Research and Evaluation Bureau

Mark P. Smilaycoff Kent State University Research and Evaluation Bureau 507 White Hall, Kent, OH 44242

CAREER OBJECTIVES:

My career objective is to work in the area of educational research and evaluation in a university setting and to conduct research in the area of educational measurement.

EMPLOYMENT:

2011 - Kent State University, Evaluator, Research & Evaluation Bureau, College of Education, Health & Human Services

2002 - 2011 Canton City School District, Data Analyst, Wells Administrative Center

2005 Kent State University, Evaluator, Research & Evaluation Bureau, College of Education, Health & Human Services

1999 - 2002 Malone College, Temporary Assistant Professor, Graduate School.

1998 - 2002 Canton City School District, Building Proficiency Test Coordinator, Timken Senior High School.

1983 - 1998 Canton City School District, Teacher (Social Studies), Hartford Junior High School and Timken Senior High School.

1996 Malone College, Temporary Assistant Professor, Graduate School. Mark P. Smilaycoff Vita Page 2

1987 - 1993 Kent State University, Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, Graduate School of Education.

1986 Kent State University, Assistant Director, Bureau of Research Training and Services, Graduate School of Education.

1984 Cleveland State University, Temporary Lecturer, Department of Curriculum and Foundations, Graduate School of Education.

1982 - 1983 Kent State University, Graduate Assistant, Bureau of Research Training and Services, Graduate School of Education.

1974 - 1982 Canton City School District, Teacher (Vocational Drafting & Social Studies), Timken Senior High School.

EDUCATION:

1981 - 1989 Kent State University, Ph.D. in Evaluation & Measurement (Dissertation: An Application of the Bock-Samejima Model for Multiple Category Scoring to Test Items in Which Distractors Contain Information Related to Latent Ability)

1975 - 1980 Kent State University, M.A. in Vocational Education (Thesis: The Effects of Cognitive Style and Educational Treatment Upon the Attainment of Knowledge in the Classroom)

1967 - 1973 University of Akron, B.A. in Secondary Education

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Permanent (Ohio), High School (Comprehensive Social Studies), Certificate No. 288-48-6804 PHSS

Permanent (Ohio), Vocational (Drafting Occupations), Certificate No. 288-48-6804 PVOS Mark P. Smilaycoff Vita Page 3

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Canton Professional Educators’ Association (1977 - 2005) Vice-President (1979 - 1981)

East Central Ohio Education Association (1977 - 2005)

Ohio Education Association (1977 - 2005)

National Education Association (1977 - 2005)

American Educational Research Association (1982 - 1992)

National Council on Measurement in Education (1982 - 2005)

Ohio Council for the Social Studies (1989 - 1992)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

Ohio Twelfth Grade Proficiency Test Standards Com – Ohio Department of Education North Central Association Steering Committee Timken Regional Campus – Timken Senior High School Business Academy, Comprehensive Operations and Assessment National Honor Society Committee, Committees Chairman & Advisor – Canton City School District – Timken Senior High School

Center for Leadership in School Reform Scholastic Honors Convocation, Chairman Standards Committee – Timken Senior High School Standard 5 Subcommittee, Chairman – Canton City School District

Advanced Placement Study Committee – Canton City School District Mark P. Smilaycoff Vita Page 4

PH.D. PROGRAM:

Major: Evaluation & Measurement

Educational Research, Educational Statistics I, Correlation Methods, Statistical Inference, Evaluation in Education, Advanced Research Approaches, Psychometric Methods, Experimental Design, Advanced Educational Statistics, Factor Analysis, Fortran Programming, Program Evaluation, Theory of Measurement, Multivariate Analysis, Single Subject Research, Public Expenditure and Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Minor: Quantitative Economics

Quantitative Methods in Economics, Computers and Decision Models, Operations Research in Management, Managerial Economics, Econometrics I, Econometrics II.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

“An Investigation of the Utility of the Modified Caution Index in the Prediction of Course Success.” Paper presented at the 1984 NCME Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 24-27.

“Summary of Baseline Data for the Dental Health Promotion in Workplace Settings,” a research report prepared for the American Dental Association.

“An Evaluation of the ‘Grassroots Science Teacher-Leadership Institute’ conducted by the Canton City Schools,” a report prepared for the National Science Foundation.

“An Initial Evaluation of the Canton City Schools Freshman Academy Instructional Setting - Year 2000,” a report prepared for the Canton City Schools.

“Polymer Envoys Program 2010-2011 ‒ Research Findings,” a report prepared for the Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University. Mark P. Smilaycoff Vita Page 5

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Programming Languages: Fortran IV and Fortran 77, including IMSL subroutines

Statistical Packages: SPSS SAS BMDP SYSTAT

Item & Test Analysis Software BICAL LOGIST BILOG MULTILOG ITEMAN LERTAP

Productivity Software: WORD PERFECT OFFICE MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD PERFECT WORD QUATTRO PRO EXCEL PARADOX POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS NCS DESIGN EXPERT

Database Management Software: PENTAMATION COGNOS IMPROMPTU

PERSONAL DATA:

Birth Date: December 23, 1949 Birthplace: Canton, Ohio Marital Status: Single