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• Created and administered an instrument to a stratified sample of Missouri classroom teachers to investigate, analyze, and report teachers' perceptions of the impact of Professional Development on their classroom practices and their students' performance; sub-sections analyze effectiveness of mentoring and other teacher-assistance programs; theinstrument and methodology are replicable for other states.

• Conducted a comparative analysis of Missouri's subject-specific competencies for beginning teachers and PRAXIS II (and older NTE) subject-area specialty tests to determine the content validity of the knowledge testing component of Missouri's competency-based educator licensure program; themethodology is replicable for other states.

• As part of a research team, conducted a five-year statistical analysis of Missouri's teaching force; designed, administered, and analyzed a survey of Missouri school district superintendents on their recent experiences with recruiting and retaining qualified educators; facilitated a "blue-ribbon" task force of educators, legislators, and business and philanthropic persons in the development of proposals and recommendations for the State Board of Education and the Missouri legislature to address educator recruitment and retention;instruments and methodology are replicable for other states.

• Provided instrument design and program analysis/evaluation for a National Science Foundation grant to the University of Missouri-Columbia to implement inquiry-based (problems-based) instructional approaches in undergraduate science instruction;instruments and methodology are replicable for other institutions.

• Provided instrument design and program analysis/evaluation for an Eisenhower Professional Development grant awarded to the University of Missouri-Columbia to assist high school chemistry and physics teachers in designing inquiry-based science activities using state-of-the-art scientific equipment;instruments and methodology are replicable for other institutions.