Faculty Research Profiles

M. David Miller has directed a state K-12 assessment program (Kansas) and was the lead data analyst for the Second International Mathematics Study before becoming a faculty member in Research Methods and Evaluation at the University of Florida.  His primary areas of research are in assessment, psychometrics and evaluation. He is currently the director of the Collaborative Assessment and Program Evaluation Services (CAPES) at the University of Florida.  CAPES was established to provide evaluation and research support for the educational components of grants throughout campus.

Degrees

Director, Collaborative Assessment and Program Evaluation Services  (2008-present)

Professor, Research Methods and Evaluation (UF faculty 1987-present)

Co-Director of K-12 Assessment, Kansas  (1984-1987)

Data Analyst, Second International Mathematics Study (1982-1984)

American Psychological Association (Division 16) School Psychology Quarterly Article of the Year Award, 1999, for Kranzler, Miller, and Jordan (1999).

American Pharmaceutical Association Best Published Paper Award for Economic, Social  and Administrative Sciences, 1999, for Obedina, Hepler, Segal, & Miller (1997).

University of Florida Research Foundation Professor, 1997-2000.

University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award, 1990.

University of Florida Teaching Improvement Program Award, 1995.

Website Editor, National Council on Measurement in Education, 2003-present.

Editorial Board, Applied Measurement in Education, 2001-present.

Grants

M. David Miller has been the PI or co-PI on more than $2.25 million in grants in education.  He currently directs CAPES which has a primary mission of supporting PIs at the University of Florida in obtaining and implementing grants.  CAPES work with faculty throughout the University of Florida on evaluating the social science components of their grants.  

Miller, M.D., Linn, R. L., and Gronlund, N.E. (2009).  Measurement and Assessment in Teaching (Tenth Edition).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Miller, M.D. (2009). Education Measurement: Classical Test Theory Reliability.  In E. L. Baker & R. L. Linn (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education.  Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications.

Miller, M. D. (2008).  Data for school improvement and educational accountability: Reliability and validity practice.  In K.E. Ryan & L.A. Shepard (Eds.), The future of test-based educational accountability.  New York: Routledge.

Miller, M. D. (2008). Reliability.  In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Miller, M. D., & Bottoms, G. (2007).  Accountability and curriculum.  In P.S. George (Ed.), The space between: Why the middle years matter. Tampa, FL: Helios Education Foundation.
   
Miller, M. D. (2002). Generalzability of performance-based assessments.  Washington, DC: Council of the Chief State School Officers.
 
Miller, M. D. (1999).  Teacher uses and perceptions of the impact of statewide performance-based assessments. Washington, DC: Council of the Chief State School Officers.

Miller, M. D., & Linn, R. L. (2000).  Validation of performance-based assessments.  Applied Psychological Measurement, 24(2), 367-378.