Expertise

My research is focused in the area of educational policy and educational measurement with specific emphasis on international large-scale assessment. Specifically my research focuses on how large-scale assessments are used within policy debates, the impact of background questionnaire quality on achievement results, and achievement estimation in heterogeneous populations.

David’s research is focused in the area of educational policy and technical topics within international large-scale assessment and program evaluation. His interests include how large scale assessments are used within policy debates, the impact of background questionnaire quality on achievement results, and topics concerning immigrant students at the international level.


Expertise:

  • Education
  • Policy
Affiliations
Past Affiliations
Communities
Philosophy, European Studies, History, Education
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Educational Policy Studies, 2007
MS, University of Illinois, Statistics, 2005
MEd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Educational Policy Studies, 2004
BA, University of New Mexico, Economics of Education, 2003