Examining the state of the art in achievement testing and how testing and accountabiltiy can be used most effectively to promote positive educational outcomes.
LAURA S. HAMILTON (Stanford University (Stanford, CA), Ph.D., 1997, Educational Psychology, specialization in psychometrics) is an associate behavioral scientist, RAND, Santa Monica, CA.
BRIAN M. STECHER (Ph.D., Education, 1982, University of California, Los Angeles) is a Senior Social Scientist at RAND.
STEPHEN P. KLEIN (Purdue University, Ph.D., Industrial Psychology) is a senior research scientist at RAND. His areas of research include design and direct studies in the fields of education, criminal justice, health, and military manpower.