Course Description This course is designed primarily for professionals in teaching or school administration. Its purpose is to provide an enhanced understanding of the usefulness of standardized tests as a professional tool. The first half of the course provides an introduction to statistical concepts and the assessment of test validity and reliability. Instructor Audrey Qualls, Associate Professor of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations in the College of Education at The University of Iowa. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
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Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. Thorndike, Robert M., George K. Cunningham, Robert L. Thorndike and Elizabeth Hagen. Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and Education , fifth edition. In this course, you may submit up to two assignments per week. You will receive a standard letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F for your work in the course.