This course introduces to students the concepts, principles, and methods in educational/psychological measurement. Topics include reliability, validity, item analysis, scores, score reports (for example grades). Emphasis is on construction, interpretation, use, and evaluation of assessments regarding achievement, aptitude, interests, attitudes, personality, and exceptionality. The integration of assessment data into a comprehensive psychological report including associated recommendations for intervention is an essential component of this course. Pre-requisite: None

CILO-1: To understand the concepts related to psychological measurement; CILO-2: To apply the concepts related to psychological measurement; CILO-3: To have the ability to assess the quality of a psychological measurement instrument; CILO-4: To have the ability to evaluate the usefulness of a psychological measurement instrument in a particular setting