Ed/Psy Measurements

EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

COURSE OUTLINE

Instructor:	Dr. Patricia Busk
	Office Hours
	Sample Project: Test Evaluation
	Sample Project: Test Construction
	Internet Resources and References Blackboard® Silverlake Exercises

The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of:

• the basic theory in measurement of individual differences
• models and methods for using data in practical situations, such as, test construction, diagnosis, counseling, selection, and classification
• interpreting test scores and scales
• how tests currently in use were developed, validated, and assessed for reliability the evaluation of a standardized test
• the evaluation of a standardized test
• the construction of a test or scale

At the completion of the course, students should be able to

1. identify the classical true-score theory approach to testing.
2. identify the latent trait approach to testing.
3. identify the cognitive-based approach to testing.
4. define the methods of test reliability.
5. interpret the test reliability.
6. apply methods of reliability to a newly developed test or questionnaire.
7. compare methods for estimating reliability.
8. interpret standard errors of measurement.
9. define the types of validity.
10. apply the methods of validity to a newly developed test or questionnaire.
11. evaluate the methods used to establish reliability and validity for a standardized test.
12. evaluate a standardized test for bias.

By the completion of the course, students should have

1. developed a test plan.
2. written items for the test or questionnaire.
3. administered the test or items to a reasonably large sample of at least 50 subjects.
4. conducted an item analysis, determined if the test is scalable, or evaluated the questionnaire
5. revised the test or questionnaire on the basis of the outcomes of the 4 above.
6. evaluated the construction of a standardized test.

By the end of the course, the students should be able to

1. identify and interpret the methods of transforming scores.
2. compare the relationships among various scores.
3. evaluated the scores that are provided by a standardized test.
4. identify and compare scaling methods.
5. determine if items constitute a scale.

• Requirements and Quizzes
• Attendance
• Required Texts
• Proposed Content and Readings
• NCME Instructional Modules
• Additional Readings