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is
closely associated CAMERA.The M&E program is designed to develop
knowledge and skills in quantitative and qualitative methods in
research and in evaluation. For the doctoral degree, students are
expected to specialize in either Measurement or Evaluation. The
Measurement Specialization is for those interested in quantitative
methods and theory, including psychometric and statistical theory,
such as item response theory and structural equation modeling. The
Evaluation Specialization is for those interested in the evaluation
of programs (including a wide range of social and educational programs),
in applied measurement issues, or in student assessment (including
large-scale assessments of student achievement) using both qualitative
and quantitative methodologies.
For
the Master's degree, the domains covered include the design of research
and evaluation studies, the development of instruments and related
theory, the collection and analysis of data, and statistical theory
and methods. The M&E master's degree program can serve either
as a terminal program or a requisite program for the doctoral degree
program. Although the M&E master's program does not differentiate
between measurement and evaluation specialization, students applying
to be accepted into the program can indicate their interest in either
measurement or evaluation.
Examples
of the type of research "evaluation" students in the M&E
program have engaged in include examination of effects of rating
scale label choices on rating responses, impact of large-scale assessments,
methods of measuring change, processes and biases in survey and
rating responses, issues in development of health science training
program accreditation systems and in training program evaluation,
methods for evaluating individualized education programs, logic
modeling, and research on authentic and portfolio assessments.
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