Salvador

Rivas

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Salvador (Sal) Rivas, is a Research Scientist in the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at University of Luxembourg and member of the Luxembourg Center for Educational Testing (LUCET). Currently, his primary tasks include the development of admissions exams and procedures, the coordination and development of course evaluation questionnaires and procedures, and assisting in the development of the FHSE’s Quality Assurance Office and programme.

Prior to joining the University of Luxembourg, Sal was employed at the American Institute for Research (AIR) in Washington, D.C. where he helped develop and monitor background questionnaire development for National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study – a program under the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

He holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Political Science from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (UofM), and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Research interests

Educational assessment

University admissions testing

Course evaluations & feedbacks

Social inequality

Immigrant generational differences

Noncognitive measurement

Quantitative sociology

Latest content Salvador Rivas took part in

Education & Social Work

FIT-Choice Project within the BScE: Factors Influencing Teaching Choice in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg’s multilingual school system, which serves a highly diverse student population, the fundamental school teacher can best be described as a “Generalist”. Consequently, the admissions process aims to identify and select qualified candidates for training into the teaching profession at the fundamental school level (pre-school and primary school levels), including the preparation track in general secondary school and special needs education.