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Richard J. Shavelson
Stanford University (Emeritus)
United States

Richard J. Shavelson is the Emeritus Margaret Jacks Professor and I. James Quillen Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Professor of Psychology (Courtesy), and Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment, at Stanford University. He served as president of the American Educational Research Association, is a member of the National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society and the Humboldt Society (Germany). His current work includes assessment of undergraduates’ learning including the Collegiate Learning Assessment, accountability in higher education, and international performance assessment of learning. His publications include Statistical Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences, Generalizability Theory: A Primer (with Noreen Webb), Scientific Research in Education (edited with Lisa Towne), and Assessing College Learning Responsibly: Accountability in a New Era (2010, Stanford University Press).