Dr. Don Klinger is a professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Te Wānanga Toi Tangata Division of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Professor Klinger's research explores both classroom assessment and the psychometric and policy issues of large-scale assessments, program evaluation, and measures of school effectiveness. Professor Klinger is particularly interested in how we evaluate students and the subsequent decisions, practices, and policies that arise from these assessment practices.