University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Courses
ERM
71 courses with the subject ERM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ERM 401Assessment I: Accountability in Our Nation's Schools 1
Students will examine Federal, State, and classroom accountability systems. Enrollment is limited to students who are pursuing initial teaching licensure.
Students will examine standardized testing, key statistical terms, and the application of testing data to instructional planning. Enrollment is limited to students who are pursuing initial teaching licensure.
Development, monitoring, and evaluation of student progress through classroom assessments. Enrollment is limited to students who are pursuing initial teaching licensure in B-K, K-12, and secondary programs.
The fundamentals of measurement and assessment used in teaching middle and secondary grades, including the concepts of assessment types, assessment development, reliability, validity, interpreting test results.
This course provides students with an introductory set of tools for data literacy. The course introduces concepts related to the management, analysis, and presentation (figures and graphs) of data. While not a formal statistics class, fundamental concepts in statistics will be introduced as will relevant data management and statistical software.
As stewards of data and information you are responsible for the origination, storage, description, classification, and retrieval of data. Because of this, there may be times when you must work with programmers and analysts. This course provides the background to do this.
Students in this class will become familiar with the storage and retrieval of data (e.g., different formats and data types in addition to security, assessing public repositories, etc…). In addition, students will become familiar with the various techniques of presenting and summarizing basic and complex data sets.
This course is the second of a two-course series (the first course is ERM 411) that will develop the basic tools that are necessary to understand and communicate with individuals relevant to the data that is managed.
Introductory course in applied descriptive statistics, correlational methods, and linear regression that provides a conceptual and theoretical foundation for more advanced work and a thorough grounding in the use of computers for descriptive statistical analysis, and interpretation of results.
Validity is fundamental to all testing operations. The course covers seminal theories, critical perspectives, as well as prominent validation research of critical importance to professionals working in diverse industry settings.
Techniques and uses of research in education. Designed to provide the student with the ability to read, understand, and critically evaluate published empirical research.
For teachers, counselors, and administrators. Principles of measurement and evaluation, methods of scoring and interpreting tests. Construction and use of teacher-made tests. Statistical concepts basic to understanding and interpreting test data.
Theoretical and practical issues related to second language testing with special attention paid to the assessment of English as a second language, world Englishes, and foreign languages.
ERM 636Advanced Studies in Second Language Testing 3
Language testing for English and foreign language learners, as well as the World Englishes domain. It investigates policies, theories, research, and tools employed to measure different language modalities.
An application course that uses modern evaluation models, data collection, statistical analyses, and interpretation of findings to establish the effectiveness and utility of an educational program.
ERM 644Approaches to Collaborative Research and Evaluation in Education 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of collaborative and participatory approaches to evaluation and research in educational settings and how these approaches are differentiated from other methodological approaches.
ERM 645Culturally Responsive Approaches to Research and Evaluation 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of culturally responsive approaches to evaluation and research in educational settings and includes both theoretical and practical applications.
ERM 650Foundations of Qualitative Research Methods 3
This course will provide graduate students with a theoretical understanding of qualitative research and practical, hands-on experience conducting a small-scale study.
ERM 667Foundations of Educational Measurement Theory 3
Statistical foundations, classical test theory, reliability, validity, item analysis, and norms; selected topics in modern test theory. Designed for those who will develop, evaluate, and select measurement instruments in their professional roles.
Modern techniques for summarizing and visualizing univariate and multivariate data using various statistical and graphical software packages. Covers theories and research on graphics and the perception of visual data.
ERM 680Intermediate Statistical Methods in Education 3
Applied descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include applied probability, power analysis, chi-square distributions, hypothesis testing for a variety of applications, and correlation and regression. Concept learning, applications, and computer analyses are stressed.
ERM 681Design and Analysis of Educational Experiments 3
Advanced inferential statistics including factorial ANOVA, repeated measures design, multiple regression, ANCOVA, log-linear analysis. Applications in education and the social sciences.
Multivariate normal distribution. Cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, principal component analysis, factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance. Use and interpretation of relevant statistical software.
Using R to learn about programming fundamentals, data management, automating large numbers of analyses, conducting simulation studies, conducting specialized analyses, and producing high quality graphics.
Validity is fundamental to all testing operations. The course covers seminal theories, critical perspectives, as well as prominent validation research of critical importance to professionals working in diverse industry settings.
Techniques and uses of research in education. Designed to provide the student with the ability to read, understand, and critically evaluate published empirical research.
ERM 726Advanced Topics in Educational Measurement 3
Technical developments and applications in classical test theory, item response theory, generalizability theory, models of selection bias, differential item functioning, and test score equating.
ERM 727Computer-Based Testing: Methods and Applications 3
Computer-based testing applications including automated test assembly, item banking, computer-adaptive and multistage testing, web-based testing, large scale assessment development and support systems, and computer-based performance assessments. Covers state-of-the-art research and developments.
ERM 731Structural Equation Modeling in Education 3
Formulation of structural models, estimation of structural coefficients using LISREL, estimation of model fit, confirmatory factor analysis models, practical applications.
Structure of hierarchical data, random intercepts, individual change/growth models, applications in meta-analysis, assessing hierarchical models, hierarchical generalized linear models, hierarchical models for latent variables, cross-classified random effects, estimation.
Theoretical and practical issues related to second language testing with special attention paid to the assessment of English as a second language, world Englishes, and foreign languages.
Equating designs, equating and scaling assumptions, design of anchor sets, observed score equating methods, true-score equating methods, standard error of equating, use and interpretation of relevant statistical software.
ERM 736Advanced Studies in Second Language Testing 3
Language testing for English and foreign language learners, as well as the World Englishes domain. It investigates policies, theories, research, and tools employed to measure different language modalities.
Advanced seminar of complex issues in program evaluation. Students will develop a deep synthesis of the major approaches and theories of evaluation. The purpose of evaluation in society will be examined.
ERM 744Approaches to Collaborative Research and Evaluation in Education 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of collaborative and participatory approaches to evaluation and research in educational settings and how these approaches are differentiated from other methodological approaches.
ERM 745Culturally Responsive Approaches to Research and Evaluation 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of culturally responsive approaches to evaluation and research in educational settings and includes both theoretical and practical applications.
ERM 749Foundations of Qualitative Research Methods 3
This course will provide graduate students with a theoretical understanding of qualitative research and practical, hands-on experience conducting a small-scale study.
An application course that uses modern evaluation models, data collection, statistical analyses, and interpretation of findings to establish the effectiveness and utility of an educational program.
ERM 767Foundations of Educational Measurement Theory 3
Statistical foundations, classical test theory, reliability, validity, item analysis, and norms; selected topics in modern test theory. Designed for those who will develop, evaluate, and select measurement instruments in their professional roles.
Estimation techniques for various unidimensional dichotomous and polytomous IRT models using various software packages. IRT applications such as computerized testing, equating, test construction, and differential item/test functioning are also covered.
Multidimensional item response theory models including their estimation, representation, and application. Use of relevant estimation and graphing software discussed.
Modern techniques for summarizing and visualizing univariate and multivariate data using various statistical and graphical software packages. Covers theories and research on graphics and the perception of visual data.
Individual work on dissertation research problems: collection and analysis of data; critical review, integration, and interpretation of research literature on a topic pertinent to the student's dissertation.
ERM 780Intermediate Statistical Methods in Education 3
Applied descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include applied probability, power analysis, chi-square distributions, hypothesis testing for a variety of applications, and correlation and regression. Concept learning, applications, and computer analyses are stressed.
ERM 781Design and Analysis of Educational Experiments 3
Advanced inferential statistics including factorial ANOVA, repeated measures design, multiple regression, ANCOVA, log-linear analysis. Applications in education and the social sciences.
Multivariate normal distribution. Cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, principal component analysis, factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance. Use and interpretation of relevant statistical software.
Using R to learn about programming fundamentals, data management, automating large numbers of analyses, conducting simulation studies, conducting specialized analyses, and producing high quality graphics.