Associate Professor Sivakumar Alagumalai

Biography/ Background

Siva’s undergraduate training was in physics and mathematics. His masters’ and PhD research studies examined problem-solving in mathematical sciences, with the application of measurement principles. He has taught physics and mathematics in high schools in four countries, and had provided senior leadership directions in schools, Department/Ministry of Education, tertiary sectors and two listed companies. He has developed a number of software (standalone and online) applications to gauge, track and diagnose learning. Siva has close involvement with large-scale international studies such as TALIS, TIMSS, TIMSS-Advanced and PISA. He has been consulted on projects sponsored by UNESCO and the World Bank, and innovations in curriculum, assessment and evaluation in Singapore, Malaysia, Canada (Manitoba), USA (Boston), New Zealand, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines.

Research Interests

Siva’s current research interests are in the following:

·         Science and Mathematics Education

·         Measurement and Evaluation in Education (large-scale studies)

·         Applications of Rasch Models, SEM and HLM in Education

·         Computer Adaptive Testing and Learning Diagnostic Systems

·         Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience and Neural Network for Education

·         Intelligent Teaching-Learning-Assessment Systems

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012