PY 401 - Measurements and Evaluation

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: None

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Calculate and apply descriptive statistics for analyzing, interpreting, and reporting assessment data.
• Define the different types of reliability and validity and describe how they are used to evaluate aspects of a test or testing procedure.
• Explain the major categories of tests according to the procedures used (e.g., group vs. individual, standardized, diagnostic, and informal) as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.
• Describe a situation and demonstrate the purpose for the applications of tests in a specific professional setting (i.e., education, health care, business, etc.).
• Describe the history of assessment and analyze current issues and ethical standards in testing.
• Relate learning to previous and future personal- and professional-uses of testing procedures.