David C. Berliner is an educational psychologist and professor of education at Arizona State University. He has authored more than 150 articles, books and chapters in the fields of educational psychology and educational policy, including the best-seller The Manufactured Crisis (co-authored with B. J. Biddle) and the textbook Educational Psychology (co-authored with N. L. Gage). He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association. INTRODUCTION: Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is public institution of higher education and research with several campuses located in and nearby to Tempe, Arizona. ... The American Educational Research Association is a professional organization representing educational researchers in the United States. ...