REVITALIZING THE MEASUREMENT CURRICULUM - 4 APPROACHES FOR EMPHASIS IN GRADUATE-EDUCATION

Several recent publications have noted the lack of emphasis placed on psychological measurement in graduate training. The resulting knowledg e and skill deficit hinders psychology's advancement as a science and is evident by poor measurement-reporting practices found in psychology journals. Given recent progress in theory and methods, the lack of at tention to measurement issues is all the more surprising. Four approac hes are reviewed-classical, psychometric-statistical, cognitive, and c omputer-based-that offer potentially important applications across a w ide range of research and practice areas. Although students still requ ire graduate coursework in basic principles and methods, developments in these four areas suggest a need for revision and potential expansio n of the measurement curriculum.