FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT

PSYCH 910

Focus on the construction, analysis, and interpretation of psychometric assessments, with an emphasis on concepts relevant to clinical psychology. Covers evolving issues in test theory. Extends beyond basic measurement concepts (scales, reliability, validity, bias, etc.) and critiques much of common practice from statistical and philosophical perspectives. Emphasizes that assessment always occurs in a societal context, which sometimes threatens validity.

EDPSYCH 871

Theory underlying validity, scoring procedures, prediction and classification, normal, binomial, Poisson and logistic model, including item response theory models.

EDPSYCH 971

Discuss a different current article from the educational statistics and measurement literature. Explore a variety of subjects in which one might like to eventually conduct research.

EDPSYCH 740

Theories of intelligence and intelligence testing, construction and validation of the Binet and Wechsler tests, administration of tests, interpretation of test results and report writing, recent research in intelligence testing.

EDPSYCH 771

Procedures for development and analysis of educational tests and questionnaires; strategies for measurement of achievement, attitude, and interests; procedures for item analysis and assessment of reliability and validity.