罗伯特·J.马扎诺(Robert J.Marzano),美国中部大陆区域教育研究所高级研究员,威斯康星州密尔沃基市卡迪纳尔斯特里奇大学副教授,科罗拉多州森特尼尔市马扎诺工作室主任。已出版著作25部,发表论文150篇,主编供1-12年级教师和学生使用的课程材料100套。主要论著包括:《促进学校发展:将研究转化为行动》(What Works in Schools:Translating Research into Action),《有效的学校领导》(School Leadership That Works),《打好学业成绩的知识基础》(Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement),《有效的课堂管理》(Classroom Management That Works),《有效的课堂教学》(Classroom Instruction That Works),《有效的课堂考评》(Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work),《另类课堂:以学为本的教学》(A Different Kind of Classroom:Teaching With Dimensions of Learning)。