PSYC 6315 Tests and Measurement (5 cr.)
The course provides students with a comprehensive examination of the psychometric procedures used to develop and validate educational, psychological, and organizational instruments. Topics include normative samples, reliability and validity, test score interpretation, and test development. Professional standards for testing are reviewed and consulted at all phases of the course. Ethical issues in testing, integration of testing in the overall assessment process, overall assessment of individual differences, diversity issues in testing, and cultural fairness and bias in testing are also explored. (Prerequisite: PSYC 6305.)