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College of Education & Human Development Educational Psychology Quantitative Methods and Evaluation

Educational Psychology - Quantitative Methods in Education
250 Education Sciences Building - 56 East River Road - Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Tel: 612-624-1698 - Fax: 612-624-8241

Coursework for M.A. measurement and accountability concentration

It is assumed that M.A. students will generally begin their studies in the Fall semester and follow the sequence of courses below.

Semester 1 (10 credits)

  • EPSY 5221—Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement (4 cr.)
  • EPSY 5243—Principles and Methods of Evaluation (3 cr.)
  • EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference (3 cr.)+

Semester 2 (9 credits)

  • EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model (3 cr.)
  • Psy 5014—Psychology of Human Learning and Memory (3 cr.)++*
  • Psy 5202—Attitudes and Social Behavior (3 cr.)++*

Semester 3 (13 credits)

  • EPSY 5222—Measurement & Analysis/K-12 Education Accountability (4 cr.)
  • EPSY 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation (3 cr.)
  • EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Research (3 cr.)
  • EPSY 5991—Independent Study in Educational Psychology (3 cr.) for Internship

Semester 4 (minimum of 7 credits)

  • EPSY 8221—Psychological Scaling (3 cr.)
  • EPSY 8777—Thesis Credits: Master's (10 cr.) for Plan A

    OR

    EPSY 5991—Independent Study or EPSY8994 Research Problems (3 cr.) for Plan B

Total credits 38 - 45

+ Students must have had an introductory statistics course prior to registering for EPSY 8261

++Satisfy the EPSY learning and/or social psychology core requirements

* Other courses that can be substituted are listed in the Educational Psychology Graduate Program Handbook
 
 
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