Iván Montes-Iturrizaga is a Professor at the Department of Education at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He has a PhD in Educational Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and received his Master's Degree in Educational Psychology at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru). He has a degree in Psychology from Ricardo Palma University. He has been president of Universidad La Salle (Peru) and director of Research at Universidad Católica San Pablo. He has served as a consultant for national and international organizations, such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), DANIDA of Denmark, the National Education Council and the Group of Analysis for Development (GRADE). He was also president of the Peruvian Society for Educational Research (SIEP). He is an accredited researcher by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEC). His areas of interest are formative assessment, research teaching, and vocational preferences.