EDUC 768 - Measurement Theory and Test Construction

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Description:

McDermott. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 684 or equivalent. Design of ability, achievement, and performance measures such as those applied for high-stakes decision making in large-scale assessment and for diagnosis and classification of individuals; advanced true-score and item response theory; item formatting, analysis, selection, calibration, linking, and scaling; analysis of reliability for continuous, ordinal, nominal, and composite scales; analysis of differential item functioning; model contrasting, test equating, and scaling for longitudinal assessment; standards and cut-point setting.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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