Eva L. Baker is a distinguished professor currently at the

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, the former acting dean of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and current director of the

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Education

Baker enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles at 18 years old and subsequently completed her B.A., M.A., and Ed.D. degrees at the university. Soon thereafter, she accepted an assistant professor position.

Research

National

She has conducted studies of technology, teaching, learning, and assessment in history, science, workforce readiness, and writing. She has studied the uses of technology, instruction, and performance assessment in large-scale environments for both military and

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and has conducted research for, or advised, the U.S. Congress, the Departments of Education, Labor, Energy, and Defense, private foundations, numerous state departments of education, local

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s, and private corporations.

International

Baker has conducted studies of performance standards and national assessment policies for the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economy, economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Education Forum Project, and the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association. She has been an advisor to ministries and universities in

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

, the

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, Australia, Europe, and Asia, and to other international organizations such as NATO.

Accomplishments

In 2007, she served as the American Educational Research Association president, a member of the

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Advisory Council on Education Statistics, the Independent Review Panel on Title I, and was the measurement expert in the federal process of rule making for educational policy, and as a member of the

National Academy of Education (NAEd) The National Academy of Education (NAEd) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization in the United States that advances high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. Founded in 1965, the NAEd currently consists of over 300 elect ...

became the recipient of the Henry Chauncey Award for Distinguished Service to Assessment and Educational Science by Educational Testing Service.

References

External links

Bio of Eva L. Baker on social research methodology at UCLA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Eva L. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of California, Los Angeles alumni UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies faculty UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies alumni