Courses in psychology, measurement and research methods. This is how one of them is built.

01Measurement and assessment

Course outline

Measurement Literacy for Real-World Assessment

How to judge whether scores, scales, reports, and assessment claims are useful and defensible.

Format
Self-paced digital course with downloadable worksheets
Level
Introductory to intermediate
Delivered by
AdriaMont Institute

Module map

  1. 01What is being measuredConstructs, indicators, tasks, ratings, and evidence.
  2. 02From item to scoreResponse options, scoring logic, scale construction, and reporting.
  3. 03Reliability and measurement errorWhat consistency can and cannot prove.
  4. 04Validity and useEvidence for interpretation, decisions, and intended consequences.
  5. 05Fairness and comparabilityGroup differences, bias, invariance, and responsible claims.
  6. 06Assessment reportsProfiles, categories, recommendations, uncertainty, and limits.

You leave with

  • A construct clarification worksheet.
  • An assessment report review checklist.
  • A one-page evidence plan for an assessment product or study.
  • A decision note that states what can and cannot be inferred from results.
Dr. Miloš Kankaraš

Designed by Dr. Miloš Kankaraš, founder and director of the Institute

18 courses in six subjects, and 2 more on partner platforms.

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03Free library

Methods notes and checklists, free to download

10 documents, written for this site, each with a Montenegrin edition. Three to start with:

04How the courses are built

From university teaching to self-paced courses

The courses are built on university teaching at Tilburg University, KU Leuven, Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Montenegro, mostly in research methods and psychometrics. They keep what worked in those classrooms: one idea at a time, a worked example before any practice, and exercises that come with the answers and the software output. The teaching record, with the ratings students gave, is on the pedagogy page.