This course presents and discusses the major theories regarding the concept of "test validity" and the major practices involved in test validation. The skills taught in this course will enable students to be experts in testing tests.

Prerequisites: EDUC 656, 591J or 632

Course will explore the historical development of psychology as a field of study and its relationship to educational practice in the school setting. The course will cover the development of psychology from the ancient Greeks to Wilhelm Wundt, to the implications of the work of John Dewey and William James in relationship to educational practice.

Organization and management dimensions of special education administration internal to the school system. Concepts and theories for analyzing and understanding the principles and criteria.

For advanced doctoral students in education, psychology, and sociology. Techniques for specifying statistical models that conform to theory, fitting the models to data, testing the fit of the models and based on the analysis, either rejecting or modifying the theory. Prerequisite: Educ 771.

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Students review classic research manuscripts in counseling/school psychology, review current manuscripts and identify trends and issues, evaluate quality of research designs, develop research proposals related to areas of special interest, conduct pilot research studies under faculty mentorship related to areas of special interest.

The purpose of this course is to support graduate students as they move forward in their research and scholarly work in science education, mathematics education, and/or learning technology.