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Northwest Evaluation Association
Home Institution

Mailing Address
5885 SW Meadows Road
Suite 200
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone Number
(503) 624-1951

Email Address
ron.houser@nwea.org

Ron Houser

Manager of Growth Research Database

Northwest Evaluation Association

Dr. Ron Houser is the Manager of the Growth Research Database and a psychometrician for the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA).  He has extensive background in large scale assessment implementation.  Prior to joining NWEA as a full-time staff member in 2002, he served as Associate Superintendent of Assessment and Evaluation for the Oregon Department of Education and as Director of the Research and Evaluation Department for Portland Public Schools.  Dr. Houser also leads NWEA’s recent initiative to include the option for Spanish audio in computerized adaptive assessments. His research includes computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and educational applications of Item Response Theory (IRT).   He has over 30 years of experience in the development of assessment instruments employing both classical and IRT methodologies.