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November 16, 2006

UNM Libraries to Honor Associate Professor in Educational Psychology

Jay Parkes, associate professor in Education Psychology at the University of New Mexico College of Education, will be honored at a Faculty Acknowledgement Event on Thursday, November 30, at 2 p.m. in the Willard Room of Zimmerman Library. Parkes' lecture is titled “Authenticity in Assessment: Is ‘Real World' a Real Concern?"

Parkes is program coordinator and graduate advisor for the Education Psychology Program. He does research in a number of areas involving the way students are assessed and how those assessments are used by a school district or other interested parties. Two recent collaborative projects include a study of medical students' reactions to medical simulations and a survey of parents who have children in the Albuquerque Public Schools dual language programs. Parkes summarizes his research this way: “Assessment is such an influential and pervasive part of our culture that it needs to be better understood and to be done well.”

The University Libraries Faculty Acknowledgement Program honors UNM faculty members who have made significant contributions to scholarly research. There will be a reception following the lecture and award presentation. This event is free and the public is welcome.

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