Edward Haertel

Edward Haertel is Jacks Family Professor of Education, Emeritus, in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. A leading expert in educational testing, his research has focused on test-based accountability and policy uses of achievement tests. His work has examined latent class models for item response data, statistical properties of testing systems, standard setting methods, metric-free measures of score gaps and trends, and value-added models for teacher evaluation. He played a key role in the development of California school accountability systems and has advised state agencies and testing organizations nationwide. Haertel served as president of the National Council on Measurement in Education, a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, and chair of the National Research Council Board on Testing and Assessment. He is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association and American Psychological Association, and an elected member of the National Academy of Education. His contributions have been recognized with career awards from the National Council on Measurement in Education, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and California Educational Research Association. Haertel earned a PhD in measurement, evaluation, and statistical analysis from University of Chicago.

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