ETS provides pioneering educational research and analysis, innovative educational assessment and product development and informative policy studies to advance both quality and equity in education for all people worldwide. View our research portfolio (PDF).
New and Noteworthy
- Errors of Measurement, Theory, and Public Policy
In the 12th William H. Angoff Memorial Lecture, Michael Kane discusses the impact of measurement error in light of our increasing reliance on assessments in making high-stakes decisions. - Constructed-Response Test Questions: Why We Use Them; How We Score Them
This issue of R&D Connections describes reasons for having test takers write essays, mathematical equations, or musical notation rather than simply answering multiple-choice questions.
Policy and Research Reports
ETS publishes several educational studies each year through the Policy Information Center and various research report series. Here is a sample of recent publications.
- Hispanicity and Educational Inequality: Risks, Opportunities and the Nation's Future
- ETS Policy Notes — Preschool Education: New Jersey and the Nation
- National Education Standards — Getting Beneath the Surface
- R&D Connections — Measuring Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
- America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future
Search Reports
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