Educational Measurement and Assessment

Catalog description

The study of methods used to develop educational measurements, including teacher-made and standardized assessments, and the procedures used to globally assess student achievement. Emphasis is on the development, administration, interpretation, and utilization of informal, teacher-made evaluation measures to include paper-pencil, performance assessments, portfolio assessments, and observation instruments. Included also are the concepts of validity and reliability, evaluation and reporting methods, and the historical study of psychometry. Cross-listed with EDNC 322 .