Measuring the Mind: Precapstone in Psychometrics

Harvard Extension School

PSYC E-597C

Section 1

CRN 16604

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Psychometrics is just a fancy word for the assessment and measurement of psychological characteristics (skills, abilities, personality traits, knowledge, opinions, preferences, and attitudes). Political pollsters, survey writers, market researchers, teachers and trainers, and many others do this all the time without knowing they are doing psychometrics or that there is a whole field of theory and evidence-based insights into ways of doing it better. In this course, we survey the wide field of psychometrics, including principles of measurement, scale development, reliability and validity, and item response theory.

Registration Closes: August 29, 2024
Credits: 4

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Term

Fall Term 2024

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Live Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Max Krasnow, PhD

Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University


Meeting Info

M 12:30pm - 2:30pm (9/3 - 12/21)

Participation Option: Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register: August 29, 2024

Prerequisites

Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing, have completed the engaging in scholarly conversation series (if required), and be in the process of successfully completing all other degree requirements. Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599c, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

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CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
16604 1 Online Synchronous Max Krasnow Open M 12:30pm - 2:30pm
 Sep 3 to Dec 21

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