EDP 550

Introduction to Measurement in Education

Fall 2003: Dr. Gorin

 

Professor Joanna Gorin

E-mail: joanna.gorin@asu.edu Work phone: 480-965-1142 Office Location: Payne 308H Office hours: Tuesday 2 - 4 and by appointment Notes: Dr. Gorin is also available via email or posting messages on the discussion boards.

Meeting Times
Tuesday 4:40 PM to 7:30 PM
Farmer 320

 

Required Text:

Thorndike, R. M. (1997). Measurement and evaluation in psychology and education. (6^th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

American Educational Research Association (1999). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington DC: AERA.

Grading Policies
These 3 exams will be equally weighted.

In-class Exam over Unit I
Take-home Exam over Unit II
In-class Exam over Unit III

Grading Scale out of Total Points
A 88%-100%
B 70%-87%
C 60%-70%
D 50%-59%
F below 50%

Recommended supplementary References

Anastasi, A. (1988). Psychological Testing (6^th ed). New York: Macmillan.

Bloom, B. S. (Ed.) (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longmans, Green.

Cohen, R. J. , Montague, P., Swerdik, M. E., % Smith, D. K. (1992). Psychological testing: An introduction to tests and measurement. (2^nd ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

Cronbach, L. J. (1984). Essentials of psychological testing. (4^th ed.). New York: Harper & Row.

Ebel, R. L., & Friesbie, D. A. (1986). Essentials of educational measurement. (4^th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJL Prentice Hall.

Friedenberg, L. (1995). Psychological testing: Design, analysis, and use. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Linn, R. L. (Ed.). (1989). Educational measurement. (3^rd ed.). National Council on Measurement in Education and American Council on Education. New York: American Council on Education, Macmillan.