Tests and Measures

Catalog description

Considers evaluation methods related to norm-referenced and criterion-referenced evaluation methods in education. Students will investigate criteria used to develop reliable and valid evaluation measures. Current issues and research related to educational testing instruments, alternatives to standardized evaluation methods, and outcome measurement in education will be discussed. Students will explore measurement theory and evaluate measures that are used to identify cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains as they relate to education. Students must earn a minimum of a B in the course. Students who receive less than a B will be required to repeat the course. Students will be allowed to repeat the course no more than once. A second grade below a B will make students ineligible to continue in programs requiring this course. Students who have taken NU-762 are not eligible to take NU-562 .