MESA6210 · Education

Instrument Design and Development

Lynch School of Education & Human Development

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Michael Russell

Professor, Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, & Assessment

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.4

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Michael Russell

Professor, Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, & Assessment

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.4

About this course

Data collection instruments are commonly employed by educational and social science researchers to collect information about cognitive, affective, attitudinal and psychological constructs. This course explores principles and techniques applied to develop cognitive tests and survey instruments. Topics covered include: validity and reliability; construct definition and representation; item writing principles; bias, sensitivity, and accessibility; cross-cultural considerations; scaling methods; and techniques for examining item and scale properties. Upon completion of the course, participants will be positioned to develop cognitive test and survey instruments independently for their own research initiatives.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.62 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.38 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.47 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.79 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 2 terms

All available terms for MESA6210. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	4.4	4.7
Spring 2024	1	4.3	4.5