Richard Shavelson

{{Short description|American psychologist}}

Richard J. Shavelson is an American educational psychologist who has published over 100 research articles and books in the fields of educational assessment, psychology, and science education. He is an emeritus professor in the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, a former dean of the Stanford School of Education, and a past president of the American Educational Research Association.{{cite web|title=Richard Shavelson|url=https://naeducation.org/our-members/richard-shavelson/|website=National Academy of Education|accessdate=March 24, 2017}}

Shavelson earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford. Before he joined the Stanford faculty, Shavelson was a professor at UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara.{{cite web|title=Guide to the Richard J. Shavelson Papers|url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8m90bw0/entire_text/|website=www.oac.cdlib.org|accessdate=March 24, 2017}} He received the E. L. Thorndike Award from the American Psychological Association in 2010; the award recognized his research contributions in educational psychology.{{cite web|title=E. L. Thorndike Award for Career Achievement in Educational Psychology|url=http://www.apa.org/about/awards/div-15-thorndike.aspx?tab=4|website=www.apa.org|accessdate=March 24, 2017|language=en}}

His father was famed screenwriter Mel Shavelson.