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Assessments for Learning,
Co-director

Dr. Barbara Means
Co-director, Center for Technology in Learning,
SRI International

Barbara Means

Barbara Means serves as Center co-PI, directs the CILT evaluation component, serves as co-leader for the Assessments for Learning theme team, and is responsible for making SRI’s intellectual, organizational, and equipment resources available to the Center. Dr. Means’ own research focuses on the development of innovative approaches for evaluating technology-supported education initiatives and the study of collaborative learning over electronic networks. She leads SRI’s evaluation of GLOBE (http://www.globe.gov/), a worldwide WWW-based science and education program, and the evaluation of Silicon Valley Challenge 2000, a public-private partnership to support systemic reform and the introduction of technology into 37 schools in 9 districts. She was co-PI on an NSF grant to study how network and collaborative software technology can support learning through interactions with a mentor.