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William Duncan

Title: Senior Lecturer

Department: Teacher Education and Administration

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • EdD, University of Southern California, 2002
    Major: Education
    Specialization: Educational Leadership
  • MEd, University of Texas at Austin, 1994
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • BA, California State University, Long Beach, 1981
    Major: Liberal Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDLE 5730.480Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2025
EDLE 5720.481Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2025
EDLE 5730.480Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2024
EDLE 5730.481Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2024
EDLE 5720.481Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDLE 5630.080Organizational Change and School ImprovementSummer 8W1 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5630.081Organizational Change and School ImprovementSummer 8W1 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5730.080Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5730.082Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5720.080Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5720.082Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2024 SPOT
EDLE 5730.080Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5730.081Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5720.081Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5720.083Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5630.080Organizational Change and School ImprovementSummer 8W1 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5630.081Organizational Change and School ImprovementSummer 8W1 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5730.080Advanced Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5720.080Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5720.081Practicum in Educational LeadershipSpring 2023 SPOT
EDLE 5900.083Special ProblemsSpring 2023
EDLE 5680.080Administration of the K 12 CurriculumFall 8W2 2022 SPOT
EDLE 5720.081Practicum in Educational LeadershipFall 2022 SPOT
EDLE 5900.083Special ProblemsFall 2022
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Duncan, W.T., Colvin, L.E. (2018). Leadership and Literacy Processes in School Improvement Creating an Supporting a Community of Success: A Case Study Examining the Principal’s Role in the Reconstitution of a Campus To Transform Literacy and Learning..
  • Duncan, W.T. (2018). The Principal’s Effective Use of Assessment Data: Toward Improved Student Achievement..
  • Duncan, W.T. (2015). Toward an Integration of Assessment and Instruction in Classroom Pedagogy..

    • Published Dissertation

  • Duncan, W. (2002). How Effective Schools Use Data to Improve Student Achievement. Doctoral Dissertation..
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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