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Daniel Koretz

Professor of Education, Harvard

Daniel Koretz is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He focuses his research primarily on educational assessment, particularly as a tool of education policy. A primary emphasis in his work has been the effects of high-stakes testing, including effects on schooling and the validity of score gains. His research has included studies of the effects of testing programs, the assessment of students with disabilities, international differences in the variability of student achievement, the application of value-added models to educational achievement, and the development of methods for validating scores under high-stakes conditions. His current work focuses on the design and evaluation of test-focused educational accountability systems. Dr. Koretz founded and chairs the International Project for the Study of Educational Accountability, an international network of scholars investigating improved approaches to educational accountability. Dr. Koretz is a member of the National Academy of Education. His doctorate is in developmental psychology from Cornell University. Before obtaining his degree, Dr. Koretz taught emotionally disturbed students in public elementary and junior high schools.

Daniel Koretz on the Last 30 Years of American Education

Daniel Koretz has seen a steady trend toward arbitrarily high graduation standards even for kids with cognitive disabilities.

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Daniel Koretz on Skills We Need for the 21st Century

Daniel Koretz believes fostering accountability in the system will, in turn, foster critical twenty-first century skills.

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Daniel Koretz on Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us

Daniel Koretz sought to disabuse us of the myths surrounding testing and foster public debate about purpose in education.

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Daniel Koretz on SAT Bias

Daniel Koretz distrusts grading more than he distrusts the SAT.

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Daniel Koretz on Equity and Teacher Performance

Daniel Koretz sees a problem when the system places skilled teachers in the schools that least need them.

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Daniel Koretz on Testing

Some measures of intelligence cannot be executed through testing alone, Daniel Koretz says.

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Daniel Koretz on Access to Technology

A gap exists, Daniel Koretz admits, but he wonders how much of technology is used for educational purposes.

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Daniel Koretz on Testing Across the Developed World

Daniel Koretz says, though it’s difficult to compare testing in developed countries, most indicators show the US lagging behind.

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Daniel Koretz’s Plan to Fix the Education System

The number one priority for Daniel Koretz should be attracting and retaining skilled educators.

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Daniel Koretz on Gender and Education

The gender gap can be traced to the inflated expectations we have for boys Daniel Koretz believes.

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Daniel Koretz on Race and Education

Daniel Koretz notes no difference between African-American and Hispanic populations.

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Daniel Koretz on Progress in Mathematics

Daniel Koretz laments that math gains in elementary and middle schools are not maintained in high school.

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Daniel Koretz on Improving Government Controls

Daniel Koretz believes research and development need their place at the local level but are stifled by state and federal management.

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Daniel Koretz on Parental Responsibility

Parents wrongfully assume some kids are good at math and others are not, Daniel Koretz notes.

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Daniel Koretz on the Education Legacy of the Bush Administration

No Child Left Behind set arbitrary goals for education, Daniel Koretz says.

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