Meredith Langi, PhD
Research Scientist
Meredith Langi specializes in educational measurement and latent variable modeling and is particularly interested in how assessments can support classroom instruction. Prior to joining NWEA, she supported psychometrics for the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA21). She also served as a teacher and resource specialist with the Peace Corps in Tonga. Dr. Langi holds a PhD in social research methodology and an MS in statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as an EdM in international education policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Publications by Meredith Langi
Technical appendix for: The widening achievement divide during COVID-19
The purpose of this technical appendix is to share more detailed results and to describe more fully the sample and methods used in the research included in the brief, The widening achievement divide during COVID-19.
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity
The widening achievement divide during COVID-19
New research provides additional evidence of the uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic showing that students’ math and reading test scores are more variable in spring 2022 than before the pandemic in part because the divide between high and low achievers has widened.
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity
