Learn to measure the abstract variables used in daily decision-making. This involves deep critical thinking skills and the ability to combine statistical learning with understandings of human behavior. Individuals working in social sciences, education and mental health and who want to deepen their knowledge of diversity, respect, equity and inclusiveness may be particularly interested in this offering. Measurement is vital to the social science field as we study people’s aptitude, learning achievements, experiences, personality traits, and states of being. University of Colorado Denver’s Applied Measurement certificate will develop your expertise in combining measurement theories, statistical modeling techniques, and human behavior observations. Learn to use, create, and validate measures through Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory. Work with real data in applied environments: education, policy, counseling, and psychology fields. Students learn to write for publication and to communicate results to practitioners in the field.Measurement is vital to the social science field as we study people’s aptitude, learningachievement, experiences, personality traits, and states of being. The Measurement certificate will develop your expertise by combining measurement theories, statistical modeling techniques, and observing human behavior. Students learn to use, create, and validate measures through Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory. Our students work with real data in applied environments with applications in education, policy, counseling, and psychology fields. Students learn to write for publication and to communicate results to practitioners, the direct users of these scales.
