Studies in Interpretive, Statistical, Measurement and Evaluative Methodologies for Education (QUERIES)

Overview

Working in four specializations – measurement, statistics, evaluation, and research design - Queries faculty and students are concerned with developing and applying new methodologies and becoming involved with multiple research activities, both within the Department and the College, as well as across the larger campus. Our students are in high demand for teaching and research assistantships, and when they graduate their positions in the public and private sector include measurement analysts, testing and evaluation directors, statistical specialists, and University faculty. Current research includes measuring the quality of life for medical patients, assessment-based standards and reform, the intersections of social science and social policy, democratic evaluation approaches, and philosophical issues in interpretive methodolgies. 

We offer

• Master of Sciences (MS)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Who should apply

Graduate level students who want to:

• Develop and apply new methodologies for education
• Become involved with multiple research activities across the larger campus
• Attain positions in the public and private sector include measurement analysts, testing and evaluation directors, statistical specialists, and University faculty

Research consulting service

The QUERIES division of the Department of Educational Psychology offers free assistance for research and evaluation designs and statistical analysis to students, faculty, and staff in the College of Education through individual consulting appointments. 

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