Robert Floden
Ph.D., Stanford University
Department of Teacher Education
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
116M Erickson Hall
(517) 355-3486 ( office )
Email : floden@msu.edu

  Website: http://floden.wiki.educ.msu.edu/

Robert Floden is a University Distinguished Professor of teacher education, measurement and quantitative methods, educational psychology and educational policy. He is associate dean for research, director of the Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning, and co-director of Teachers for a New Era (TNE). He also is a co-Principal Investigator on Collaborative Research: Cognitive Processes - Classroom Practices that Lead to Student Proficiency with Word Problems in Algebra and was a PrincipaI Investigator for the Knowledge of Algebra for Teaching Project (KAT). He has studied teacher education and other influences on teaching and learning, including work on the cultures of teaching, on teacher development, on the character and effects of teacher education, and on how policy is linked to classroom practice. His current research examines teacher preparation and teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching. He is a member of the National Academy of Education.