Classes

S-061A2 - Methods of Educational Measurement

Semester: 
Fall
Offered: 
2012
S-061A2 Course Website (Limited Access)

This course is the second in a sequence that constitutes a survey course on methods of educational measurement for students with prior statistical training. It is designed to serve students who need to become critical consumers of test scores, students whose work will not focus on measurement but who will need to make appropriate use of test scores, and students whose work may entail a focus on testing. [2011 Syllabus]

S-030 - Intermediate Statistics: Applied Regression and Data Analysis

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
S-030 Course Website (Limited Access)

Are scores on high-stakes tests primarily a function of socioeconomic status? Do mandatory seat belt laws save lives? In this course, students will learn how to use a set of quantitative methods referred to as the general linear model--regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance--to address these and other questions that arise in educational, psychological, and social research.  [Syllabus]