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Marie Simonsson

Dr. Marie Simonsson,
Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Program

Office: EDCC 3.240C
Phone: (956) 292-7388
Email: msimonsson@utpa.edu

COURSES TAUGHT

Master’s

EDUL 6300 Introduction to Research & Evaluation
EDUL 6367 Introduction to  Statistics & Decision Making

 

Doctoral

 

EDUL 8351 Introduction to Applied  Research
    EDUL 8323 Program Evaluation
   

RESEARCH INTERESTS

     

Leadership  issues in PK-16 educational settings

   

SPECIALIZATION

Research

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Poelzer, G.  H., Zeng, L., & Simonsson, M. (2006). Teacher certification tests: Using  linear and logistic regression models to evaluate variables that determine  success for secondary pre-service teachers. College Student Journal, 41(2),  305-313.

Overton, T., Fielding, C., & Simonsson, M. (2004).  Decision making in determining eligibility of culturally and linguistically  diverse learners: Reasons given by assessment personnel. Journal of Learning  Disabilities, 37(4), 319-330.

Simonsson, M. (2004). Technology use of Hispanic bilingual  teachers: A function of their beliefs, attitudes and perception on peer  technology use in the classroom. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 32(3),257-266.

Zeng, L., Simonsson, M., & Poelzer, H. (2003). A review  of quantitative studies on the Examination for the Certification of Educators  in Texas (ExCET). The Texas Association for Bilingual Education Journal, 7,139-143.

 
 
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