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Glenn E. Snelbecker

Glenn E. Snelbecker,
Professor of Educational Psychology
Psychological Studies in Education

Ritter Annex 217
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091


phone/ fax: (215) 204-6109 / (215) 204-6013
glenn.snelbeck@temple.edu

Education

1961 Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Educational Psychology and Measurement, Guidance Counseling, Human Development and Family Relationships
1958 M. S. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Guidance and Counseling
1957 B. S. Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA. Business Education

Areas of Professional Interest

  • Instructional Design and Instructional Technology
  • Computers and Professionals - Attitudes and Competencies
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Programmatic Planning in Technology Applications
  • Psychological Attitudes about Risks

Recent Scholarship

Snelbecker, G.E. (1998). Chapter 2, Some Thoughts About Theories, Perfection, and Instruction. Also, Chapter 28, Current Status, Historical Perspective, and Future Tasks. In C.M. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional Design Theories and Models: An Overview of Their Current Status. Volume2. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum Press.

Snelbecker, G. E. (1993). Practical ways for using theories and innovations to improve training: Functional Relevance, and Differentiated Instructional Systems Design (DISD). In G. M. Piskurich (Ed.), The Instructional Technology Handbook, Chapter 19. NY: McGraw-Hill.

1995-Present, Project Director, Project RAINBOW. Part of the School District of Philadelphia's Technology Challenge Grant funded by the U.S. Office of Education

1985-88, Temple Univ., Phila. Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Project: Development of a Model Program for Preparing Computer Science Teachers at the Secondary School Level.

1988-92, Temple Univ., Phila. Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Project: Model Program for Retraining Elementary and Middle School Teachers to Use Computers Effectively in the Classroom.