NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Course Certificate in Education in Assessment & Evaluation

  • Eligibility Criteria

    High school diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    6

  • Course Duration

    1 Month (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $780

Courses Offered

An undergraduate certificate by NYMU will help secure your plans of garnering progression and stability regarding career opportunities and lock an elevated career, one that you always imagined.

Introduction To Psychological Testing (ASE-078)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Psychological Testing: Tests And Measurements.
     Defining And Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests, And Personality.    
     Testing And Society    
     Basic Concepts In Measurement And Statistics
     Scales, Transformations, And Norms    
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reliability: The Consistency Of Test Scores.    
     Using And Interpreting Information About Test Reliability
     Validity Of Measurement: Content And Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies
     Validity For Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Item Analysis
     The Process Of Test Development
     Computerized Test Administration And Interpretation
     Ability Testing: Individual Tests
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ability Testing: Group Tests  
     Issues In Ability Testing    
     Interest Testing
     Personality Testing    
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Tests And Educational Decision    
     Psychological Measurement In Industry
     Diagnostic Testing: Clinical Applications    
     Issues In Multi-Method Assessment

Introduction To Assessment And Evaluation (ASE-083)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fundamental Issues In Measurement
     Measurement And Numbers
     Giving Meaning To Scores
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Qualities Desired In Any Measurement Procedure: Reliability
     Qualities Desired In Any Measurement Procedure: Validity
     Practical Issues Relating To Testing
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment And Educational Decisions
     Aptitude Tests
     Standardized Achievement Tests
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Performance And Product Evaluation
     Interests, Personality, And Adjustment
     Aptitudes And Rating Scales
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Assessment Of Children With Disabilities
     Ethics And Issues In Assessment
     Principles Of Test Development

Introduction To Behavior Management (ASE-237)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Developing A Whole-School Approach: Assumptions And Benefits
     Developing Preferred Practices Of Behavior Management
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Positive Discipline
     The Establishment Phase Of The Year
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Language Of Discipline
     Some Problem Areas In Behavior Management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Managing Playground Behavior/Bullying
     Supporting Colleagues: A Whole-School Plan
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Developing A Behavior Management Policy

Educational Research (ASE-384)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Educational Research: Its Nature And Rules Of Operation
     Types Of Educational Research And Corresponding Sources Of Data
     Selecting, Refining, And Proposing A Topic For Research.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Locating Published Research.
     Interpreting And Summarizing Published Research.
     Designing A Research Project
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Procedures And Tools For Gathering Data
     Analyzing Research Data And Presenting Findings.
     Preparing A Research Report
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Qualitative Research Methods
     Survey Research
     Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, And Single-Subject Research
     Mixed-Methods Research Designs
     Action And Evaluation Research

Foundations Of Grading (ASE-654)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Classroom Decision Making
     Validity And Reliability
     Learning Goals
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Higher-Order Thinking “
     Planning Assessment And Instruction
     Formative Assessment
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Completion And Selected Response Test Items
     Constructed Response Test Items
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Performance Assessment
     Scoring: Points, Rubrics, And Other Scales
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Grading
     Interpreting Standardized Test Scores

Fundamentals Of Program Evaluation (ASE-843)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Program Evaluation: An Overview
     Planning An Evaluation
     Selecting Criteria And Setting Standards
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Developing Measures
     Ethics In Program Evaluation
     The Assessment Of Need
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Monitoring The Operation Of Programs
     Qualitative Evaluation Methods
     Single-Group, Non-Experimental Outcome
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Quasi-Experimental Approaches
     Using Experiments To Evaluate Programs
     Analyses Of Costs And Outcomes
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Evaluation Reports: Interpreting And Communicating Findings
     How To Encourage Utilization

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