Assoc Prof Jeffrey Dorman - Researcher Profile

Biography

Associate Professor Jeffrey Dorman is in the Faculty of Education at the Gippsland Campus. He has held full-time appointments in universities since 1991. Before coming to Monash University in 2010, Jeff was a Reader in Education at the Brisbane campus of the Australian Catholic University. In 2004, Jeff was the Professor of Educational Research at Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford, England. He specialises in the study of psychosocial learning environments and received his PhD in this field from Curtin University of Technology in 1995. Jeff  has authored around 90 articles for journals and edited books. With colleagues from other Australian universities, he has received three ARC Grants. The total value of grants in which Associate Professor Dorman has taken a leadership role exceeds $1,050,000.

Research & Supervision Interests

• School and classroom learning environments
• Instrument design and validation
• Structural equation modelling
• Multilevel modelling

 

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Curtin University

Year awarded: 1995

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION

Institution: South Australian College of Advanced Education

Year awarded: 1989

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Institution: Deakin University

Year awarded: 1986

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 1983

DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 1983

BACHELOR OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 1980

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 1976

Publications

Book Chapters

Dorman, J.P., 2012, The impact of student clustering on the results of statistical tests, in Second International Handbook of Science Education Part Two, eds Barry J. Fraser, Kenneth G. Tobin and Campbell J. McRobbie, Springer Science+Business Media, Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 1333-1348.

Dorman, J.P., Fisher, D.L., Waldrip, B.G., 2006, Learning environments, students' perceptions of assessment, academic efficacy and attitudes to science: A LISREL analysis, in Contemporary Approaches to Research on Learning Environments, eds Darrell Fisher and Myint Swe Khine, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 1-28.

Dorman, J., Aldridge, J., Fraser, B., 2006, Using structural equation modelling to investigate associations between environment and outcomes in technology-rich, outcomes-focused classrooms in Australian secondary schools, in Contemporary Approaches to Research on Learning Environments, eds Darrell Fisher & Myint Swe Khine, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, pp. 425-447.

Journal Articles

Aldridge, J.M., Fraser, B., Bell, L., Dorman, J.P., 2012, Using a new learning environment questionnaire for reflection in teacher action research, Journal of Science Teacher Education [E], vol 23, issue 3, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 259-290.

Fisher, D., den Brok, P., Waldrip, B., Dorman, J., 2011, Interpersonal behaviour styles of primary education teachers during science lessons, Learning Environments Research [E], vol 14, issue 3, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 187-204.

Dorman, J., 2009, Associations between psychosocial environment and outcomes in technology-rich classrooms in Australian secondary schools, Research in Education [P], vol 82, issue November, Manchester University Press, UK, pp. 69-84.

Waldrip, B.G., Fisher, D.L., Dorman, J.P., 2009, Identifying exemplary science teachers through students' perceptions of their learning environment, Learning Environments Research [P], vol 12, issue 1, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 1-13.

Waldrip, B.G., Fisher, D.L., Dorman, J.P., 2009, Identifying exemplary science teachers through their students' perceptions of the assessment process, Research in Science and Technology Education [P], vol 27, issue 1, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, UK, pp. 117-129.

Dorman, J., 2009, Some determinants of classroom psychosocial environment in Australian Catholic high schools: A multilevel analysis, Catholic Education: A journal of inquiry and practice, vol 13, issue 1, Boston College, Centre for Catholic Education, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States, pp. 7-29.

Dorman, J., 2009, Statistical tests conducted with school environment data: The effect of teachers being clustered in schools, Learning Environments Research [P], vol 12, issue 2, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 85-99.

Waldrip, B.G., Reene, P., Fisher, D.L., Dorman, J.P., 2008, Changing primary students' perceptions of teacher interpersonal behaviours in science, Research in Science Education [P], vol 38, issue 2, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 213-235.

Dorman, J., 2008, Conducting statistical tests with data from clustered school samples, International Journal of Research and Method in Education [P], vol 31, issue 2, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 113-124.

Dorman, J., 2008, Determinants of classroom environment in Queensland secondary schools: A multilevel reanalysis, Educational Research and Evaluation [P], vol 14, issue 5, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 429-444.

Dorman, J., 2008, The effect of clustering on statistical tests: an illustration using classroom environment data, Educational Psychology [P], vol 28, issue 5, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 583-595.

Dorman, J., 2008, Use of multitrait-multimethod modelling to validate actual and preferred forms of the What is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) Questionnaire, Learning Environments Research [P], vol 11, issue 3, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 179-193.

Dorman, J., 2008, Using student perceptions to compare actual and preferred classroom environment in Queensland schools, Educational Studies [P], vol 34, issue 4, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 299-308.

Dorman, J.P., Waldrip, B.G., Fisher, D.L., 2008, Using the student perceptions of assessment questionnaire (SPAQ) to develop an assessment typology for science classes, Journal of Science Education: revista de edicacion en ciencias [P], vol 9, issue 1, Foundation Journal of Science Education, Colombia, pp. 13-17.

Dorman, J., Knightley, W., 2006, Development and validation of an instrument to assess secondary school students' perceptions of assessment tasks, Educational Studies [P], vol 32, issue 1, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 47-58.

Dorman, J., Knightley, W., 2006, Initial use of the perceptions of assessment tasks inventory (PATI) in English secondary schools, Alberta Journal of Educational Research [P], vol 52, issue 3, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Canada, pp. 196-199.

Mulholland, J., Dorman, J., Odgers, B., 2004, Assessment of science teaching efficacy of preservice teachers in an Australian university, Journal of Science Teacher Education [P], vol 15, issue 4, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 313-331.

Dorman, J., 2004, Associations between students' perceptions of Mathematics classroom environment and self-handicapping in Australian and Canadian high schools, McGill Journal of Education, vol 39, issue 1, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, pp. 69-86.

Dorman, J., Adams, J., 2004, Associations between students' perceptions of classroom environment and academic efficacy in Australian and British secondary schools, Westminster Studies in Education [P], vol 27, issue 1, Carfax Publishing: Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK., pp. 69-85.

Dorman, J., 2003, Relationship between school and classroom environment and teacher burnout: a LISREL analysis, Social Psychology of Education [P], vol 6, issue 2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 107-127.

Conference Proceedings

Waldrip, B.G., Fisher, D.L., Dorman, J.P., 2008, Students' perceptions of assessment process: questionnaire development and validation, Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Environments: Beyond Cultural Boundaries, 16-19 January, 2008, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA Australia, pp. 561-568.