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Terry Ann F. Higa
(terryh@hawaii.edu)
Position: Principal Investigator for Program Research and Evaluation projects
Education: Professional Diploma, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (curriculum and instruction, elementary education); MEd, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (curriculum and instruction, secondary education); MEd, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (educational psychology); PhD, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (educational psychology)
Scholarly interests and expertise: Practical program participatory evaluations; needs assessment
Current and recent projects:
1. The Hana Complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Project (external evaluation)
2. The Kekaulike Complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Project (external evaluation)
3. The Wai‘anae Complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Project (external evaluation)
4. The Transition to Teaching Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s College of Education (external evaluation)
5. The Nā Lama Heluhelu and Kāko‘o Piha projects (internal evaluation)
Selected publication and presentationss:
Dunn, H., H., Higa, T. F., & Lai, M. K. (2006, March). The relationship between a subtest of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and Hawai‘i State Assessment (HSA) for Pihana Nā Mamo grade 3 and grade 5 students in school year 2004–05. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association, Honolulu, HI.
Higa, T. F., Brandon, P. R., & Nakamura, A. D. H. (2006, March). A Vygotskian perspective of a hybrid model of participatory evaluation and school-based evaluation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association, Honolulu, HI.
Higa, T. F. (2002). A first-year formative evaluation of the Hawai‘i Department of Education’s windward district community learning centers. (Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F. (2003). A second-year formative evaluation about the implementation of activities at the windward district community learning centers.Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group,Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F. (2003). A year-3 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration, curricula and materials, and database management components. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F. (2005). An evaluation report about the production of multimedia projects for Pihana Nā Mamo. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F. (2005). A first-year evaluation report on the Transition to Teaching program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s College of Education in school year 2003–04. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F. (2005). A year-4 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration, curricula and materials, and database management components. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., & Brandon, P. R. (2001). A Year-1 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration and database management components.Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., & Brandon, P. R. (2002). A Year-2 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration, curricula and materials, and database management components. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., & Brandon, P. R. (2003). A Year-2 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration and database management components. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., Kozuma, W. M., & Nakamura, A. D. H. (2005). Ka Ipu Ka‘eo: An evaluation of the King Kekaulike complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers project in 2004–05. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., Kozuma, W. M., & Nakamura, A. D. H. (2005). The Ko‘olauloa learning centers: An evaluation of the Kahuku complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers project in 2004–05. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., Kozuma, W. M., & Nakamura, A. D. H. (2005).Project Hi‘ikule‘a: An evaluation of the Wai‘anae complex’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers project in 2004–05. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.
Higa, T. F., Nakamura, A. D. H. (2005). A year-5 report of an internal formative evaluation of the Pihana Nā Mamo project’s administration, curricula and materials, and database management and evaluation components. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Curriculum Research & Development Group, Program Research and Evaluation Office.