Phone: (626) 815-5399
Fax: (626) 815-5351
Email: rfall@apu.edu
Randy Fall, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Doctoral Studies in Education
School of Education
Profile
Randy Fall's, Ph.D., research interests are in the effects of cultural and social processes on learning, constructivist approaches to teaching and learning in mathematics, and applied research related to school psychology. Fall's recent research has focused particularly on the interrelated effects of social interactions and tools on learning in the context of cooperative learning groups. In addition, he has served as a mentor to a number of students in their research projects related to school psychology, resulting in a number of student research presentations at state and national conferences. He is currently involved in a large-scale study working toward the development of a novel computer-scored visual-motor assessment instrument. Randy also serves as the director of the school psychology program.
Education
Ph.D. - Educational Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. - Clinical Child Psychology and School Psychology, California State University, Hayward
B.A. - History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. - Clinical Child Psychology and School Psychology, California State University, Hayward
B.A. - History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Fall, R., Vincent, R., Jacobsen, R. & Morrison, D. (2006, February). What Every School Psychologist Needs to Know About Suspension and Expulsion. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California association of school psychologists, Monterey, CA.
Fall, R., Vincent, R., Jacobsen, R. & Morrison, D. (2005, March). The School Psycholgist's Role in Suspension and Expulsion. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California association of school psychologists, Riverside, CA.
Fall, R. & Khudaverdyan, D. (2004, November). Assessment of Conceptualization Processing Disorder. Workshop presented for the Ventura County Association of School Psychologists, Oxnard, CA.
David, J. & Fall, R. (2004, April). Doctors' definition and assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Dallas, TX.
Fall, R. (2004, April). A tool as "functional prior knowledge" in a mathematics game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Publications
Fall, R. (2002). Children's social interaction, tool use, and fractions learning in Capture Fractions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles.
Fall, R., Webb, N.M., and Chudowsky, N. (2001). Group discussion and large-scale language arts assessment: Effects on students’ comprehension. American Educational Research Journal, 37, 911-942.
Gearhart, M., Saxe, G. B., Seltzer, M., Schlackman, J., Carter Ching, C., Nasir, H., Fall, R., Bennett, T., Rhine, S., and Sloan, T. (1999). Opportunities to learn fractions in elementary school classrooms. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 30, 286-315.
Fall, R., Webb, N. M., and Wise, N. (1997). Group discussion and large-scale language arts assessment: Effects on students’ comprehension. (Tech. Rep. No. 455). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing.
Saxe, G. B., Dawson, V., Fall, R., and Howard, S. (1996). Culture and children%u2019s mathematical thinking. In R. J. Sternberg and T. Ben-Zeev (Eds.), The nature of mathematical thinking (pp. 119-144). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Erlbaum.
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Fall, R., Vincent, R., Jacobsen, R. & Morrison, D. (2006, February). What Every School Psychologist Needs to Know About Suspension and Expulsion. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California association of school psychologists, Monterey, CA.
Fall, R., Vincent, R., Jacobsen, R. & Morrison, D. (2005, March). The School Psycholgist's Role in Suspension and Expulsion. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California association of school psychologists, Riverside, CA.
Fall, R. & Khudaverdyan, D. (2004, November). Assessment of Conceptualization Processing Disorder. Workshop presented for the Ventura County Association of School Psychologists, Oxnard, CA.
David, J. & Fall, R. (2004, April). Doctors' definition and assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Dallas, TX.
Fall, R. (2004, April). A tool as "functional prior knowledge" in a mathematics game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Publications
Fall, R. (2002). Children's social interaction, tool use, and fractions learning in Capture Fractions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles.
Fall, R., Webb, N.M., and Chudowsky, N. (2001). Group discussion and large-scale language arts assessment: Effects on students’ comprehension. American Educational Research Journal, 37, 911-942.
Gearhart, M., Saxe, G. B., Seltzer, M., Schlackman, J., Carter Ching, C., Nasir, H., Fall, R., Bennett, T., Rhine, S., and Sloan, T. (1999). Opportunities to learn fractions in elementary school classrooms. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 30, 286-315.
Fall, R., Webb, N. M., and Wise, N. (1997). Group discussion and large-scale language arts assessment: Effects on students’ comprehension. (Tech. Rep. No. 455). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing.
Saxe, G. B., Dawson, V., Fall, R., and Howard, S. (1996). Culture and children%u2019s mathematical thinking. In R. J. Sternberg and T. Ben-Zeev (Eds.), The nature of mathematical thinking (pp. 119-144). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Erlbaum.
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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
University of California Regent’s Fellowship, 1991, 1995, 1996
National Institute of Mental Health Pre-Doctoral Training Grant, 1992-93, 1993-94
Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Grant, 2000
Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Grant, 2002
National Institute of Mental Health Pre-Doctoral Training Grant, 1992-93, 1993-94
Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Grant, 2000
Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Grant, 2002
Expertise
Learning Groups
School Psychology
Social Interaction
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