Author: Ralph A. Hanson
Born: 1940
Bio: <b>Ralph A. Hanson</b> (b. 1940) is an expert on educational measurement and assessment.  He is the author and coauthor of numerous texts on education, including <i>Empowering the Second-Language Classroom: Putting the Parts Together</i> (1997).  He holds a bachelor's degree from <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and a doctorate in education from the University of Chicago, where he did his dissertation on the development of verbal intelligence.  (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Ralph_Hanson">Shimer College Wiki</a>)