The Prevalence of Measurement in Undergraduate Psychology Curricula Across the United States

For several years, the demand for qualified testing specialists has far exceeded the low supply, naturally resulting in a severe shortage of quantitative psychologists and testing specialists. Increasing exposure to testing and psychometric methods within the national undergraduate psychology curric...

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Published in:Scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology 2015-09, Vol.1 (3), p.189-199
Main Authors: Dahlman, Kevin A., Geisinger, Kurt F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Students
Curriculum
Educational Measurement
Human
Psychology Education
Testing
Undergraduate Education
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Summary:For several years, the demand for qualified testing specialists has far exceeded the low supply, naturally resulting in a severe shortage of quantitative psychologists and testing specialists. Increasing exposure to testing and psychometric methods within the national undergraduate psychology curricula may reduce this imbalance. The current study assessed the prevalence of psychological measurement in undergraduate psychology curricula. The researchers invited 650 psychology department chairpersons across the United States to complete a survey pertaining to the prevalence of measurement within their own undergraduate psychology curriculum. Results indicated that psychometrics has become slightly more prevalent than 15 years ago; however, measurement coverage still fails to meet the recommended guidelines set by national conventions for the undergraduate psychology curriculum.
ISSN:2332-2101
2332-211X
DOI:10.1037/stl0000030