Quantitative Methods, MPhilEd
Postgraduate
In Philadelphia (USA)
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Philadelphia (USA)
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Start date
Different dates available
The M.Phil.Ed. in Quantitative Methods is designed for professionals who have already earned a relevant master’s degree and wish to advance their mastery of scale development and assessment, design of randomized field trials and quasi-experiments, multivariate statistical analysis as applied in education, surveys, and the production of high-quality evidence for decision-making in public and organizational policy. In addition to developing expertise in advanced methods of research, students are required to take distribution courses in fields such as early childhood, reading, science education, education in developed and developing countries, dropout and risk prevention, etc. The curriculum integrates research methods with policy content. Research experience is an integral part of the curriculum. Graduates are prepared to design, apply and interpret measures of attitude, behavior, and other social science, education and related phenomena; to validate, scale and equate such measures; to plan and conduct controlled field experiments; to apply and interpret advanced univariate and multivariate statistics; to evaluate programs and policies through quantitative studies; and to disseminate and interpret results for understanding and policy development.
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Subjects
- Design
- Statistics
Course programme
Evaluation of Policies, Programs and Projects (Fall)
Survey Methods & Design (Spring)
Measurement & Assessment (Fall)
Regression and Analysis of Variance (Fall or Spring)
Measurement Theory and Test Construction (Spring)
Factor Analysis and Scale Development (Fall)
Structural Equations Modeling (Spring)
Policy Research (Spring)
Randomized Trials and Experiments (Spring)
Complex, Multilevel, and Longitudinal Research Models (Fall)
Applied Multivariate Statistics (Spring)
To meet the distribution requirement, students must complete one approved graduate level (500 or above) GSE course outside the student’s area of specialization, earning a grade of “B” or better.
Students are required to take three elective courses. These courses can be taken at other Penn schools with permission from the advisor and the school in question. The student must also earn a grade of "B" or better.
Quantitative Methods, MPhilEd