Measurement and Quantitative Methods, Ph.D.

Learning Outcomes

1. Attain thorough, nuanced knowledge in the areas of measurement, quantitative methods, and empirical education research.
2. Connect the acquired knowledge to applied statistical methods (including measurement) in education as well as to empirical research that uses quantitative methods to analyze data.
3. Identify relevant, important research in measurement, research methodology and empirical research in education that will produce helpful tools to education researchers and produce important findings. Resolve critical issues in research design, statistical modeling, psychometrics, and education research and policy. For example, study populations that have been neglected, develop fair and equitable measures of important constructs, extend work on optimal design of empirical studies, improve statistical methods in education research, determine school resources and interventions that improve student learning, and investigate teacher effectiveness.
4. Use appropriate quantitative methodology to address corresponding research questions of interest.
5. Interpret and present results of the research to colleagues and broad audiences in a succinct, explicit, and effective manner.
6. Develop and utilize methodology that can be applied to diverse settings and populations.
7. Develop new methodologies that make contributions to educational statistics and measurement.
8. Develop to become high-quality scholars in methods and also be able to solve societal problems recognizing issues of equality of opportunity.