Preparing the Next Generation of Educational Measurement Specialists: A Call for Programs With an Integrated Scope and Sequence. Issue 4 (5th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Russell, Mike; Ludlow, Larry; O'Dwyer, Laura
• Is Part Of: Educational measurement. Volume 38:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 78
• Page End: 86
• Publication Date: 2019-08-05
• Subjects: doctoral preparation -- educational measurement -- educational research; Educational tests and measurements -- Periodicals; Educational tests and measurements -- United States -- Periodicals; 371.262
• DOI: 10.1111/emip.12285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0731-1745

Abstract

Abstract: The field of educational measurement has evolved considerably since the first doctoral programs were established. In response, programs have typically tacked on courses that address newly developed theories, methods, tools, and techniques. As our review of current programs evidences, this approach produces artificial distinctions among topics and techniques that are in fact a tightly coupled whole. This position paper advocates a redesign of the scope and sequence for doctoral programs focused on the preparation of the next generations of educational measurement specialists; a redesign that reflects the full life‐cycle of instrument development and use.