Selected Awards

Named in honor of an outstanding scholar and researcher, this annual award is presented jointly by the American Educational Research Association and ACT in recognition of outstanding applied or theoretical research in the field of testing and measurement. The award is meant to acknowledge a body of research of an empirical, theoretical, or integrative nature rather than a single study. Although the research is not required to have led directly to improved educational practices, it should nevertheless be rich in suggestions for additional research that does hold such promise. Particular emphasis will be given to research that has advanced the companion goals of greater understanding and improved use of testing and measurement techniques. Awardees may include individuals conducting research in a broad array of disciplines, such as education and psychology.

AERA E. F. Lindquist Award, 2020

AERA Fellow, 2017

The AERA Fellows Program honors outstanding education scholars, promotes excellence in education research as an interdisciplinary scholarship, and inspires emerging scholars to value sustained research achievements.

"Dr. Randy E. Bennett is one of the nation’s foremost scholars in education assessment, working at the intersection of cognitive psychology, psychometrics, digital technology, and educational testing policy. He conceived and directed the Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning project, producing research and publications that are an invaluable resource for the development of technically sound classroom-based assessments grounded in psychological theory. Dr. Bennett has edited or coedited 7 books and has authored or coauthored over 30 book chapters, 70 journal articles, and 40 additional technical reports and other publications. He is president of the International Association for Educational Assessment, president-elect of the National Council on Measurement in Education, and holds the title of Norman O. Frederiksen Chair in Assessment Innovation at the Educational Testing Service. Dr. Bennett’s work has synthesized advances in measurement and cognitive psychology with those in technology to solve practical problems in assessment design and use."

National Academy of Education Elected Member, 2022

AERA Cognition and Assessment SIG Outstanding Contribution to Research in Cognition and Assessment, 2024

NCME Bradley Hanson Award (with H. Guo, M. Zhang, and P. Deane), 2019

Elected Offices

Vice President/President/Past President, National Council on Measurement in Education, 2016-2019

Distinguished Alumni Award, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016

Vice President/President, International Association for Educational Assessment, 2012-2019