EDUC 635 Psychological Measurement
This course introduces formal and informal assessment techniques for analyzing learning and behavior in classroom contexts. Students examine basic principles of measurement, validity, reliability, and norms, and consider ethical issues in the assessment process. School aptitude and achievement tests, behavior rating scales and developmental inventories are critiqued. Applying models from educational psychology, informal procedures to analyze how students learn are introduced as are the principles and procedures to conduct functional analyses of behavior. Concurrent with EDUC 533. Department Consent required. Equivalent To: PSY 635.
Cross Listed Courses
EDUC 635 & PSY 635