LibGuides: PED610 v1: Module 2

Lesson 2 Required Resources

Educational Assessment of Students

Brookhart, S. M., & Nitko, A. J. (2018). Educational Assessment of Students (8th ed.). Pearson.

Read chapters 3 and 4 for this module. Access your textbook via the Bookshelf tab in the top navigation bar of your course.

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Cohen, R. J., Schneider, W. J., & Tobin M. R. (2021). Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement (10th ed.). McGraw Hill LLC.

Read chapters 3, 5, and 6 for this module. Access your textbook via the Bookshelf tab in the top navigation bar of your course.

Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know

Popham, W. J. (2019). Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (9th ed.). Pearson.

Read chapters 3, 4, and 5 for this module. Access your textbook via the Bookshelf tab in the top navigation bar of your course.

The textbook readings in Module 2 will provide you with a refresher on statistical properties associated with psychological and classroom assessments. In addition, the readings will provide you with contextual understanding in order to comprehend and determine if assessments are reliable and valid and address issues of assessment biases. By completing the readings, you will be able to have a foundational knowledge of statistical properties in order to report, consult, and interpret assessment results.

Statistics for Psychology
SWARTWOODPREP. (2018). Statistics for Psychology. YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/DWv-4rVY_L8.

The video series will provide you with an extensive overview of statistical properties associated with psychological assessment and testing.
Statistics for Psychology: Mean, Median, Mode, and an Introduction to Populations vs Samples
SMARTWOODPREP. (2020). Statistics for Psychology: Mean, Median, Mode, and an Introduction to Populations vs Samples. YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/RxLFCimCbpU.

The video series will provide you with an extensive overview of statistical properties associated with psychological assessment and testing.
Statistics for Psychology (Video 2): Measures of Spread = Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation
SMARTWOODPREP. (2020). Statistics for Psychology (Video 2): Measures of Spread = Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation. YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/mA4dNH5IH3Q.

The video series will provide you with an extensive overview of statistical properties associated with psychological assessment and testing.
Statistics for Psychology | Standard Error (of the Mean)
SMARTWOODPREP. (2021). Statistics for Psychology: Standard Error (of the Mean). YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/MewX9CCS5ME.

The video series will provide you with an extensive overview of statistical properties associated with psychological assessment and testing.
Assessing Assessments - Types of Validity (Intro Psych Tutorial #115)
PsychExamReview. (2017). Assessing Assessments - Types of Validity (Intro Psych Tutorial #115). YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/TBYsvOcgL3w.

This video is a part of a series that explains the difference between validity and reliability, describes several ways of assessing reliability, and identifies the types of validity associated with psychological assessment and testing.
Reliability of Assessments (Intro Psych Tutorial #116)
PsychExamReview. (2017). Reliability of Assessments (Intro Psych Tutorial #116). YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2022, from https://youtu.be/7SYenTExeTE.

This video is a part of a series that explains the difference between validity and reliability, describes several ways of assessing reliability, and identifies the types of validity associated with psychological assessment and testing.