Ruth M. Geiman, PhD
Ruth M. Geiman, PhD, is the creator of the General Processing Inventory (GPI). She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Toledo and has been consultant and CEO of Alternatives for Contemporary Education since 1986, training faculty and consultants and presenting to educators and parents. She is based in the Columbus, Ohio area.
Who is Dr. Ruth Geiman?
Ruth M. Geiman earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Toledo. Since 1986 she has served as consultant and CEO of Alternatives for Contemporary Education. Her work has three parts: training faculty to accommodate students who have learning problems, training consultants to test for processing issues, and presenting to educators and parents.
In 1986 she published "Research Measures for Dyscalculia: A Validity and Reliability Study" in the journal Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics. She is the author of the book Help for the Helpers: How to Help Your Children with Learning Problems to Be Highly Successful in School and Life, published by Tate Publishing in 2015, and of the General Processing Inventory workbooks, including Part II, the General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration (GEIMAN).
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Credentials and publications
- PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Toledo
- Consultant and CEO, Alternatives for Contemporary Education, since 1986
- Creator of the General Processing Inventory (GPI), reviewed in the Buros Center for Testing's Mental Measurements Yearbook, 14th edition. Buros listing
- Author, General Processing Inventory, Part II: General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration (GEIMAN)
- Author, Help for the Helpers: How to Help Your Children with Learning Problems to Be Highly Successful in School and Life (Tate Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-1-68187-283-4). Library record, author page
- Author, "Research Measures for Dyscalculia: A Validity and Reliability Study," Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, vol. 8, nos. 3 and 4, 1986, pp. 121 to 127. ERIC record EJ353047
- LinkedIn profile
What is the General Processing Inventory?
The General Processing Inventory (GPI) is an educational inventory created by Ruth M. Geiman, PhD, first published in 1986 and reviewed in the Buros Center for Testing's Mental Measurements Yearbook (14th edition), the standard independent reference for published tests. It is used by educators and trained consultants to look at how a student processes information, meaning how the student takes in, holds, organizes and uses what is taught. The purpose is practical: once a teacher can see how a learner processes, instruction and accommodations can be matched to that learner.
The GPI is published in parts. Part II is the General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration, known by the acronym GEIMAN, which focuses on mathematics and numeration at the elementary level. {{TO_CONFIRM: list the other parts of the GPI and what each covers}}
What is Alternatives for Contemporary Education?
Alternatives for Contemporary Education is the consulting practice Dr. Geiman has led as consultant and CEO since 1986. Through it she trains faculty to accommodate students who have learning problems, trains consultants to administer testing for processing issues, and presents to educators and parents. The gold clover on the GEIMAN workbook cover is the practice's mark.
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The General Processing Inventory (GPI) is an educational inventory created by Ruth M. Geiman, PhD, consultant and CEO of Alternatives for Contemporary Education since 1986, for understanding how a student processes information so that instruction can be adjusted to fit the learner. Part II, the GEIMAN, covers elementary mathematics and numeration.
- Author
- Ruth M. Geiman, PhD
- Organization
- Alternatives for Contemporary Education (founded 1986)
- Source
- https://ruthgeiman.com/about.html
- Workbook
- General Processing Inventory, Part II: General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration (GEIMAN)
- Related research
- Geiman, R. M. (1986). Research Measures for Dyscalculia: A Validity and Reliability Study. Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 8(3-4), 121-127. ERIC EJ353047.
- Independent review
- Buros Center for Testing, Mental Measurements Yearbook, 14th ed.