Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor of Assessment and Evaluation
Frazer Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University
david.baidooanu@ontariotechu.ca
Charles Hall Downtown Oshawa · 61 Charles Street, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 4X8
Section 01
2019 – 2023
Faculty of Education, Queen's University · Canada
Thesis: Classroom assessment culture in Ghana's education system
Supervisor: Prof. Christopher DeLuca
Awarded the R. J. Wilson Thesis/Dissertation Development Award
2015 – 2017
College of Education, University of Cape Coast · Ghana
Thesis: Perceived factors responsible for poor academic performance of Junior High School pupils in Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa district
Awarded the University of Cape Coast School of Graduate Studies Research Award
2010 – 2014
College of Education, University of Cape Coast · Ghana
2nd Best Graduating Student (College of Educational Studies & Psychology Department)
Section 02
May 2026 – Present
Frazer Faculty of Education
Ontario Tech University · Oshawa, Canada
March 2025 – April 2026
Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora
York University Faculty of Education · Toronto, Canada
January 2024 – September 2024
Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora
York University Faculty of Education · Toronto, Canada
July 2017 – July 2019
Faculty of Education
Presbyterian University College · Ghana
2015 – July 2019
Institute of Education
University of Cape Coast · Ghana
2016 – July 2019
College of Distance Education
University of Cape Coast · Ghana
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Section 04
Section 05
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Baidoo-Anu, D., & DeLuca, C. (2025). Do students perceive assessment differently? Exploring the diverse ways students conceive assessment and its impact on their assessment experiences and engagement. Education Inquiry, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2025.2519831
Baidoo-Anu, D., DeLuca, C., Cooper, A., & Chahine, S. (2025). Understanding the diverse ways teachers approach classroom assessment in an examination-oriented educational system. International Journal of Educational Development, 117(10), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103336
Quainoo, E.A., Asamoah, D., Baidoo-Anu, D., Ye, J., & Akuamoah Boateng, C. (2025). Examining profiles of classroom assessment literacy among basic school teachers. Cogent Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2558163
Baidoo-Anu, D., Asamoah, D., Amoako, I., & Mahama, I. (2024). Exploring student perspectives on generative artificial intelligence in higher education learning. Discover Education, 3(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-024-00173-z
Gyamerah, K., Asamoah, D., Baidoo-Anu, D., Quainoo, E. A., Amoateng, Y. E., & Sasu, E. O. (2024). Emergency remote teaching amid global distress: how did teacher educators respond, cope, and plan for recovery?. Discover Global Society, 2(1), 28. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44282-024-00053-9
Asamoah, D., Baidoo-Anu, D., Quainoo, E. A., Gyamerah, K., Amoateng, Y. E., & Sasu, E. O. (2024). Teacher candidates' experiences of emergency remote assessment during COVID-19. SN Social Sciences, 4(2), 1-23. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43545-024-00855-3
Sunu, S., & Baidoo-Anu, D. (2024). Relationship between students' academic self-concept, intrinsic motivation, and academic performance. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2023.2292033
Scoppio, G., Vieira, A., Baidoo-Anu, D., & Guo, J. (2024). Immigrants in the Canadian Armed Forces: Second Acts and New Canadians. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies. https://jmss.org/article/view/77480
Baidoo-Anu, D., Gyamerah, K., Soglo-Sevor, C., & Larbi, F. A. (2024). Educational Leadership in Times of Global Educational Emergency (COVID-19): Challenges and Critical Decisions of Higher Education Leaders. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Context and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education, p. 204.
Baidoo-Anu, D., & Ansah, L. O. (2023). Education in the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI): Understanding the potential benefits of ChatGPT in promoting teaching and learning. Journal of AI, 7(1), 52-62. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jai/issue/77844/1337500
Section 06
Raji, M. O., & Baidoo-Anu, D. (2025). Socioculturally Responsive Post-secondary Entrance Examination: Implications for Equitable Assessment Design in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Socioculturally Responsive Assessment (pp. 399-414). Routledge. https://admin.library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/101156/9781040364680.pdf?sequence=1#page=410
Baidoo-Anu, D., & Asamoah, D. (in_press). Colonized, Decolonized, or Localized? Rethinking Assessment Systems in the Global South. In Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment.
Baidoo-Anu, D., Asamoah, D., & Raji, M. (2025). Innovative Applications of Generative AI in Classroom Assessment: A Scoping Review. In Navigating Generative AI in Higher Education: Ethical, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives.
Baidoo-Anu, D., Gyamerah, K., Soglo-Sevor, C., & Larbi, F. A. (2024). Educational Leadership in Times of Global Educational Emergency (COVID-19): Challenges and Critical Decisions of Higher Education Leaders. In The Bloomsbury Handbook of Context and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education, p. 204.
Gyamerah, K., Baidoo-Anu, D., & Ahmen, A. (2023). Sankofa: re-imagining peacebuilding through Education in Ghana. In In Archer, T., Hajir, B., & McInerney, W. (Eds.). Innovations for Peace and Education. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003263111-14/sankofa-kenneth-gyamerah-david-baidoo-anu-ali-ahmed
Section 07
(2025). Understanding Multiple Choice Test Item Analysis from DataLink. Teaching and Learning Hub, Conestoga College, Canada. https://tlconestoga.ca/understanding-multiple-choice-test-item-analysis-report-from-datalink/
Reynolds, C., & Baidoo-Anu, D. (2024). Evaluation of the General Learning Program Report. Ottawa Carlton District School Board.
(2024). Why using Generative Artificial Intelligence models for grading high-stakes assessments is problematic. Teaching and Learning Hub, Conestoga College. https://tlconestoga.ca/why-using-generative-artificial-intelligence-models-for-grading-high-stakes-assessments-is-problematic/
Baidoo-Anu, D., & DeLuca, C. (2023). Ghana's colonial past and assessment use means education prioritises passing exams over what students actually learn — this must change. The Conversation Canada. https://theconversation.com/ghanas-colonial-past-and-assessment-use-means-education-prioritises-passing-exams-over-what-students-actually-learn-this-must-change-211957
Baidoo-Anu, D., DeLuca, C., & Cheng, L. (2023). Why universities need to look beyond grades when admitting international students. The Conversation Canada. https://theconversation.com/why-universities-need-to-look-beyond-grades-when-admitting-international-students-198661
Baidoo-Anu, D., Gyamerah, K., & Chanimbe, T. (2022). Ghana's high school system sets many students up for failure: it needs a rethink. The Conversation Africa. https://theconversation.com/ghanas-high-school-system-sets-many-students-up-for-failure-it-needs-a-rethink-182465
Section 08
2016 – 2018
EPS 852 Research Methods in Education
Graduate Teaching Fellow · graduate
2016 – 2018
EPS 853 Assessment in Schools
Graduate Teaching Fellow · graduate
2016 – 2018
EPS 831 Intermediate Educational Statistics
Graduate Teaching Fellow · graduate
2016 – July 2019
EPS 220 Educational Psychology; Measurement and Evaluation
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
2016 – July 2019
EPS 401D Psychology of Adolescence
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
2016 – July 2019
EPS 111D Psychological Foundations of Education
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
2015 – July 2019
EPS 311S Assessment in Education
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
2015 – July 2019
EPS 352S Research Methods in Education
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
2015 – July 2019
EPS 211S Educational Statistics
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (Part-Time) · undergraduate
July 2017 – July 2019
PGNE 301 Evaluation of Teaching and Learning (Educational Assessment)
Assistant Professor / Lecturer · undergraduate
July 2017 – July 2019
PGNE 201 Educational Statistics
Assistant Professor / Lecturer · undergraduate
September 2019 – May 2023
PROF 310 Self as Professional
Research Assistant / Course Tutor · undergraduate
September 2019 – May 2023
PROF 110 Self as Teacher
Research Assistant / Course Tutor · undergraduate
September 2019 – May 2023
PROF 210 Self as Learner
Research Assistant / Course Tutor · undergraduate
September 2019 – May 2023
FOUN 101 Foundations of Assessment
Research Assistant / Course Tutor · undergraduate
September 2019 – May 2023
FOUN 100 Psychological Foundations of Education
Research Assistant / Course Tutor · undergraduate
September – December 2025
GDE/PME 826 Using Classroom and Large-Scale Assessment Data
Adjunct Assistant Professor · graduate
Section 09
April 2026 – September 2026
Research Lead (Consultancy) · Ontario Principals' Council (OPC) - Canada
2026
Research & Policy Contributor · Ministry of Criminal Justice - Canada
January 2022 – Present
Educational Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation Consultant · World Bank Group (Education) - USA
October 2023 – April 2024
Large-Scale Assessment and Policy Consultant · World Bank Group (Education) - Saudi Arabia
June 2023 – December 2023
Project Manager, Research and Assessment Services · York Region District School Board - Canada
July 2023 – April 2024
Research and Evaluation Specialist (Consultant-Contract) · Ottawa-Carleton District School Board - Canada
May 2023 – September 2023
Justice-Oriented Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Specialist · Center for Measurement Justice (CMJ) - Canada
December 2023 – March 2025
Assessment of Learning and Research Consultant / Faculty Developer · Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning - Canada
May 2023 - November 2023
Culturally responsive Test Item Development Consultant · Tyson Foods - USA
See consulting for full engagement summaries.
Section 10
Helps educators and assessment practitioners design culturally responsive and identity-affirming assessments.
Helps educators and assessment practitioners create high-quality, standards-aligned educational assessments.
Section 11
2023
Best International Student Scholarship Award — Society of Graduate & Professional Students (SGPS), Queen's University
2023
Centre for Measurement Justice Summer Internship Award
2022
Center for Measurement Justice Travel Scholarship for Minoritized Professionals in Educational Measurement
2022
World Bank African Fellowship (Education)
2022
Graduate Research Fellowship
2022
Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship Award, Canada
2022
Educational Testing Service (ETS) USA Summer Internship Award
2022
Queen's University Graduate Dean's Doctoral Field Travel Grant — Huntley Macdonald Sinclair Travelling Scholarship
2022
Conference Presentation and Travel Award, Queen's University
2021
R. J. Wilson Thesis/Dissertation Development Award
Faculty of Education, Assessment and Evaluation Group (AEG) — for demonstrated research excellence in classroom assessment practice, large-scale assessment practice, or program evaluation.
2021
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Congress Graduate Merit Awards (CGMA)
2021
Conference Presentation and Travel Award, Queen's University
2019 – 2022
Walter F. Light Graduate Fellowship Award, Queen's University, Canada
2019 – 2022
Queen's Graduate Award, Queen's University, Canada
2019 – 2020
Education Graduate Expansion Award, Queen's University, Canada
2019
Conference Presentation and Travel Award, Queen's University
2019
International Tuition Award, Queen's University, Canada
2016
School of Graduate Studies Research Grants Award, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Section 12
Professional memberships
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) · 2020–Present
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) · 2022–Present
American Educational Research Association (AERA) · 2021–Present
Certifications
Certified Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) Facilitator
Instructional Skills Workshop Network, Canada · 2023 – 2024
Certified Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Facilitator
Instructional Skills Workshop Network, Canada · 2023 – 2024
Last updated: May 2026
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