William Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor and currently co-director of the Michigan State University Education Policy Center, co-director of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and co-director of the Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics and Science Education (PROM/SE) project. He also holds faculty appointments in measurement and quantitative methods and the Department of Statistics. His current writing and research concerns issues of academic content in K-12 schooling, assessment theory and the effects of curriculum on academic achievement. He is also concerned with educational policy related to mathematics, science and testing in general. He is a member of the National Academy of Education.
Authored Commentary & Research
High Expectations
Commentary & Feedback on Draft II of the Next Generation Science Standards
Paul Gross, Douglas Buttrey, Ursula Goodenough, Noretta Koertge, Lawrence S. Lerner, Martha Schwartz, Richard Schwartz 2.4.2013
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High Expectations
International Lessons about National Standards
Sharif Shakrani, Richard Houang, William H. Schmidt 8.27.2009
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International lessons about national standards
William H. Schmidt 5.6.2009
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