MetaMetrics, Inc.
Xiaowan Zhang is a Research Scientist and Test Development Manager at MetaMetrics, Inc. since May 2021. Previously, Xiaowan served as a Graduate Assistant at Michigan State University from August 2016 to March 2022, teaching courses on second-language-learning theory and language pedagogy, while conducting research on language assessments and second language acquisition. A summer internship at Michigan Language Assessment in 2019 involved developing a toolkit geared towards understanding the impact of testing on teaching and learning. Earlier experience includes a Graduate Assistant role at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and teaching English at Web International English Co., Ltd. Xiaowan holds a PhD in Second Language Studies from Michigan State University, an MA in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a BA in English Language and Literature from Wuhan University.
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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.