ProgramCIP 13.0604

Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement

A program that focuses on the principles and procedures for designing, developing, implementing and evaluating tests and other mechanisms used to measure learning, evaluate student progress, and assess the performance of specific teaching tools, strategies and curricula. Includes instruction in psychometric measurement, instrument design, test implementation techniques, research evaluation, data reporting requirements, and data analysis and interpretation.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).