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Ruth A. Childs

Associate Professor


Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
CANADA
(416) 978-1079

RUTH.CHILDS @ UTORONTO.CA


I came to OISE in July of 1999. Between receiving my Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory at the University of North Carolina in 1992 and joining OISE, I worked in applied research, first for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and then for the American Institutes for Research.

My research focuses on understanding and modeling students’ response processes and the effects of teachers’ and others’ beliefs on test administration, scoring, and use.

For an abbreviated vita, click here.