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Ronald C. Martella
Professor
Special EducationEducational Studies
Ron Martella is a professor in the Colleges of Education and Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University. Ron is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral level and earned his Ph.D. in Special Education from Utah State University. He also has an MS in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from Southern Illinois University. Ron has expertise in behavior management, positive behavior supports (PBS), and multi-tier systems of support (MTSS). Ron has over 35 years of experience working with at-risk populations with particular focus on students who need academic and/or behavior supports. He has more than 190 publications including journal articles, textbooks, and curricular products and has conducted more than 260 professional talks. His research has focused on behavior and classroom management, self-management, problem-solving, academic instruction, and health and independent living skills, among other topics with K-12 students with and without disabilities and adults with disabilities. His textbooks include the topics of behavior management, instructional methods, and research methodology. He is a co-author on Lesson Connections and Core Lesson Connections for Reading Mastery Signature Edition, Read to Achieve (an adolescent reading program in science/social studies and narrative text), and SRA FLEX Literacy (for grades 3-12) published by McGraw-Hill.
- Ph.D. — Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University (1991)
- M.B.A. — Business Administration, Utah State University (1991)
- M.S. — Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1987)
- B.A. — Psychology and Business Administration, For Lewis College (1985)
Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Education (1998)
- 2018 – present
Professor
Department of Educational Studies
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2016 – 2018
Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
The University of Oklahoma, OK
- 2016 – 2018
Program Coordinator
Behavior Analysis Certification Program
The University of Oklahoma, OK
- 2010 – 2016
Professor
Department of Education
Eastern Washington University
- 2010 – 2012
Graduate Program Co-Director of Special Education
Department of Education
Eastern Washington University
- A 1-Semester Within-Program Assessment Evaluation of Mastering Math Facts and Word Problems Made Easy in a Middle School Resource Room. Special education research project selected as winner of the Wes Becker Outstanding Research Award, Association for Direct Instruction, Eugene, OR. (2007)
- Assessing the Comparative Effects of the Reading Success Level B Program with Fifth-Grade Students at a Title I Elementary School School psychology thesis selected as winner of the Wes Becker Outstanding Research Award, Association for Direct Instruction, Eugene, OR. (2006)
- CenturyTel Foundation Faculty Achievement Award: College of Education and Human Development Outstanding Teacher Award. Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA. (1998)
Curriculum
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 3-5. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 6-12. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). CCSS SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 3-5. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). CCSS SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 6-12. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., Fisher, D., McTighe, J., Kosanovich, M., Johnson-Glenberg, M., & Morrell, E. (2016). California SRA FLEX Literacy. Grades 3-5. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.
Books
- Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Morgan, R. L., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2013). Understanding and interpreting educational research. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & O’Reilly, M. (2012). Comprehensive behavior management: Individualized, classroom, and schoolwide approaches (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Slocum, T., & Martella, R. C. (Eds.). (2004). Introduction to Direct Instruction. Allyn and Bacon.
- Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2003). Managing behaviors in the schools: A school-wide, classroom, and individualized social learning approach. Allyn and Bacon.
- Martella, R. C., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Cleanthous, C. (2001). ADHD: A comprehensive approach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Chapters/Contributions
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2013). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (10th ed.) (pp. 166-168). Boston, MA: Pearson.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2009). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (9th ed.) (pp. 196-198). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2006). Explicit instruction. In W. L. Heward, Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
- Nelson, J. R., Gonzalez, J., Martella, R. C., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2005). Effective school-wide discipline. In M. Epstein, K. Kutash, & A. Duchnowski (Eds.), Outcomes for children and youth with behavioral and emotional disorders and their families: Programs and evaluation of best practices. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
- Nelson, J. R., Crabtree, M., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (1999). Teaching good behavior in the whole school. In F. Schultz (Ed.), Annual editions: Education 99/00, (26th ed., pp. 116-121). Sluice Dock, Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. (Reprinted from Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(4), 4-9).
Refereed Journal Articles
- Martella, A. M., Yatcilla, J. K., Park, H., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Martella, R. C. (2021). Investigating the active learning research landscape through a bibliometric analysis of an influential meta-analysis on active learning. SN Social Sciences.
- Sulu, M. D, Martella, R. C. Toper, O., Marchand-Martella, N. E., & Kiyak, U. E. (2021). Explicit and systematic Scripted instructional programs for students with autism spectrum disorder: An updated and extended review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- Martella, A. M., Yatcilla, J. K., Martella, R. C., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Ozen, Z., Karatas, T., Park, H. H., Simpson, A., & Karpicke, J. D. (2021). Quotation accuracy matters: An examination of how an influential meta-analysis on active learning has been cited. Review of Educational Research, 91(2), 272-308.
- Martella, R. C., Nelson, J. R., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Sinclair, T. E. (2019). The Quality of Single-Case Evaluation Studies of Curricular Programs for Students with Disabilities. International Journal of Special Education, 34(1), 1-16.
- Almutlaq, H., & Martella, R. C. (2018). Teaching elementary-aged students with autism spectrum disorder to give compliments using a social story delivered through an iPad application. International Journal of Special Education, 33(2), 482-492.
- Flaum-Horvath, S., Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella R. C., & Kauppi, C. (2017). Examining the effects of SRA FLEX Literacy on measures of Lexile® and oral reading fluency with at-risk middle school readers. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 20(1), 1-9.
- Martella, R. C., & Marchand-Martella, N. E. (2015). Improving classroom behavior through effective instruction: An illustrative program example using SRA FLEX Literacy. Education & Treatment of Children, 38, 241-272.
- Marchand-Martella, N. E., Martella, R. C., & Lambert, M. C. (2015). Targeted management tips to enhance the effectiveness of tier 2, guided reading instruction. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50, 169-172.
- EDPS 55200 — Basic Concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis
- EDPS 54700 — Foundations and Principles of Behavior Analysis
- EDPS 61200 — Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis
