
  • Masters, J., de Kramer, R., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., Dash, S. & Russell, M., (2010). The Effects of Online Professional Development on Fourth Grade English Language Arts Teachers鈥� Knowledge and Instructional Practices. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 43(3), 355-375
  • Bebell, D., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., Russell, M., & Hoffman, T. (2010). Concerns, considerations and new ideas for data collection and research in educational technology studies. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(1),29-52.
  • Gobert, J., O鈥橠wyer, L. M., Horwitz, P., Buckley, B. Levy, S., Wilensky, W. (2011). Examining the Relationship Between Students鈥� Understanding of the Nature of Models and Conceptual Learning in Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.. International Journal of Science Education, 33(5), 653.
  • Horwitz, P., Gobert, J., Buckley, B.C., & O鈥橠wyer, L.M. (2010) Learning genetics with dragons: From computer-based manipulatives to hypermodels. In Jacobson, M. J., & Reimann, P. (Eds.) (pp. 61-87) Designs for learning environments of the future: International perspectives from the learning sciences. Springer.
  • Russell, M., O鈥橠wyer, L.M., & Miranda, H. (2009). Diagnosing students鈥� misconceptions in algebra: Results from an experimental pilot study. Behavior Research Methods, 41(2), 414-424.

Awards

  • April 2015 - Recipient of the聽AERA Learning Environments SIG/Springer Award聽for the best journal article (with Peoples, Wang, Brown, and Rosca)
  • April 2014 - Recipient of the聽Outstanding Research Award聽from Division E, Counseling and Human Development, of the American Education Research Association (AERA) (with Poteat and Mereish).
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