Steven Ferrara

Background

Ferrara, Steven was born on May 8, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stanley S. and Ruth V. (Robinson) Ferrara.

Education

Bachelor in English, U. Massachusetts, 1973; Master of Education in Special Education, Boston State College, 1978; Educational Specialist in Program Evaluation, Stanford University, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Ednl. Psychology, Stanford University, 1989.

Career

Teacher Head Start, 1974-1975; resource room teacher learning disabled high sch.students, Quincy and Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1975-1980; chief of measurement, statistics, evaluation, Maryland. Department Education, Baltimore, 1985-1991; director assessment, Maryland. Department Education, Baltimore, 1991-1997; director research and psychometrics, American Institute Research, Washington, since 1997.

Instructor general educational development Cape Cod Community College, 1979-1980. Course instructor Stanford University School Education, 1985, Johns Hopkins University, 1986-1989, U. Maryland., College Park, 1989, Western Maryland. College, 1990-1991; trainer and consultant on test devel.and assessment issues to local school systems, states, testing organizations, universities in the United States and Taiwan.

Conference presenter in field.

Achievements

• Steven Ferrara has been listed as a noteworthy Educational researcher and test developer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ASCD, American Ednl. Research Association, Maryland. Assessment Group, National Council onMeasurement in Education (board directors 1995-1998).

Connections

Married Linda Blauer, June 19, 1976. Children: Rachel, Samuel.

Father:

Stanley S. Ferrara

Mother:

Ruth V. (Robinson) Ferrara

Spouse:

Linda Blauer

child:

Rachel Ferrara

child:

Samuel Ferrara