Robert L. Thorndike

For other people named Robert Thorndike, see Robert Thorndike (disambiguation).
Robert Ladd Thorndike
Born(1910-09-22)September 22, 1910
DiedSeptember 21, 1990(1990-09-21) (aged 79)
ChildrenRobert M. Thorndike
ParentEdward Thorndike (father)
AwardsE. L. Thorndike Award (1971)
Academic background
EducationWesleyan University
Columbia University
Academic work
InstitutionsColumbia University

Robert Ladd Thorndike[1] (September 22, 1910 – September 21, 1990) was an American psychometrician and educational psychologist who made significant contributions to the analysis of reliability, the interpretation of error, cognitive ability, and the design and analysis of comparative surveys of achievement test performance of students in various countries.[2]

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