1.  to understand basic testing, measurement, assessment, and statistical concepts and principles;

2.  to understand situations where educational and/or psychological tests can be used and helpful in making decisions about individuals and/or programs;

3.  to understand and use reliability and validity concepts and methods;

4.  to interpret and use scores obtained on a test;

5.  to distinguish norm-referenced testing from criterion-referenced testing and describe the ways in which each type of test is developed, evaluated and used;

6.  to understand current testing issues and developments;

7.  to distinguish characteristics of classical test theory and Item Response Theory;

7.  to use basic statistical methods on test and item scores.