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An asterisk (*) following the four-digit number indicates the course is approved for graduate credit.
Graduate College
Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics (REMS)
REMS 4052
Measurement and Evaluation in the School
Prerequisite(s): Full admission to Professional Education. Construction and selection of classroom tests. Contrasts between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced measurement strategies. Grading techniques, rudiments of standardized test selection and score interpretation, and the basic statistics used to summarize and analyze test results.
REMS 5000*
Master's Thesis
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
REMS 5013*
Research Design and Methodology
Required of all graduate students in education. An introduction to the concepts of research design, methodology, sampling techniques, internal and external validity, and the scientific method in educational problem solving. Critical analysis of educational research studies and the writing of proposals. No credit for student with credit in 5015.
REMS 5320*
Seminar in
Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics
3-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. In-depth exploration of contemporary problems of research, evaluation, measurement, and statistics.
REMS 5373*
Educational Measurements
Appropriate applications of tests in the schools. Development of teacher-made tests, selection of standardized tests, interpretation of test results, understanding of the statistics reported in testing literature, uses of test results, and recent developments in educational measurement.
REMS 5953*
Statistical Methods in Education
Statistical methods needed by conductors and consumers of research in education and the behavioral sciences. Introduction to interpretation and application of descriptive and inferential statistics.
REMS 6000*
Doctoral Dissertation
1-25 credits, max 25. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Required of all candidates for doctorate in applied behavioral studies. Credit given upon completion and acceptance of dissertation.
REMS 6003*
Analyses of Variance
Prerequisite(s): 5013 and 5953 and admission to a doctoral level program or consent of instructor. A thorough examination of analysis of variance procedures as they relate to principles of experimental design in education and behavioral sciences.
REMS 6013*
Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies
Prerequisite(s): 6003 or consent of instructor. Applications of multiple regression as a general data analysis strategy for experimental and non-experimental research in behavioral sciences.
REMS 6023*
Psychometric Theory
Prerequisite(s): 6013 or consent of instructor. Theoretical basis for applying psychometric concepts to educational and psychological measurement. The Classical True Score model and applications to instrument development and design of studies for evaluating instrument quality.
REMS 6033*
Factor Analysis in Behavioral Research
Prerequisite(s): 6013 or equivalent. In-depth analysis of principal components and factor analysis methods, including maximum likelihood methods. Confirmatory factor analysis methods are also introduced.
REMS 6323*
Doctoral Seminar in REMS
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Theory and applications of selected advanced research and evaluation methods.
REMS 6373*
Program Evaluation
Prerequisite(s): 5013 and admission to a doctoral level program or consent of instructor. Contexts, purposes and techniques of evaluating educational programs. Evaluation design, information collection, analysis, reporting and uses of results for programs ranging from individual lessons to nationwide multi-year projects. Special emphasis on evaluation requirements of federally funded programs.
REMS 6383*
Program Evaluation II
Prerequisite(s): 6373. Practical application of principles and standards by conducting a program evaluation.
REMS 6663*
Applied Multivariate Research in Behavioral Studies
Prerequisite(s): 6013 or consent of instructor. An overview and analysis of multivariate procedures commonly applied to educational and behavioral research. Emphasis on conceptual design and application of these procedures.
REMS 6850*
Directed Reading
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Directed reading for students with advanced graduate standing.
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07/21/2009 3:01 PM
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