About Data Analysis, Assessment, & Research in Education MEd

Core Competencies

The core competencies for the MEd in Data Analysis, Assessment, & Research in Education include the ability to:

1. Use and apply basic statistics
2. Understand research methods used in quantitative research in education
3. Understand the fundamentals of educational assessment development, both in large-scale contexts as well as at the classroom level
4. Apply basic concepts of reliability and validity to educational assessments
5. Understand how to choose appropriate assessment methods
6. Understand how to administer, score, and interpret assessments
7. Understand how to use assessment results to make decisions about students, curricula, or instruction
8. Communicate assessment results and interpretation to a broad audience
9. Recognize unethical, illegal, and inappropriate assessment methods and use of assessment information
10. Understand how knowledge of assessment can be used to inform policy