05/06/2013
Students and faculty prepare for the annual faculty vs. student bowling tournament!
A particular strength of ERM is its extensive course offerings in measurement and psychometric modeling.
Our department is a vibrant collection of faculty and students, all interested in the advancement and application of methodologies used in research, assessment, and evaluation contexts. Our curriculum provides high quality instruction in applied statistics, measurement, and evaluation methodology, as well as opportunities for students to obtain hands on experience through involvement on data analysis, research, and evaluation projects.
05/06/2013
Students and faculty prepare for the annual faculty vs. student bowling tournament!
Have a wonderful summer break!
ERM students are interning with a variety of programs including:
-SAS
-Pearson
-ETS
-College Board
-WCPSS Accountability Dept.
-Physicians for Peace
-McGraw-Hill
A number of students are also teaching at universities including:
-North Carolina A&T
-UNCG
ERM alumnus Dr. Matthew Burke is working with AICPA (American Institute of CPAs). Burke's career currently involves working as a psychometrician. In this video, Burke talks about how his education in the ERM department has affected his life.
04/17/2013
Congratulations to Dr. Donna Sundre, an ERM alumna, on receiving the UNCG School of Education Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Sundre is currently Professor of the Department of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University (JMU) and the Executive Director of JMU’s Center for Assessment and Research Studies
Reminder: Alumnus Matt Burke will be speaking with ERM students today from 10 - 12 in #222 SOEB about his career and how ERM has prepared him for this career. He currently works as a psychometrician on the Examinations Team at Princeton South Corporate Center in New Jersey.
04/09/2013
ERM student Allison Ames presents her research during the UNCG Graduate Research and Creativity Expo. Her poster was titled "Weighted Maximum Likelihood Latent Trait Estimator for the Sequential Rasch Model."
http://grs.uncg.edu/events/grc-expo/
This is a reminder about the International Student Panel on Thursday, April 4th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m in room 401 of the SOE building. Cheryl Thomas will be the ERM student on the panel. Desserts will be provided!
Today at the EUC in Cone Ballroom, ERM students Allison Ames, Jonathan Rollins, Katherine Ciccarelli and Cheryl Thomas will be presenting posters of their current research during the Grad Expo between 3 and 4pm.
ERM students, with the support of Dr. Downs, submitted nine proposals for the AEA conference this fall!
ERM alumnus Dr. Josh Goodman is working with Pacific Metrics. Goodman's career currently involves working as a senior psychometrician. In this video, Goodman talks about how his education in the ERM department has affected his life.
Reminder: Dr. Dorinda Gallant will be delivering a talk entitled “Applied Measurement within the Context of Program, Product, and Personnel Evaluation.”
When: Monday, March 25th 1:30-2:30
Where: SOE 104
A big welcome to those coming for our recruiting visit today!