The primary objective of the course is to sharpen the skill, sophistication, and intuition of the student in the interpretation of educational and psychological test data, and in the construction and use of tests as instruments of educational and psychological theory and as tools in the practical problems of selection, evaluation, and guidance.

Specific Objectives:
1. To recognize the problems in the measurement of psychological constructs and to understand the role of test theory in research.
2. To interpret basic descriptive statistical information.
3. To know the levels of measurement scales and the three approaches to scaling.
4. To understand the steps of test construction and the various item formats for aptitude tests and attitude inventories.
5. To compute descriptive statistics for dichotomous and nondichotomous variables.
6. To know the classical true score model and reliability.
7. To distinguish methods for estimating reliability and recognize which method is most appropriate for given situations.
8. To distinguish three major types of validation studies.
9. To recognize the use of multiple regression and discriminant analysis in a validation study.
10. To know the steps of factor analysis and to interpret the results of factor analysis.
11. To know the steps of an item analysis study and to understand item analysis results.
12. To know the parameters of the item characteristic curve under item response theory.
13. To understand correction for omitting and guessing and to know the rationale for formula scoring.

Introduction to Test Theory
Statistical Concepts for Test Theory 
Introduction to Scaling 
Process of Test Construction 
Test Scores as Composites 
Reliability and the Classical True Score Model 
Procedures for Estimating Reliability 
Introduction to Validity 
Statistical Procedures for Prediction and Classification 
Factor Analysis 
Item Analysis 
Item Response Theory 
Correcting for Guessing and Other Scoring Methods