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John A. Hattie

Professor of Education
Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
PhD, MA, Dip Tchg, PGDip Arts, Dip Ed, Dip Dun Teach College

Previous Positions

• 1994-98 Professor, Chair of Educational Research Methodology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• 1994-98 Associate Director, Center for Research and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• 1998+ Psychometric Adviser to National Council for Accrediting Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
• 1985-94 Professor of Education, Department of Education, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
• 1989-94 Director of the Centre for Tertiary Education Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
• 1990-95 Chief External Examiner, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 1990-91 Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts
• 1983-84 Visiting Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• 1977-85 Associate Professor, Centre for Behavioural Studies, University of New England, NSW, Australia

University Teaching

UWA Supervisor of the Year (1993), UWA Innovative Teaching Award (1994)

Courses: Classical test theory, Structural Equation Modeling, Educational Measurement, Quantitative Research Methods, Educational Measurement, Educational Statistics, Multivariate Analysis, Psychometric Approaches to Research on Learning and Instruction, Experimental Design and Statistical Interpretation

Thesis Supervision

Supervised 170 Doctoral and Masters Dissertations.

Advisory Editorial Consultant

Served on 30 Editorial Boards/Consultancies

Research Grants

Awarded $NZ4 million from external sources.

Research Interests

Measurement models, Latent trait models, Structural Equation Modeling, Meta-analysis. Applications of measurement and statistical methods in: Study skills, Performance indicators & evaluation, Self-concept, Models of Teaching and Learning, Educational psychology, Creativity measurement.

Books and Monographs

• A University Executive Information System
• Completing a thesis/dissertation
• Self-concept
• Syntheses of educational productivity research
• Computer applications in Australian classrooms
• The effects of competency-based education on universities: Liberation or enslavement?
• An evaluation of a model for allocating research funds across departments within a university using selected indicators if performance
• Skills, Technology, and Management in Education: The Dynamics of Learning
• Multi-mode models for data analysis.

Papers Published

Over 300 papers/conference papers.

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