Master of Education in Educational Psychology - Measurement, Evaluation, and Cognition - Thesis-based

The graduate program of Measurement, Evaluation, and Data Science (MEDS) provides students with a solid core foundation in four areas: Psychometrics (designing, analyzing, and interpreting high-quality instruments), Research Methodology (statistical methods and research design), Evaluation (the evaluation of educational and organizational programs), and Data Science (data mining techniques, machine learning algorithms, and learning analytics). MEDS is the largest graduate program in Canada that focuses on measurement, evaluation, and data science. MEDS has five full-time faculty members who all have active and well-funded research programs.

MEDS offers a variety of required and elective courses through the Faculty of Education and other programs, including Computing Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Psychology, and Linguistics.

MEDS is affiliated with the largest measurement and evaluation research centre in Canada, the Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation (CRAME).

The Department's minimum admission requirements are a four-year undergraduate degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate work (or graduate work) at the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution. For those students whose previous academic work was completed in a language other than English, the Department requires proof of proficiency in the English language. TOEFL score of 93 Internet-based, with a score of at least 24 on speaking and writing, and 21 on reading and listening, or equivalent, or
An Academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no band less than 6.5, or
An official CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language assessment system) score of at least 70 in all bands.