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Residential

Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education

Graduate Certificate

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OVERVIEW

Program Overview

The Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education (QRAE) Certificate supports Doctoral and Master’s students’ development of research and professional skills required for educational measurement, evaluation, and quantitative data analysis.  Acquiring a range of quantitative research skills can offer you flexibility to address the practical research problems that you encounter! The Certificate is earned on completion of four 3-credit hour courses that you select from the “Courses” list below.

The courses for the QRAE Certificate post to the student’s transcript as a separate area of work. Most of the courses are currently offered in face-to-face or hybrid format. This certificate program accepts applications from Purdue University-West Lafayette graduate students.

This residential program has rolling admission. Applications must be fully complete and submitted (including all required materials) and all application fees paid prior to the deadline for applications to be considered and reviewed. For a list of all required materials for this program application, please see the “Admissions” section.

12
Credit Program
Jul 1
Fall Application Deadline
Nov 15
Spring Application Deadline
Mar 15
Summer Application Deadline

Courses

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Courses

There is a five-year time limit for completion of the QRAE Certificate Program, beginning in the semester when the first elective course is taken. To earn the certificate, students must complete all courses with an “A” or “B” grade.

  • EDPS 53300 – Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology (or equivalent course)
  • EDPS 55600 – Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis Methods in Education I (or equivalent course)
  • EDPS 55700 – Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis Methods in Education II (or equivalent course)

12 credit hours

Choose among the following:

  • EDPS 53100 – Introduction to Measurement and Instrument Design
  • EDPS 63200 – Seminar in Research Procedures in Education – Recent topics include Meta-analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Computerized Adaptive Testing, Multilevel Modeling (variable title; can be taken multiple times)
  • EDPS 63500 – Psychometric Theory and Application
  • EDPS 63600 – Item Response Theory
  • EDPS 63700 – Data Analytic Procedures for Applied Research
  • EDPS 63800 – Factor Analytic Procedures

Admissions

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Admissions

A graduate application must be submitted and application fee paid (if applicable) by the application deadline. In addition, the materials listed under the Application Requirements section below must be submitted by the application deadline in order for an application to be considered complete and for the application to be reviewed for admission consideration. Please review the How to Apply section below before submitting an application.

Below are the materials required for this application. Visit the Office of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) website for more information about the requirements below.

  • Current, unofficial Purdue transcripts
  • Graduate School Form 18 for Dual Enrolled students. Please upload this form with your application with your signature and information only. Our office will obtain the necessary faculty signatures.
  • Academic Statement of Purpose – Statement from a previously submitted application may be uploaded.
  • Personal History Statement – Statement from a previously submitted application may be uploaded.

We encourage prospective students to submit an application early, even if not all required materials are uploaded. Applications are not forwarded on for faculty review until all required materials are uploaded.

When submitting your application for this program, please select the following options:

  • Campus and Program Tab:
    • Select a Campus: Purdue West Lafayette (PWL)
    • Select your proposed graduate major: Educational Studies
  • First Choice Program Details Tab:
    • Please select an Area of Interest: Educational Psychology
    • Please select a Degree Objective: Quantitative Research Graduate Certificate
    • Primary Course Delivery: Residential

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Licensure Information

This program does not lead to licensure in the state of Indiana or elsewhere. Contact the College of Education Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) before continuing with the program application if you have questions regarding licensure or contact your state Department of Education about how this program may translate to licensure in your state of residence.

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Hua Hua Chang

Charles R. Hicks Chair Professor, Professor of Statistics (Courtesy)

Qi (Helen) Huang

Assistant Professor

Yukiko Maeda

Professor

Anne Traynor

Associate Professor

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