Sandbox 4

Dawson, T. L. (2021, June). The relation between argumentation quality & growth trajectory. Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society.

Dawson, T. L. (2021, June). The calibration of CLAS—an electronic cognitive-developmental scoring system for texts. Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society.

Dawson, T. L., & Stein, Z. (2008, August). Developmental differences in the understanding of Integral Theory: A statement of the problem and description of research methods (slides) (audio).Paper presented at the First Biennial Integral Theory Conference. MP3 (The audio goes with the slides.)

Dawson, T. L. (2008, June). What comes next? Building assessments for learning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society.

Dawson, T. L. (2008, June). Anatomy of a DiscoTest. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society.

Dawson, T. L. & Stein, Z. (2007, November). It's all good: A fresh look at ethical relativism. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Moral Education, New York.

Dawson, T. L. (2007, November). The ultimate Tower of Babel makeover: Using cognitive developmental science to align educational standards, curricula, & assessments. Presented at the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society Conference. Fort Worth, TX.

Stein, Z. (2008, August). Developmental differences in the understanding of Integral theory and practice: An introduction to the problem and the Developmental Maieutic Approach. Paper presented at the First Biennial Integral Theory Conference.

Stein, Z., Dawson, T. (2008, August). Intuitions of altitude: Researching the conditions of the possibility for developmental assessment. Paper presented at the First Biennial Integral Theory Conference. MP3 (The audio goes with the slides.)

Stein, Z., Schwartz, M., & Dawson, T. L. (2009). Testing the limits of testing. Symposium presented at the IMBES Conference.

Dawson, T. L. & Z. Stein (2010). Developmental maieutics—a methodology for integrating research, assessment, curricula, and instruction. SERP CCDD Working Group. Cambridge, MA.

Schwartz, M. and T. Dawson, L (2010). Standards & assessments: The role of depth versus breadth in student success. A commitment to excellence: Redesigning student success in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Dallas, TX.

Solloway, S. G. & T. L. Dawson (2010). Utilizing Rasch analysis to compare the psychometric properties of four mindfulness measures and conduct scale revision. Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society: 8th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators. Worchester, MA.

Solloway, S. G., Theo L. Dawson (2010). Measuring mindfulness in the University classroom: Addressing reliability and validity concerns. Proceedings from MBSR, Boston, MA.

Stein, Z., et al. (2010). Global consciousness, communities, and conflict resolution: a preliminary investigation into the development of cosmopolitan reasoning skills. Northampton, MA, For the Ross School.

Dawson, T. L. & Z. Stein (2011). Developing conceptions of leadership. MBE summer institute. Cambridge, MA.

Dawson, T. L. & Z. Stein (2011). Redesigning testing: The science of learning & the future of educational assessment Audio. MBE Summer Institute.

Dawson, T. L. (2013). Redesigning testing in science: Bringing research-based diagnostic assessments into the classroom. NSTA.

Dawson, T. (2014). Assessing clinical reasoning: beyond the facts. Dalhousie Summer Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Dawson, T. (2014). A confirmatory Rasch analysis of the RFJ001. International Objective Measurement Workshop. Philadelphia.

Dawson, T. L. (2013). Redesigning testing in science: Bringing research-based diagnostic assessments into the classroom. NSTA.

Dawson, T. & Dear, S. (2014). Learning, the brain, and technology: A new approach to assessment. NAIS, Orlando, Florida.

Dawson, T. L. (2014). From theory to practice: supporting the development of reflective judgment skills in the classroom. The biennial meeting of IMBES, Dallas, TX.

Dawson, T. L. & Seneviratna, Gayan (2015). Cultivating the integral mind: New evidence that well-integrated neural networks catalyze development. ITC. Sonoma, CA.

Dawson, T. L. (2015). Integral assessment: More than one pathway? ITC. Sonoma, CA.

Drossman, H., et al. (2015). Development of an Integral-Motivated Lectical® Ecological Stewardship Assessment. ITC. Sonoma, CA.

Dawson, T. L., et al. (2015). Cultivating the integral mind: the relation between development and perceptions of performance in a large-scale leadership program. ITC. Sonoma, CA.

Thornton, A. M. A., Dawson, Theo L. (2015). Exploring the relation between Ego development & neo-Piagetian development: Practical and theoretical implications. ITC. Sonoma, CA.

Dawson, T. L. (2016). Second language learning predicts the growth of critical thinking. Paper presented at the ACTFL conference. Boston, MA.

Dawson, T. L. (2017, October 20). Using technology to advance understanding: The calibration of CLAS, an electronic developmental scoring system. Proceedings from Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Dawson, T. L., & Thornton, A. M. A. (2017, October 18). An examination of the relationship between argumentation quality and students’ growth trajectories. Proceedings from Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Solloway, S. W. & T. L. Dawson (2016). Growing into compassion. Paper presented at the Mind & Life conference. San Diego, CA.

Dawson, T. L. (1998). Meaning and the hierarchical complexity of language (Education as play). Proceedings from Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago.

Selected funders

IES (US Department of Education)

The Spencer Foundation

NIH

Dr. Sharon Solloway

The Simpson Foundation

The Leopold Foundation

Donor list

Selected clients

Glastonbury School District, CT

The Ross School

Rainbow Community School

The Study School

Long Trail School

The US Naval Academy

The City of Edmonton, Alberta

The US Federal Government

Advisory Board

Antonio Battro, MD, Ph.D., One Laptop Per Child

Marc Schwartz, Ph.D. and former high school teacher, University of Texas at Arlington

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., University of Southern California

Willis Overton, Ph.D., Temple University, Emeritus