David C. Berliner is an

educational psychologist An educational psychologist is a psychologist whose differentiating functions may include diagnostic and psycho-educational assessment, psychological counseling in educational communities ( students, teachers, parents, and academic authorit ...

. He was a professor and dean of the

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Biography

After a B.A. in psychology from U.C.L.A. and an M.A. in psychology from

California State University at Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the California State University system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs, 122 m ...

, Berliner received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the

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. He also was awarded Doctorates of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

and

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. He is the father to a son and a daughter. Berliner has authored more than 400 articles, books and chapters in the fields of educational psychology, teacher education, and educational policy, including the best-seller ''The Manufactured Crisis'' (co-authored with B.J. Biddle) and six editions of the textbook ''Educational Psychology'' (co-authored with N.L. Gage). He also co-authored ''Putting Research to Work in your School'' with his wife, Ursula Casanova, ''Collateral Damage: How High-stakes Testing Corrupts American Education'' with S.L. Nichols, and edited the ''Handbook of Educational Psychology'' (with R.C. Calfee), ''Perspectives on instructional Time''Fisher, C.W., & Berliner, D.C. (Eds.) (1985). ''Perspectives on instructional time,'' and 50 Myths and lies that threaten America's public schools with

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. He is also the father of Brett A. Berliner, a professor at Morgan State University and author of Ambivalent Desire: The Exotic Black Other in Jazz Age France. York: Longman. (with C. Fisher). Berliner is a past president of the

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, and of the Division of Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Berliner is a Regents' Professor Emeritus of Education at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

. Among other honors he is an elected member of the

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, the International Academy of Education, and a fellow (1988) of the

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. He is the winner of the E.L. Thorndike award in educational psychology, the distinguished contributions award of the

, the Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award (American Educational Research Association, 2016), the Friend of Education award of the NEA, and the Brock International Prize for Distinguished contributions to education.

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