Toward a More Adequate Science of Education

An Address by Warren Professor and HGSE Dean Ellen Condliffe Lagemann [caption id="attachment_9045" align="alignright" width="185" caption="Ellen Condliffe Lagemann (photo: Rose Lincoln)"] [/caption]

Audio from the Address (RealPlayer required)   listen to the complete address

On October 3, 2003, Warren Professor and HGSE dean Ellen Condliffe Lagemann delivered the keynote address at the ETS Invitational Conference. The conference, entitled "Measurement and Research Issues in a New Accountability Era," reviewed critical topics in educational assessment and evaluated possible future directions. Dean Lagemann's talk, "Toward a More Adequate Science of Education," focused specifically on creating new standards of accountability for education research, new infrastructure for research, and new programs of research training—as a means of linking theory and practice in powerful ways. About ETS Educational Testing Service (ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research, serving individuals, educational institutions, and government bodies in almost 200 countries. ETS develops and administers more than 12 million tests worldwide. The 2003 ETS Invitational Conference provided a colloquy for professionals in the field of education to learn from the leading scholars and practitioners in the field of accountability and school reform. Information about the conference can be found on the ETS 2003 Invitational Conference Web site.