Richard J. Shavelson

Richard J. Shavelson: is a professor in the School of Education and the Department of Psychology (by courtesy) at Stanford University, and past dean of the School of Education. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences. For more than 20 years, he has sought new techniques for measuring performance in ways that contribute to educational and workplace goals, exploring, for example, alternatives to multiple-choice tests in schools, on the job, and in the military. His recent research has focused on new assessment tools for science and mathematics achievement, measuring individual and group performance in science and mathematics; statistically modeling performance assessment; and addressing policy and practice issues in measurement reform. He has chaired the NRC’s Board on Testing and Assessment. As professor of education and psychology at Stanford and as the dean of the School of Education, he implemented a wide-range plan for the school; created partnerships with the Stanford schools of business, law, engineering, and humanities and sciences; and increased links between the school and the local education and business communities. He has published several books, monographs, and more than 100 articles, reports, and chapters. He received a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University in 1971.