The department's Educational Psychology specialty area is ranked 13 th in the nation. The department offers master's and doctoral degree programs that prepare students to be leaders in psychometrics, assessment, educational research and applied statistics. Faculty specialization's include latent variable modeling, structural equation modeling, evaluating test bias, statistical model comparison procedures, technology-based instructional delivery and assessment, exploring test equating models, unfolding models in latent trait theory, and school assessment issues. Graduates take positions as university professors, assessment directors for school systems, statisticians for research associations, support personnel in universities, and evaluators in state and federal government agencies. The faculty have received numerous awards for their research, service and nationally recognized model programs.
Research centers focus on urban special education and the study of troubling behavior.
The department offers the M.Ed. degree program in Europe for Department of Defense dependent school professional personnel. Direct questions and comments to Webmaster .