MQM Program Overview
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Measurement and Quantitative Methods (MQM) Program
offers a doctoral program for students wishing to
specialize in the methodology of educational research,
the development of educational and psychological tests,
and the methodology of statistics as applied to problems
in educational research.
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Our students prepare themselves for positions
as faculty members in education, psychology, or applied
statistics; in the testing industry; and in state-level
and national departments of education where program evaluation
and the development, administration and analysis of tests
and surveys are key activities.
Doctoral students in MQM choose between
two specializations-measurement and statistics. Students
interested in applications of quantitative methods to issues
relating to classroom and large-scale assessment, instrument
development, survey administration, and program evaluation
adopt the measurement specialty (assessment, measurement,
and evaluation). Students with a strong interest in the
development of new statistical analyses, the examination
of research designs, and inquiry into the statistical properties
and behaviors of statistical analyses pursue the statistics
specialty.
Students in the assessment, measurement,
and evaluation specialization take courses from MQM and
as well as establishing a cognate in education or another
field (such as psychology, sociology, economics, or epidemiology).
Students who pursue a specialization in statistics typically
take courses in MQM and the Department of Statistics. All
MQM doctoral students take courses to fulfill breadth requirements
in the field of education.
You can see the general program requirements
here. For more detailed
program information, please see the MQM
Handbook.
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