MetaMetrics, Inc.
Malbert Smith is an accomplished academic and entrepreneur with extensive experience in educational technology and research. Serving as a Research Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since January 2009, Malbert also co-founded MetaMetrics in March 1984, where Malbert currently holds the titles of CEO, President, and Co-founder, collaborating with Jack Stenner to develop innovative assessment tools through multiple NIH grants. Previously, Malbert co-founded National Technology Group in January 1982, which grew to a significant IT services company with over 900 employees and annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Malbert's career began as a Senior Researcher at NTS Research Corporation, where research projects focused on education received funding from various governmental bodies. Malbert holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Duke University.
MetaMetrics, Inc.
MetaMetrics®, located in Durham, NC, is an educational measurement and research organization that develops scientific measures of student achievement that link assessment with targeted instruction to improve learning. The organization's renowned psychometric team created The Lexile® Framework for Reading, El Sistema Lexile® para Leer (the Spanish-language version of The Lexile Framework for Reading), The Lexile® Framework for Writing and The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics.