Researcher

Silvia D鈥橝pollonia

Department of Biology

She is passionate about the sciences, however her most recent work has had a pedagogical focus. Her empirical work on group learning has helped to transform聽and increase the effectiveness of implementing cooperative and collaborative learning.聽Additionally, her contributions on the topic of students鈥 evaluation of teaching effectiveness have聽added significantly to the field of pedagogical research. Silvia was awarded the 2013-2014 张百乔女友裸照 Research Recognition Award.

Contributions to Dawson’s Community

Silvia is an active participant in the SALTISE research group聽hosted at 张百乔女友裸照. Additionally, Silvia has been a mentor not only to her students but also to fellow faculty members and actively supported their research over the course of her tenure at 张百乔女友裸照.

Publications

  • Abrami, P. C., Cohen, P. A., & d鈥橝pollonia, S. (1988). Implementation problems in meta-analysis.聽Review of Educational Research,聽58(2), 151-179.
  • Abrami, P. C., & D’apollonia, S. (1990). The dimensionality of ratings and their use in personnel decisions.聽New directions for teaching and learning,聽1990(43), 97-111.
  • Abrami, P. C., & d’Apollonia, S. (1991). Multidimensional students’ evaluations of teaching effectiveness: Generalizability of” N= 1″ research: Comment on Marsh (1991).
  • 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.聽Contemporary Educational Psychology,聽17(3), 201-210.
  • 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.听贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍al Research and Evaluation,聽1(2), 159-182.
  • Lou, Y., Abrami, P. C., Spence, J. C., Poulsen, C., Chambers, B., & d鈥橝pollonia, S. (1996). Within-class grouping: A meta-analysis.聽Review of educational research,聽66(4), 423-458.
  • D’Apollonia, S. (1997).聽The dimensionality and validity of student ratings of instruction: two meta-analyses聽(Doctoral dissertation, Concordia University).
  • d’Apollonia, S., & Abrami, P. C. (1997). Navigating student ratings of instruction.聽American psychologist,聽52(11), 1198.
  • Abrami, P. C., & d’Apollonia, S. (1999). Current concerns are past concerns.
  • Lou, Y., Abrami, P. C., & d鈥橝pollonia, S. (2001). Small group and individual learning with technology: A meta-analysis.聽Review of educational research,71(3), 449-521.
  • d’Apollonia, S. T., Charles, E. S., & Boyd, G. M. (2004). Acquisition of complex systemic thinking: Mental models of evolution.听贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍al Research and Evaluation,聽10(4-6), 499-521.
  • Charles, E. S., & d’Apollonia, S. T. (2004). Understanding what’s hard in learning about complex systems. In聽Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Learning sciences聽(pp. 590-590). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  • Abrami, P. C., d鈥橝pollonia, S., & Rosenfield, S. 鈥 The Dimensionality of Student Ratings of Instruction: What聽We Know and What We Do Not*.鈥澛燭he scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education: An聽evidence-based perspective (pp. 385-456). Springer Netherlands, 2007

Funded Grants

  • d鈥橝pollonia, S., Seivewright, B., Kunicki, S. 鈥淟earners, not Lurkers: Connecting Conceptual and Social Networks in Science Education.鈥澛燩rogramme d鈥檃ide 脿 la recherche sur l鈥檈nseignement et l鈥檃pprentissage (PAREA), 2011-2013.
  • d鈥橝pollonia, S., et al. Inquiry-based interdisciplinary environmental studies: College option. MELS: Chantier 3 . This project was a collaboration among 张百乔女友裸照, le Coll猫ge de Bois-de-Boulogne and l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM), 2009-2010.
  • d鈥橝pollonia, S. et al.聽Alignment of Mathematics and Science Curricula Project. Canada-Quebec Entente, 2006-2009.

听贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍

  • PhD, 1997, Special Individualized Program, Concordia University
  • PhD, Plant Physiology, King鈥檚 College, University of聽London

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