Julia Phelan
Senior Research Associate
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Biography/Research
Julia Phelan is a CRESST senior research associate. Currently she is working on a large-scale study of the effects of assessments of conceptual understanding on mathematics learning and performance at the middle school level. Previously she worked on a project to integrate science education and assessment research in the construction of Web-based assessment tools for middle school science teachers. Her experience also includes curriculum and assessment development in math and science at the K-12 and college level with a focus on developing materials based on deep understanding of big ideas across the curriculum. Other research interests include elementary math education, the development of mathematical concepts across grade levels and social/emotional development in young children with developmental disorders. She was the recipient of the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences Certificate in Distinction in Teaching in 2001.
She holds a BA in Psychology and PhD in Educational Psychology from UCLA.
