Richard J. Shavelson is professor of education and (by courtesy) of psychology at Stanford University. He served as the I. James Quillen Dean of the Stanford University School of Education from 1995-2000. Before joining Stanford, he was dean of the Graduate School of Education and professor of education and (by courtesy) of statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from 1987 to 1994. Before joining the UCSB faculty, he was director of the RAND Corporation's Education and Human Resources Program (1980-1985) and professor of education at UCLA (1973-1988). Professor Shavelson is a former president of the American Educational Research Association. He holds a doctorate in educational psychology from Stanford University.

His current research is in social science measurement and evaluation methods, psychometrics, and related policy and practice issues. His measurement research involves working closely with teachers and scientists in the development of performance and other assessments in science education, and their evaluation along psychometric, cost, classroom use and social impact lines. Recently his research has focused on linking assessment methods with a working definition of achievement that includes declarative, procedural, strategic, and meta-cognitive knowledge.

Co-author with Professor Noreen Webb of the book, Generalizability Theory: A Primer, Professor Shavelson's other psychometric publications include research on the dependability of performance assessments used in work and education. His policy research includes two monographs on alternative designs of indicator systems for monitoring the health of the nation's mathematics and science education systems.

rich@stanford.edu