EDRS 640 - Educational Measurements and Statistics

(3 units)

Basic statistical methods in the field of education and related disciplines. Emphasis on role of statistics in behavioral research; meets certification requirements for those areas in education requiring a background in statistical understandings.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. determine whether or not the analysis was significant when given a traditional source table from a oneway ANOVA.
2. determine whether or not there is homogeneity of variance, and whether or not the analysis was significant when given an SPSS printout of a t-test for independent data.
3. determine whether or not the analysis was significant when given an SPSS printout of a paired samples t-test.
4. determine whether or not the coefficient was significant and whether or not the relationship is positive or negative when given an SPSS printout of the calculation of a Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.
5. calculate the MEAN, MODE, and MEDIAN given a distribution of 10 scores.

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