Professor Winifred Nweke

Professor & Assessment Director

Office: Arts & Sciences 205B
Teacher Education
College of Arts & Sciences
WinifredNweke@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4824

Biography

Dr. Winifred Nweke is a Professor and the Assessment Director in the School of Education at Clayton State University. She has Ph.D. in Measurement and Experimentation from the University of Ottawa, Canada; Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Michigan; MBA from Eastern Michigan University and B.Sc. in Education from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Before Clayton State, Dr. Nweke taught at Tuskegee University School of Education and School of Business (1987-1997). She also served as the Coordinator for Research & Evaluation at the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (1997-2013). Dr. Winifred Nweke has conducted research, presented and published works in both Education and Business. Her current research interests include Educator Workforce Supply and Demand, Educator Dispositions Assessment, Validity and Reliability of assessment evidence and instruments. In conjunction with her duties as the Assessment Director, she teaches courses in Classroom Assessment, Fundamentals of Educational Measurement and Action Research at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the School of Education. Dr. Winifred Nweke belongs to AERA, GERA, GADA, and AACTE.

Education

Ph D, Measurement & Experimentation, University of Ottawa, 1980

MA, Measurement & Experimentation, University of Ottawa, 1977

MBA, Management, Eastern Michigan University, 1984

Other, Large-Scale research, University of Michigan, 1985

BSc, Education, University of Nigeria, 1974

Intellectual Contributions

Winifred C. Nweke, Tasha P. Perkins, Comfort Y. Afolabi, Reliability Analysis of Complementary Assessment Tools for Measuring Teacher Candidate Dispositions, Georgia Educational Researcher – 2019

Comfort Afolabi, Winifred C Nweke, Tasha Perkins, Validating Dispositional Indicators for Evaluating Teacher Candidates Using Lawshe's Method, GateWays To Teacher Education – October 12 2018

Winifred C Nweke, Comfort Afolabi, Tasha Perkins, Assessing Candidates' Dispositions - Candidate Dispositions Performance Assessment Rubric and Candidate Belief Self-Assessment Survey: User Guide, July 2017

Madhavi Clark, Winifred C Nweke, Accepting responsibility for a teen reading crisis: What role does text-relatability play in secondary students’ reading enthusiasm and comprehension?, Georgia Educational Research Association – October 8 2021

Winifred Nweke, Tasha P Perkins, Comfort Y Afolabi, Distilling the Dispositions Necessary for Success in Curriculum and Instruction Roles , Georgia Educational Research Association – February 2024

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Winifred C Nweke, Comfort Afolabi, Lilian N Onwuka, A Comparative Analysis of the Code of Ethics in Education in Nigeria and Georgia (USA), College of Arts and Science, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – August 17 2015 to August 2024

Madhavi Clark, Winifred C Nweke, Accepting Responsibility for a Teen Reading Crisis: What Role Does Text-relatability Play in Secondary Students’ Reading Enthusiasm and Comprehension?, College of Arts and Science, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – August 1 2021 to May 1 2022

Winifred C Nweke, Comfort Afolabi, Tasha Perkins, Distilling the Dispositions Necessary for Success in Curriculum and Instruction Roles, College of Arts and Science, Clayton State University, 360, Funded – August 31 2023 to June 10 2024

Winifred Chinwendu Nweke, Georgia Master Teacher Recognition Program, Georgia Professional Standards Commission, State, 2250, Funded – February 1 2014 to June 10 2014

Madhavi Clark, Winifred C Nweke, Validation of a new instrument to measure and compare the concept of Relatability of literature books, College of Arts and Science, Clayton State University, 750.5, Funded – July 16 2020 to May 31 2021

Presentations

Winifred C Nweke, Comfort Afolabi, Lilian N Onwuka, A Comparative Analysis of the Codes of Ethics in Education in Nigeria and Georgia (USA), Hawaii International Conference on Education, Hawaii International Conference on Education – January 5 2016

Madhavi Clark, Winifred C Nweke, Accepting Responsibility for a Teen Reading Crisis: What Role Does Text-relatability Play in Secondary Students’ Reading Enthusiasm and Comprehension?, 2021 GA Educational Research Association (GERA) Conference, Georgia Educational Research Association (GERA) – October 8 2021

Winifred C Nweke, Comfort Afolabi, Tasha Perkins, Assessment of teacher candidates dispositions: The Role of Self-Assessment, AACTE 70th Annual meeting, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) – August 10 2017

Tiana Worrell, Winifred C Nweke, Using Active Learning to Improve Student Interest, Engagement and Academic Performance in High School Biology, GA Educational Research Association (GERA) Spring 2025 Conference, GA Educational Research Association (GERA) – January 24 2025

Winifred C Nweke, Tasha P Perkins, Comfort Y Afolabi, Distilling the Dispositions Necessary for Success in Curriculum and Instruction Roles, GA Educational Research Association (GERA) Spring 2024 Conference, Georgia Educational Research Association – February 2 2024

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

College, CAS CASE Committee, Committee Chair, August 2020 , July 31 2024

College, CAS CASE Committee, Committee Member, August 2018 , July 31 2024

University System, Assessment & Accreditation Committee, GADA, Committee Chair, Spring 2016

College, CAS P& T Committee, Committee Member, August 2018

University, Research In Teacher Preparation TAG - AACTE, Committee Member, March 5 2022

College, Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee, Committee Member, November 2016 , July 31 2024

University, Mini-grant Committee, Committee Member, August 2016 , May 2019

University, Institutional Review Board - Alternate, Committee Member, August 2021 , December 2022

University, Professional Education Program Committee (PEPC), Committee Member, August 2013

University, Program Task Forces - Elementary, Middle Grades, Secondary & MAT , Administrative Assignment, Other, August 2018

University, Strategic Plan Priority Area of Focus: Building Academic and Career Pathways Evaluating and Refreshing the Curriculum, Committee Member, October 2024

Service to the Profession

Session Chair, AACTE Global Diversity Committee , National, March 1 2022 , March 5 2022

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National, June 10 2014 , July 25 2014

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National, June 10 2015 , July 25 2015

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National, June 10 2016 , July 25 2016

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National, March 1 2020 , November 19 2020

Committee Member, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National, February 21 2019 , February 28 2022

Committee Member, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, January 2014

Reviewer, Journal Article, Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI), International, May 11 2020 , June 17 2020

Board of Directors of a Company, Georgia Association of Directors of Assessment, State, October 2013

Discussant, Georgia Association of Teacher Educators )GATE), State, December 2 2020 , January 28 2021

Session Chair, Georgia Association Teacher Educators (GATE) , State, October 8 2015 , October 10 2015

Service to the Community

Educational Testing Service, Task Force Member, State, June 11 2014 , June 12 2014

Christ Anglican Church Youth Group, Other, Local, November 2014

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, Task Force Member, State, October 19 2015 , November 16 2015

EKO Club of Atlanta, Guest Speaker, Local, November 2014

Ellen O Caulcrick Foundation, Board Member, International, September 2024

Igbo Union of Atlanta, Guest Speaker, State, November 2014

Nigerian Women Association of Georgia, Member, Regional, January 2013

Orumba Civic Union of Atlanta, Officer, Vice President, Local, November 29 2015 , July 24 2022

St. James Episcopal Church, 160 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060, Member, Local, January 2013

University of Nigeria Alumni & Friends Association, USA Inc, Member, National, September 17 2018 , February 2024

University of Nigeria Alumni & Friends Association, USA Inc, Officer, Other Officer, National, September 17 2018 , September 24 2022

Teaching Interest

Educational Research
Action Research
Foundations of Measurement
Classroom Assessment

Research Interest

Validity & Reliability of Dispositions Assessment
Supply and demand of educator workforce
Classroom assessment
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Educator Ethics (Nigeria/USA)