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Lorrie A. Shepard, PhD
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Background
BA History, Pomona College, 1968
MA Counseling, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1970
PhD Research and Evaluation Methodology, University of Colorado at Boulder,
1972
Professional Experience
2001-present Dean, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder.
1996-98 Interim Dean, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder.
1989-95 Director of Graduate Studies, School of Education, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
1985-present Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
1980-85 Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
1974-80 Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
1972-74 Research and Evaluation Specialist, California State Department
of Education.
Professional Affiliations, Honors,
Societies
American Educational Research Association
National Council on Measurement in Education
Awards
American Educational Research Association, Division D, outstanding research
paper award, 1982, with Mary Lee Smith.
American Educational Research Association, Division D, outstanding research
paper award, 1983, with Greg Camilli and David Williams.
American Educational Research Association, Division H award, best policy
study, 1986, with Mary Lee Smith.
Elected to membership in the National Academy of Education, 1992.
Palmer O. Johnson award for best article published in journals of the
American Educational Research Association in 1993.
University of Colorado Faculty Council Award for Excellence, 1994.
National Council on Measurement in Education, Award for Career Contributions
to Educational Measurement, 1999.
Selected Publications - Books
Shepard, L.A., & Smith, M.L. (Eds.). (1989). Flunking
Grades: Research and
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Policies on Retention. London: The Falmer Press.
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Shepard, L., Glaser, R., Linn, R., & Bohrnstedt,
G. (1993). Setting Performance
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Standards for Student Achievement: A Report of the
National Academy of Education Panel on the Evaluation of the 1992
Achievement Levels. Stanford, CA: National Academy of Education.
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Camilli, G., & Shepard, L.A. (1994). Methods
for Identifying Biased Test Items.
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Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
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McLaughlin, M., & Shepard, L.A. (1995). Improving
Education through
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Standards-Based Reform: A Report by the National
Academy of Education Panel on Standards-Based Education Reform. Stanford,
CA: National Academy of Education.
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Shepard, L., Kagan, S.L., & Wurtz, E. (Eds.) (1998).
Principles and
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Recommendations for Early Childhood Assessments.
Washington, D.C.: National Education Goals Panel.
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Selected Publications - Articles
Shepard, L.A. (1990). "Inflated test score gains:
Is the problem old norms or
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teaching the test?" Educational Measurement: Issues and
Practice, 9, 15-22.
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Shepard, L.A. & Smith, M.L. (1990). "Synthesis
of research on grade retention."
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Educational Leadership, 47, 84-88.
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Shepard, L.A. (1991). Psychometricians' beliefs about
learning. Educational
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Researcher, 20, 2-16.
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Shepard, L.A. (1991). "Readiness testing in local
school districts: An analysis of
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backdoor policies." Journal of Education Policy,
159-179. Co-published in S.H. Fuhrman & B. Malen (Eds.). The politics
of curriculum and testing: The 1990 yearbook of the Politics of Education
Association. London: Taylor & Francis.
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Shepard, L.A. (1991). "Will national tests improve
student learning?" Phi Delta
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Kappan, 72, 232-238.
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Shepard, L.A. (1993). "Evaluating test validity."
In L. Darling-Hammond (Ed.),
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Review of Research in Education, Vol. 19. Washington,
DC: American Educational Research Association.
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Shepard, L.A. (1994). "The challenges of assessing
young children appropriately."
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Phi Delta Kappan, 76, 206-212.
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Shepard, L.A. (1995). "Using assessment to improve
learning." Educational
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Leadership, 52, 38-43.
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Shepard, L.A., & Bliem, C.L. (1995). "Parents'
thinking about standardized tests
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and performance assessments." Educational Researcher,
24, 25-32.
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Shepard, L.A., Flexer, R.J., Hiebert, E.H., Marion,
S.F., Mayfield, V., & Weston,
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T.J. (1996). "Effects of introducing classroom
performance assessments on student learning." Educational
Measurement: Issues and Practice, 15, 7-18.
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Shepard, L.A. (1997). "The centrality of test use
and consequences for test
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validity." Educational Measurement: Issues
and Practice, 16, 5-8.
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Shepard, L.A. (1997). "Children not ready to learn?
The invalidity of school
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readiness testing." Psychology in the Schools,
34, 85-97.
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Shepard, L.A. (2000). "The role of assessment in
a learning culture."
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Educational Researcher, 29(7), 4-14.
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| Selected Publications - Book Chapters |
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Shepard, L.A. (1989). "Identification of mild handicaps."
In R.L. Linn (Ed.),
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Educational Measurement. Third Edition. Washington,
D.C.: The American Council on Education and MacMillan Publishing Company.
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Shepard, L.A. (1991). "The influence of standardized
tests on early childhood
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curriculum, teachers, and children." In B. Spodek
& O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in Early Childhood Curriculum
(Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Vol. 2). New York: Teachers
College Press.
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Shepard, L.A. (1991). "Negative policies for dealing
with diversity: When does
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assessment and diagnosis turn into sorting and segregation."
In E. Hiebert (Ed.), Literacy for a Diverse Society: Perspectives,
Practices, and Policies. New York: Teachers College Press.
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Shepard, L.A. (1992). "Commentary: What policy
makers who mandate tests
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should know about the new psychology of intellectual
ability and learning." In B.R. Gifford & M.C. O'Connor (Eds.),
Changing assessments: Alternative views of aptitude, achievement,
and instruction. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Shepard, L.A. (1992). "Uses and abuses of testing."
In Marvin C. Alkin (Ed.),
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Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Sixth Edition,
pp. 1477-1485. New York: MacMillan.
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Shepard, L.A., & Graue, M.E. (1993). "The morass
of school readiness testing:
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Research on test use and test validity." In B.
Spodek (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children.
New York: Teachers College Press.
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Shepard, L.A. (2001). "The role of classroom assessment
in teaching and
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learning." In V. Richardson (Ed.), The Handbook
of Research on Teaching, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC: American
Educational Research Association. |
Selected Scholarly Activities
Member, National Academy of Sciences Board on Testing and Assessment,
1999-present.
Member, NAEP Validity Studies Panel, National Center for Education Statistics,
1995-present.
Editor, Journal of Educational Measurement, Volumes 15-17, a publication
of the National Council on Measurement in Education, 1977-1980.
Editor, with Mary Lee Smith & Gene Glass, American Educational Research
Journal, Volumes 21-23, a publication of the American Educational Research
Association, 1983-1986.
Interim Editor, with Hilda Borko, Educational Researcher, a publication
of the American Educational Research Association, 2000.
Co-chair, with Milbrey W. McLaughlin, of the National Academy of Education
Panel on Standards-Based Education Reform, 1994-1995.
Co-chair with Sharon Lynn Kagan of the National Education Goals Panel
Goal 1 Early Childhood Assessment Resource Group.
Selected Professional Organization/Roles
President, American Educational Research Association, 1999-2000. Member
of the AERA Council and Executive Board, 1998-2001.
Vice President, National Academy of Education, 1993-1997.
President, National Council on Measurement in Education, 1982-83; Member
of the NCME executive board as president-elect and immediate past-president
1981-1984.
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