There is more than one way to measure your school’s success. Make an informed decision.
Below are a number of resources on the issue of ranking schools, as well as information on
our Faculty experts on the subject.
Resources
Audio |
"Measuring School Success"
Paul Shaker on the Christy Clark Show
(September 4, 2007, CKNW-AM) |
Dr. Phil Winne on BC Nightline
(April 16, 2007, CKNW) |
Opinion Piece |
"Article inspires SFU Dean to write"
Paul Shaker
(May 29, 2007, Similkameen News Leader) |
"One percent solution"
by Dr. Philip H. Winne |
"The True Purpose of School Rankings"
by Dr. Charles Bingham |
"Ranking the schools: Pro and con; Looking past the hype of the quick and easy way"
by Dr. Paul Shaker
(April 16, 2007, The Vancouver Sun) |
"Ranking the schools: Pro and con; Report cards help both parents and educators"
by Peter Cowley
(April 16, 2007, The Vancouver Sun) |
"The Report Card Conference"
by Dr. Paul Shaker, Dean of Education, SFU |
Video |
"The Great Debate: Measuring our Schools"
with Dr. Paul Shaker and Peter Cowley
(January 18, 2007) |
"What really counts! Rethinking accountability"
keynote speech by Dr. Paul Shaker, Dean of Education, SFU
(Oct. 2006, BCTF Conference) |
"Marketing or Scholarship"
by Dietmar Waber |
"Cautions About Rating BC's Schools"
by Dr. Phil Winne, Dr. John Nesbit, and Carmen Gress, SFU |
"School rankings flawed but useful"
by Gary Mason |
Mark Kelley from CBC's The National plays teacher at British Columbia's lowest-ranked school |
"Issues in public education"
speech by Dr. Paul Shaker, Dean of Education, SFU
(May 2006, North Vancouver School District event) |
"The New Common Sense of Education: Advocacy Research Versus Academic Authority"
by Dr. Paul Shaker, SFU and Elizabeth E. Heilman, MSU |
"BC's worst school just may be its best"
by Gary Mason |
“Enron, the Fraser Institute and Single Indicator Accountability”
by Dr. Paul Shaker, Dean of Education, SFU |
“Institutes at odds over methodology: C.D. Howe says Fraser disregarded socioeconomic factors”
by The Ottawa Citizen |
Assessments and school measurements EXPERTS
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Dr. Paul Shaker
Dean of Education
Ph.D. (Ohio State)
M.A. (Ohio State)
B.A. (Ohio State)
Specializations and Research Interests
During his time in the field of education, Dr. Shaker has been a teacher, as well as, a professor and administrator in higher education. In addition to a passionate interest in educational policy and community engagement, Dr. Shaker carries with him nearly 30 years experience in education in varying capacities and recognized with numerous awards, including as a Fulbright Senior Scholar that led to his work for evaluating basic education in seven Arab Gulf nations.
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Dr. Phil Winne
Education psychology professor
Canada Research Chair
Ph.D. (Stanford)
M.S.Ed. (Bucknell U.)
B.S.Ed. cum laude (Bucknell U.)
Specializations and Research Interests
Study tactics
Measurements, assessments and evaluation
Education psychology
Educational technology
Quantitative data analysis
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Dr. John Nesbit
Associate professor
Ph.D. (U. of Alberta)
M.Ed. (U. of Alberta)
B.A. (U. of British Columbia)
Specializations and Research Interests
Self-regulated learning with multimedia resources
Research methodologies for log analysis
Learning from concept maps
Learning object evaluation
Collaborative evaluation
Adaptive learning systems
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