Richard J. Shavelson is an American

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 ...

who has published over 100 research articles and books in the fields of educational assessment, psychology, and science education. He is an emeritus professor in the

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, a former dean of the Stanford School of Education, and a past president of the

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. Shavelson earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford. Before he joined the Stanford faculty, Shavelson was a professor at

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and the

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. He received the

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from the

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in 2010; the award recognized his research contributions in educational psychology. His father was famed screenwriter Mel Shavelson.

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