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Goals of the Research Department

1. The isolation of aptitudes and the study of their role in various occupations.
2. The development of accurate measures of aptitudes.
3. The investigation of the role of aptitudes in education.
4. The evaluation of age and sex differences and the effect of practice on test performance.
5. The study of the processes involved in the acquisition of knowledge.
6. The development of accurate measures of knowledge.
7. The communication of research findings to the public.

Full-time staff

Robert F. Kyle, Director of Research

Robert F. Kyle began working at the Foundation in 1962 and served as the Director of the Chicago office from 1964 to 1982. He has been Vice-President since 1981 and Director of Research since 1982.

David H. Schroeder, Research Manager

David H. Schroeder joined the Research Department in August 1984. He has a B. S. from the University of Illinois and an M. S. from Colorado State University, as well as an M. A. and Ph. D. in personality psychology from The Johns Hopkins University.

Christopher A. Condon, Researcher

Christopher A. Condon joined the Research Department in August 2000. He has a B. S. from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He has an M. A. and a Ph. D. in experimental psychology, with a quantitative emphasis, from the University of Arkansas.