About This Program

Program Description: The Ed.M. in Evaluation, Statistics and Measurement at the GSE offers students the flexibility to take a broad range of courses both within and outside the program’s specialized area of study. Our program prepares students for advanced study and applied quantitative research in academic, industry, non-profit, and government organizations in education and related fields. Graduates of this program are often employed as researchers or data scientists/analysts in education, psychology, health or the social sciences; psychometricians or educational testing experts; evaluators of programs or interventions in education and related fields; or in institutional, marketing or pharmaceutical research. There is an emphasis on both theoretical foundations and application of methods to real data. Applicants to this program are not expected to have an extensive background in mathematics or statistics. However, a strong interest in exploring educational and psychological questions through quantitative methods is encouraged. This program does not include coursework resulting in a NJ school personnel license. To complete the program, students take 30 credits overall, with 15 credits of required core courses, 9 credits in additional ESM specialization courses, and 6 credits in electives. With the goal of encouraging deeper inquiry into areas that align with their individual interests, at least 6 of the 30 credits must be outside the ESM program area, with at least one...

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (15 credits)

15:291:515 Psychometric Theory I (3) 15:291:518 Quantitative Educational Research Designs (see note 1 below) (3) 15:291:639 (Special Topics) Working with Data (see note 2 below) (3) 16:300:511 Quantitative Research Methods in Education I: Introduction (3) 16:300:519 Quantitative Research Methods in Education: Regression (3)

Code	Course Title	Credits
15:291:515	Psychometric Theory I	3
15:291:518	Quantitative Educational Research Designs	3
15:291:639	Topics in Educational Statistics, Measurement, and Evaluation	3
16:300:511	Quantitative Research Methods in Education I: Introduction	3
16:300:519	Quantitative Research Methods in Education: Regression	3
Total Core Courses (15 credits)		15 credits

ESM Specialization Courses (9 credits)

3 grad level specialization courses (see note 3 below) (at least 1 course must be from the ESM program) Examples: 15:291:520 Program Evaluation: An Intro to Methods and Practice;16:300:515 Quantitative Research Methods in Education: ANOVA; 16:300:682 Multilevel Modeling (9)

Code	Course Title	Credits
15:291:520	Program Evaluation: An Introduction to Methods and Practice	3
16:300:515	Quantitative Research Methods in Education: ANOVA	3
Total ESM Specialization Courses (9 credits)		9 credits

Electives (6 credits)

(Non-thesis) 2 graduate-level electives (6 credits) – at least one must be within the Educational Psychology department (see note 4 below) OR (Thesis/project) 1 graduate-level elective (3 credits) AND 16:300:699 Independent Study (3 credits) – requires instructor permission. (6)

Code	Course Title	Credits
16:300:699	Independent Study in Education	3
Total Electives (6 credits)		6 credits

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

1. May be substituted with 15:291:530 Intro Stats for Ed Research (3 credits), pending course approval to COS 2. Working with Data is a new course under approval to COS/SGS 3. One of these credits may be substituted with 16:300:699 Independent Study in Education pending approval from ESM Program Faculty 4. Under the non-thesis option, no more than 3 credits of Independent Study can count towards the ESM program.

Code	Course Title	Credits
15:291:530	Introduction to Statistics for Education and the Social Sciences	3
16:300:699	Independent Study in Education	3

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