EMR 6590 - Contemporary Trends in Research

This course is intended to develop awareness of current inquiries in the areas of evaluation, measurement, and research methodology. This is an advanced core course in the master’s degree program. Each year the instructor will examine the annual meeting programs of the American Educational Research Association, the American Evaluation Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education to identify areas of activity in evaluation, measurement, and research methodology. Students will read and critique selected papers from those meeting, identify issues in need of further research and development, and prepare proposals for addressing those issues.

Note: Open to graduate students only.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: EMR 5400 or the faculty member teaching the course must approve any prerequisite exception.

Credits: 3 hours