We are partnering with a number of educators, businesses, and researchers to (1) bring Lectical™ Assessments into the classroom and workplace; (2) study conceptual development within a wide range of knowledge domains; and (3) continue our ongoing evaluation of assessment validity and reliability.

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Military leadership development project

In the fall of 2008, we conducted an evaluation of student development during a leadership course designed for National Guard personnel. Students took the LLRA (Lectical Leadership Reasoning Assessment) and a special version of the LDMA (Lectical Decision Making Assessment) before the course, and explored the results in conversation with one another and inpersonal consultations with the course leader.

Critical thinking project

In the fall of 2008, we began working with researchers at a British university to study the development of reflective judgment by students who are participating in a new critical thinking curriculum. Students will take the LRJA (Lectical Reflective Judgment Assessment) before, immediately following, and 6 months after participating in the course.

Perspective taking project

In the fall of 2008, we began working with a group of Australian scientists to study the development of perspective taking in leadership situations in medical and technology employees. Students will take a new version of the LDMA, (Lectical Decision Making Assessment) before, immediately following, and 6 months after participating in the course.

A comparison of Kegan's SOI scoring system with the LAS

During 2009 and 2010, we will be working with a doctoral student at Harvard University who plans to compare Kegan's Subject-Object Scoring System and the LAS (Lectical™ Assessment System).

DiscoTest™ conservation of matter projects

We are working with two teams of researchers—from the University of Texas and SUNY—to develop one or more DiscoTests™ designed to assess student understanding of the conservation of matter (COM) concept. If you are interested in helping us test these assessments, please contact Theo.

One of the new COM teasers is now in Beta at DiscoTest.

Mind, Brain, and Education project

During the 2008-2009 academic year, Zachary Stein, our senior analyst, has been developing a Lectical assessment for Harvard Graduate School of Education's introductory Mind, Brain, and Education course. The assessment is part of ongoing research into the deveopment of students' reasoning about issues that require the integration of knowledge from cognitive psychology, brain science, and education. To read the final report about our original research in this area, click here.

ITEACH

Integral Transformative Education Assessment for Curriculum Research

From 2009-2012 we are working with the Integral Research Center at JFK University to study and assess the development of concepts central to Integral theory and practice.

We have developed a new assessment, the Lectical Integral Model Assessment (LIMA) for this project.