PHILIP C. ABRAMI

1. Address:

Director, Dept. Of Education, CSCP
Concordia University, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8
Tel. No.: (514) 848-4520; Fax No.: (514) 848-2000
Email: pabrami@vax2.concordia.ca

2. Position Held:

Professor, 1989-now, Dept. Of Education, Concordia University
Director, 1988-now, CSCP, Concordia University
Associate Professor, 1982-1989, Dept. Of Education, Concordia University
Assistant Professor, 1980-1982, Dept. Of Education, Concordia University
Assistant Professor, 1978-1980, CLD/Ed. Psychology, McGill University
Instructor, 1977-1978, Dept. Of Psychology, University of Manitoba

3. Education: Degrees

AB Bard USA/ Psychology, 1972
MA Manitoba Canada/ Psychology, 1975
Ph.D. Manitoba Canada/ Psychology, 1978

4. Research Contributions

Lou, Y. Abrami, P.C., d'Apollonia, S., Chambers, B. & Poulsen, C (1996). Within-class grouping. Review of Educational Research , under review.

Kouros, C. & Abrami, P.C. (1996). Attitudes toward learning in groups: Relevancy ratings. Educational and Psychological Measurement, under review.

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., De Simone, C., d'Apollonia, S. & Howden, J. (1996). L'apprentissage cooperatif: Theories, methods et activites. Montreal, Quebec: Les Editions de la Cheneliere, in press.

Abrami, P.C. & Chambers, P. C. (1996). Research on cooperative learning and achievement: Comments on Slavin. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 21, 21-30.

Abrami, P.C., d'Apollonia, S., & Rosenfield, S. (1996). Student ratings of instruction: What they tell us about teaching and what they do not. Invited article for Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 11, 217-265. (This article will also appear in: Perry, R.P. & Smart, J.C. (Eds.). (forthcoming). Effective teaching in higher education. Bronx, NY: Agathon Press.)

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., De Simone, C., d'Apollonia, S. & Howden, J. (1995). Classroom connections: Understanding and using cooperative learning. Toronto, Ontario: Harcourt Brace.

Poulsen, C., Kouros, C., d'Apollonia, S., Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., & Howe, N. (1995). A comparison of two approaches for observing cooperative group work. Educational Research and Evaluation. 1, 159-182.

Savard, M., Mitchell, S.N., Abrami, P.C. & Corso, M. (1995). Learning together at a distance. Canadian Journal of Educational Communication. 24, 117-131.

Wade, A., Abrami, P.C., Poulsen, C. and Chambers, B. (1995). Current resources in cooperative learning. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C., Kouros, C., Farrell, M., & d'Apollonia, S. (1994). Positive social interdependence and classroom climate. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs. 120, 327-346.

Abrami, P.C. (1993). Using student rating norm groups for summative evaluation. Faculty Evaluation and Development. 13, 5-9.

Abrami, P.C., & Spence J. (1993). Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook for caution. Educational Researcher. 22(5), 31-33.

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., Poulsen, C. Howden, J. d'Apollonia, S., De Simone, C., Kastelorizios, K., Wagner, D., & Glashan, A. (1993). Using cooperative learning. Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown- Benchmark.

Kouros, C., d'Apollonia, S., Poulsen, C., Howe, N., & Abrami, P.C. (1993). Observing cooperative group work in college biology classrooms: The use of a structured scheme. In G. Huber (Ed.), Neue perspektiven der Kooperation. 191-202. Tubingen, Germany: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren.

Poulsen, C., Abrami, P.C., Kouros, C., & Chambers, B. (1993). Observing cooperative learning in geometry: The use of running records. In G. Huber (Ed.), Neue perspektiven der Kooperation. 203-215. Tubingen, Germany: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren.

Baron, L.J. & Abrami, P.C. (1992). Microcomputer learning with a tutorial program--Manipulating group size and exposure time. Journal of Computing in Childhood Education. 231-245.

Baron, L.J. & Abrami, P.C. (1992). The effects of group size and exposure time on microcomputer learning. Computers in Human Behaviour. 8, 353-365.

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., d'Apollonia, S., Farrell, M., & De Simone, C. (1992). Group outcome: The relationship between group learning outcome, attributional style, academic achievement, and self-concept. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 17, 1-10.

Chambers, B. & Abrami, P.C. (1991). The relationship between student team learning outcomes and achievement, causal attributions, and affect. Journal of Educational Psychology. 83, 140-146. Reprinted in S. Towson. (Ed.). (1992). Educational psychology: Readings for the Canadian context, 242-256. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press.

Abrami, P.C. & d'Apollonia, S. (1991). Multidimensional students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness; The generalizability of "N = 1" research: Comment on Marsh (1991). Journal of Educational Psychology. 83, 411-415.

Abrami, P. C. & d'Apollonia, S. (1990). The dimensionality of ratings and their use in personnel decisions. In M. Theall & J. Franklin (Eds.), Student ratings of instruction: Issues for improving practice. (New directions for teaching and learning, No. 43). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 97-111.

Abrami, P.C., d'Apollonia, S. & Cohen, P.A. (1990). Validity of student ratings of instruction: What we know and what we do not. Invited article for a special section on instruction in higher education for the Journal of Educational Psychology. 82, 219-231.

Abrami, P.C. (1989). How should we use student ratings to evaluate teaching? Research in Higher Education. 30, 221-227.

Abrami, P.C. (1989). SEEQing the truth about student ratings of instruction. Educational Researcher. 18 (1), 43-45.

Abrami, P.C., Cohen, P.A., & d'Apollonia, S. (1988). Implementation problems in meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research. 58, 151-179.

Abrami, P.C., Savard, M.,& Mitchell, S.N. (1994). Cooperative learning and distance education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Distance Education, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Grants

Abrami, P.C., Chambers, B., Bernard, R.M., Schmid, R.F., & d' Apollonia,S. (1995-98). Government of Quebec Team Research Grant (FCAR): "Effective learning through interpersonal interaction". (Operating: $171,300 ; Release time [.33 FTE X 3 yrs.]: $69,000 approx.).

Abrami, P.C., d' Apollonia, S., & Chambers, B. (1995-98). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: "The dynamics of cooperative learning: Primary investigations and meta-analyses". (Operating: $104,000).

Bernard, R.M., Amundsen, C., & Abrami, P.C. (1994-97). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC): "Designing learning strategies in distance education: The relationship between instructional strategies and course content" (Operating: $117,000).