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Research Advisory Board

Mission Statement:
The mission of the NMSA Research Advisory Board is to support National Middle School Association as a voice for middle grades education and young adolescents by advising the association regarding research-based, credible evidence. In support of NMSA's commitment to research the Research Advisory Board (a) promotes and disseminates research, (b) encourages practitioners to become more involved in inquiry as consumers, collaborators, and practitioner-researchers; (c) establishes networks with organizations that promote and conduct research about young adolescents; and (d) advocates collaborative research efforts that draw from many disciplines and reflect multiple perspectives.

Research Advisory Board members:

Micki M. Caskey, Chair Associate Professor Portland State University	P. Gayle Andrews Associate Professor of Elementary Education The University of Georgia
Michael Muir Assistant Professor of Middle and Secondary Education University of Maine at Farmington	P. Elizabeth Pate Professor of Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning The University of Texas at San Antonio
Larry G. Daniel Dean and Professor College of Education and Human Services University of North Florida	Robert Capraro Associate Professor Texas A & M University
Penny Bishop Associate Professor University of Vermont

Research Advisory Board goals:

The Research Advisory Board currently has the following goals:

Update existent and develop new NMSA Research Summaries
Develop of sessions for the 2007 NMSA Conference
Finalize the Middle Grades Education: Fundamentals and Research (MGEFR) project
Serve in an advisory role to RMLE Online
Serve in an advisory capacity to NMSA

Recent work and accomplishments:

Sponsored sessions at 2006 NMSA Annual Conference, including:

What Research Says About … (2 sessions)
Research and Resources in Session (Collaborative, Courageous Leadership)
Research Advisory Board Poster Session for novice and veteran researchers
Chat Session for graduate students and novice researchers

Coordinated the review and selection of sessions for the Research Strand
Finalized work on the Fundamentals for Student Success in the Middle Grades project
Completed conceptual work related to the development of NMSA Research Summaries
Submitted new NMSA Research Summaries
Served in an advisory capacity to the editor of RMLE Online and reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication

Recent publications by Research Advisory Board members:

Andrews, P. G., Pate, P. E., & Fiske, A. G. (2003). Multiple change agents work for middle grades school reform. Middle School Journal, 35(2), 31-45.

Anfara, V. A., Jr., Andrews, P. G., Hough, D. L., Mertens, S. B., Mizelle, N. B., & White, G. P. (Eds.). (2003). Research and resources in support of This We Believe. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association.

Anfara, V. A., Jr., Andrews, P. G., & Mertens, S. B. (Eds.). (2005). The encyclopedia of middle grades education. Greenwich, CT and Westerville, OH: Information Age Publishing and National Middle School Association.

Bickmore, D. L., Fiske, A. G., Lowe, C. L. A., Mullen, T. M., Paisley, W. L., Parker, A. K., Pate, P. E., Pinnow, R. J., Robinson, D. M., Rogan, R. P., Stoner, D. A., Stratton, P. W., Torrence, N. L., & Walters, D. B. (2003). Changes in Middle School Journal content over 30 years. Middle School Journal, 35(2), 23-29.

Bishop, P. (2006). The promise of visual methods in middle level research. Middle Grades Research Journal, 1(2), 33-46.

Bishop, P., Boke, N., Pflaum, S., & Kirsch, N. (2005). “Just pretending to read:” Teaching middle school students to be strategic readers. In M. M. Caskey (Ed.), Making a difference: Action research in middle level education (pp. 185-213). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Bishop, P., & Pflaum, S. (2005). Middle school students' perceptions of social dimensions as influencers of academic engagement. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 29(1), 1-14.

Bishop, P., & Pflaum, S. (2005). Reaching and teaching middle school learners: Asking students to show us what works. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Bishop, P., Reyes, C., & Pflaum, S. (2006). Read smarter, not harder: Global reading comprehension strategies. The Reading Teacher, 60(1), 66-69.

Capraro, R. M., Capraro, M. M., Parker, D., Kulm, G., & Raulerson, T. (2005). The mathematics content knowledge role in developing preservice teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. Journal for Research in Childhood Education, 20, 108-124.

Capraro, M. M., Kulm, G., & Capraro, R. M. (2005). Middle grades: Misconceptions in statistical thinking. School Science and Mathematics Journal, 105, 165-174.

Caskey, M. M. (2002). Authentic curriculum: Strengthening middle level education. In V. A. Anfara, Jr. & S. L. Stacki (Eds.), Middle school curriculum, instruction, and assessment (pp. 103-117). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Caskey, M. M. (2003). Preparing middle level teachers in field-based cohorts. In P. G. Andrews & V. Anfara, Jr. (Eds.), Leaders for a movement: Professional preparation and development of middle level teachers and administrators (pp.53-76). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Caskey, M. M. (Ed.). (2005). Making a difference: Action research in middle level education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Caskey, M. M. (2006). The evidence for the core curriculum—past and present. Middle School Journal, 37(3), 48-54.

Henson, R., Capraro, R. M., & Capraro, M. M. (2004). Reporting practice and use of exploratory factor analysis in educational research journals. Research in the Schools, 11(2), 61-72.

Jackson, A. W., Andrews, P. G., Holland, H., & Pardini, P. (2004). Making the most of middle school: A field guide for parents and others. New York: Teachers College Press.

Jackson, A. W., & Davis, G. A. (2000). Turning points 2000: Educating adolescents for the 21st century. New York and Columbus, OH: Teachers College Press and National Middle School Association.

Muir, M. (2001). What engages underachieving middle school students in learning? Middle School Journal, 33(2), 37-43.

Muir, M. (2006). Technology to improve learning: Strategies for middle level leaders. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association.

Muir, M., Knezek, G., & Christensen, R. (2004). The Power of One-to-One: Early Findings from the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Learning and Leading with Technology, 32(3).

Naiser, E. A., Wright, W. E., & Capraro, R. M. (2004). Teaching fractions: Strategies used for teaching fractions to middle grades students. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 18, 193-198.

Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Daniel, L. G. (2004). Reliability generalization: The importance of considering sample specificity, confidence intervals, and subgroup differences. Research in the Schools, 11(1), 61-71.

Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Daniel, L. G. (2005). Evidence-based guidelines for publishing articles in Research in the Schools and beyond. Research in the Schools, 12(2), 1-11.

Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Roberts, J. K., & Daniel, L. G. (2004). A proposed new "what if" reliability analysis for assessing the statistical significance of bivariate relationships. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 37(4), 229-240.

Pate, P. E. (2005). Anchor essay: Academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment. In V. A. Anfara, P. G. Andrews, & S. B. Mertens (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle level education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.