EDU 646
Educational Measurement
Online Course
EDU 646 Educational Measurement
4 Semester Units
Educational Measurement focuses on three content areas: constructing classroom assessments and evaluating the quality of such assessments; using assessment devices constructed by others; and planning instruction based on assessments that can help guide a teacher’s instructional decision-making. This course provides a balanced perspective on educational testing, assessment, and measurement through the exploration of foundational theories and practical applications as well as the political landscape and its effect on testing policy and practice.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Examine the process and purpose of educational testing, measurement, and assessment.
- Discuss the recent educational reforms that have strongly influenced educational testing and assessment in the last two decades.
- Delineate ways and methods of measuring learning outcomes, writing test items, and utilizing standardized tests.
- Examine various types of assessments including performance-based and portfolio, and the process of administering, analyzing, and improving tests and assessments.
- Analyze the factors impacting measurements (i.e., central tendency, variability, correlation, validity, reliability, accuracy, and measuring error).
- Demonstrate proficiency with academic writing related to educational measurements.
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