Subject Areas:
Area of Expertise:
- Classroom and large-scale assessment
- Data-driven instructional decision making
- Psychometrics
- Research methodology
- Survey research methods
- Evaluation
- Statistics.
Research Intrests:
- Teacher self-efficacy
- Classroom assessment development and use
- Implications of arts education in public schools on community academic and socio-cultural outcomes.
Dr. Surman teaches in the area of Educational Research and is currently teaching courses focused on classroom and large-scale assessment, data-driven instructional decision making, psychometrics, research methodology, survey research methods, evaluation, and statistics.
