About Us

The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) is a laboratory at the University of Kansas housed within the School of Education. CETE was authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents in 1983 to function as a research and evaluation unit under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies, and Public Service at the University of Kansas. CETE was founded by Drs. Douglas Glasnapp and John Poggio who stepped down as co-directors June 30th 2009 at which time Dr. Neal Kingston assumed the role of director.

Our Mission

CETE’s mission is to improve the state of student assessment by

  • carrying out our research agenda in support of testing programs that facilitate student learning;
  • supporting the state of Kansas in the development and administration of tests, reporting of results, and related professional development; and
  • providing graduate students with operational and research experiences vital to their professional development.