Evaluation and Assessment Program
PhD Program
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The Evaluation and Assessment Ph.D. specialization is designed for students interested in pursuing careers as university evaluation faculty, evaluators of programs, projects, institutions and organizations; designers of personnel evaluation systems, and designers/teachers of sound practices in student classroom assessment. The program encompasses the evaluation and assessment requirements and needs within diverse educational settings across the P-16 continuum.
In the Evaluation and Assessment program, students engage in coursework covering three essential evaluation and assessment areas (program/project evaluation, student assessment, and personnel systems evaluation). Coursework is supplemented with hands-on evaluation experiences culminating in an internship that enables students to engage in real-world assessment and evaluation practices within an organizational setting of interest. Evaluation and Assessment program faculty are experiences evaluators who are currently active in program evaluations at the national, state, and local levels. Evaluationa nd Assessment faculty are involved with the Institute for Assessment and Evaluation, a self-sustaining, independent college unit associated with this academic program.
As part of the program of student, students complete a minimum of 82 semester hours of coursework in the following areas:
- Concentration Core (10 hours)
- Evaluation and Assessment Specialization (21 hours)
- Research (15 hours)
- Elective (6 hours)
- Cognate (6 hours)
- Dissertation (24 hours)
Seven courses are included in the specialization (a description summary of each of these courses follows):
Course# |
Course Title |
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EP 533 |
Program Evaluation in Education |
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EP 581 |
Student Assessment |
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EP 651 |
Seminar in Assessment and Evaluation |
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EP 652 |
Application of Evaluation & Assessment: Principles & Procedures |
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EP 653 |
Designing and Implementing Personnel Evaluation Assessments |
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EP 654 |
Designing Project Evaluations: Theory and Application |
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EP 670 |
Internship in Evaluation |
For admission into the program, submit your application materials to the Graduate School prior to the program deadline so it can be processed and forwarded to the Department by the deadline date. You will also need to apply for admission to the Evaluation and Assessment specialization program in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling. Information regarding admission requirements can be found on their website, http://web.utk.edu/~edpsych/admissions_US.html. The amount of time it takes a student to complete the program varies depending on his or her full-time/part-time status. A full-time student should plan on a minimum three years for coursework and dissertations.
For additional information on the Evaluation and Assessment program, please contact:
Dr. Gary J. Skolits
Program Coordinator
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
Phone: 865-974-2777
E-mail: gskolits@utk.edu
Updated 08/16/2007
Contact Information
Gary Skolits, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
503 Jane & David Bailey Educational Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3452
Phone: 865-974-8145
Direct: 865-974-2777
Fax: 865-974-0135
E-mail: gskolits@utk.edu
website: www.ralphbrockett.com
Contact EPC
525 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3452
Phone: 865-974-8145
Fax: 865-974-0135