William H. Angoff Explained

William H. Angoff
Birth Date:	September 14, 1919
Birth Place:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Date:	January 5, 1993 (aged 73)
Death Place:	Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Education:	Harvard University Purdue University
Employer:	Educational Testing Service
Occupation:	Research scientist
Spouse:	Eleanor Angoff
Children:	1 son, 1 daughter

William H. Angoff (September 14, 1919 – January 5, 1993) was an American research scientist. He worked for the Educational Testing Service (ETS), where he helped improve the SAT and authored books about testing.

Early life

Angoff was born on September 14, 1919, in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] He graduated from Harvard University and earned a master's degree followed by a PhD from Purdue University.^[2]

Career

Angoff first worked as a psychological testing expert for the United States Army during World War II.^[2]

Angoff worked for the Educational Testing Service (ETS) from 1950 to 1993.^[2] He became the director of developmental research in 1976.^[3] Over the course of his career, he helped improve the SAT, an exam taken by millions of American high school graduates.^[4] He also promoted the use of testing in his speeches and writing.^[4]

Personal life and death

With his wife Eleanor, Angoff had a son and a daughter. They resided in Princeton, New Jersey.^[2]

Angoff died of a heart attack on January 5, 1993, in Princeton.^[5]

Selected works

• Book: Angoff . William H. . Huddleston . Edith Mary . The Multi-level Experiment: A Study of a Two-level Test System for the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test . 1958 . Educational Testing Service . Princeton, New Jersey. 19297063.
• Book: Angoff . William H. . Sharon . Amiel T. . Patterns of Test and Item Difficulty for Six Foreign Language Groups on the Test of English as a Foreign Language . 1972 . Educational Testing Service . Princeton, New Jersey. 6041289.
• Book: Angoff . William H. . Scales, Norms, and Equivalent Scores . 1984 . Educational Testing Service . Princeton, New Jersey. 11235274.
• Book: Angoff . William H. . Philosophical Issues of Current Interest to Measurement Theorists . 1987 . Educational Testing Service . Princeton, New Jersey. 21858166.
• Book: Angoff . William H. . Context Bias in the Test of English as a Foreign Language . 1989 . Educational Testing Service . Princeton, New Jersey. 863188811.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Street, W. R. (1994). A Chronology of Noteworthy Events in American Psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.. Central Washington University. 18 August 2019.
2. News: William H. Angoff, 73, Expert on S.A.T., Dies . October 26, 2018 . The New York Times . January 7, 1993.
3. News: Testing service promotes staffer . October 26, 2018 . The Central New Jersey Home . New Brunswick, New Jersey. July 21, 1976. 17. Newspapers.com. registration .
4. News: William H. Angoff, School Test Researcher . The Atlanta Constitution . January 8, 1993. 53. Newspapers.com. registration .
5. News: William H. Angoff, 73, Expert on S.A.T., Dies. The New York Times. 7 January 1993. 18 August 2019.