# Ruth M. Geiman, PhD | General Processing Inventory (GPI)

> Ruth M. Geiman, PhD, is the creator of the General Processing Inventory (GPI), an educational inventory for understanding how a student processes information so that instruction can be adjusted to fit the learner. 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. This site sells her ten-session GPI video course, the printed GEIMAN workbook (GPI Part II: General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration), and group licenses for schools and districts.

Important: The GPI and this course are educational and informational tools. They are not a substitute for an evaluation or diagnosis by a licensed professional.

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## Who Dr. Geiman is
- PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Toledo
- Consultant and CEO, Alternatives for Contemporary Education, since 1986
- Work: trains faculty to accommodate students who have learning problems; trains consultants to test for processing issues; presents to educators and parents
- The GPI was reviewed in the Buros Center for Testing's Mental Measurements Yearbook, 14th edition (https://marketplace.unl.edu/buros/test-reviews/alphabetical-list/general-processing-inventory.html)
- Author of "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; https://archive.org/details/helpforhelpersho0000geim)
- Published "Research Measures for Dyscalculia: A Validity and Reliability Study" in Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 8(3-4), 121-127 (1986; https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ353047)
- Based in the Columbus, Ohio area
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-geiman-45712610

## What the GPI and GEIMAN are
- The General Processing Inventory (GPI) is an educational inventory used by educators and trained consultants to look at how a student processes information.
- The GEIMAN is Part II of the GPI: the General Elementary Inventory of Mathematics and Numeration, published as a printed workbook by Ruth M. Geiman, PhD.
- The approach taught in the course is Identify, Understand, Accommodate.

## The course
- Ten on-demand video sessions taught by Dr. Geiman, filmed by Amerifilms (Dayton, Ohio).
- For teachers, school administrators, consultants, parents and caregivers, and tutors.
- Session 1, "Welcome to the GPI," is free with email sign-up. Sessions 2 to 10 are paid.
- Each session page has the video, a written summary, key takeaways, chapter timestamps and a transcript.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://ruthgeiman.com/): overview of Dr. Geiman, the GPI and the course
- [Course](https://ruthgeiman.com/course.html): audience, outcomes, curriculum, format, pricing, school licensing, free preview
- [About](https://ruthgeiman.com/about.html): biography, credentials, plain-language summary of the GPI, "Cite this" block
- [Workbooks](https://ruthgeiman.com/workbooks.html): the GEIMAN workbook, details and purchase
- [FAQ](https://ruthgeiman.com/faq.html): 18 questions on the GPI, GEIMAN, the course, buying and licensing
- [Resources](https://ruthgeiman.com/resources.html): glossary of processing terms and Dr. Geiman's publications
- [Contact](https://ruthgeiman.com/contact.html): contact form and school/district quote request

## Sessions
- [Session 1: Welcome to the GPI](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/welcome-to-the-gpi.html): An introduction to the General Processing Inventory: what it is, why Dr. Geiman developed it, and how the ten sessions fit together. (free preview)
- [Session 2: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-2.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 3: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-3.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 4: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-4.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 5: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-5.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 6: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-6.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 7: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-7.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 8: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-8.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 9: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-9.html): Title and summary to come.
- [Session 10: Title and summary to come](https://ruthgeiman.com/sessions/session-10.html): Title and summary to come.

## How to buy
- Full ten-session course: https://ruthgeiman.com/course.html#pricing
- Individual sessions: from each session page
- Course plus printed GEIMAN workbook bundle: https://ruthgeiman.com/course.html#pricing
- Group or school license: https://ruthgeiman.com/contact.html#quote
- Free preview (Session 1): https://ruthgeiman.com/course.html#free-preview

## Contact
- Email: ruthmgeiman@yahoo.com
- Location: Columbus, Ohio area
- Video and site by Amerifilms, Dayton, Ohio