Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation

The Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation (ERME) program at the Lynch School combines the study of research design, statistical methods, and testing and assessment with a research focus on major contemporary education policy issues. The program is designed to prepare students for research and academic careers in education, social sciences and human services.

Graduate Programs

The ERME program offers two degrees—the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The program provides in-depth expertise in quantitative and experimental methods for research and evaluation, with opportunities for students to tailor coursework to their particular interests and background.

DISCOVER ERME

The following web links and PDF documents will help you discover more about the ERME program.  If you have any further questions, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Larry Ludlow, at ludlow@bc.edu or the ERME Administrative Assistant, Tracy McMahon, at tracy.mcmahon.1@bc.edu.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

• Programs of Study
• What is ERME? A brief program overview (PDF)
• Academics: Degree Programs and Course Descriptions (PDF)
• Prospective Student F.A.Q.'s (PDF)
• Directions to ERME (PDF)

RESEARCH INFORMATION

• Faculty Interests and Current Projects (PDF) 
• Research Centers (PDF)
  • The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
  • TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center
• ERME at AERA 2009 (PDF)

• Funding and Financial Support (PDF)
• Recent Dissertation Defenses (PDF)
• Publications Co-authored with Faculty (PDF)
• Relocation Guide for Accepted Students (PDF)
• Useful Websites for ERME Students (PDF)

• Fifth Year Program (PDF)
• Human Development Majors (PDF)
• Inquiry Seminar Students (PDF)

CAREER INFORMATION

• Employment Options (PDF)
• Alumni Career Descriptions (PDF)
• ERME Career Center
• Biennial ERME Career Fair 2008 (PDF)

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• ERME Job Blog

NEWS and EVENTS

• Current ERME Newsletter - Summer 2009
• ERME Speaker Series (PDF)
• Reidy Interactive Lecture Series (Oct. 1-2, Portsmouth, NH)
  

IN THE NEWS
ERME Ph.D. alumna Tiffany Cooper Gueye, CEO of BELL, was honored as one of the Forty Under Forty rising stars by the Boston Business Journal. More >>

For Today's Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics (New York Times, August 5, 2009). The rising stature of statisticians, who can earn $125,000 at top companies in their first year after getting a doctorate, is a byproduct of the explosion of digital data...full article >>

NCME SURVEY
The ERME program has been training Ph.D.'s to examine educational programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze educational data to help inform policy-making for almost 40 years. Its outstanding faculty and rich intellectual resources provide students with the ideal setting for learning and professional growth. A survey of similar doctoral programs in North America, presented in a paper at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), April 2001, placed the Lynch School program in the top 10 overall. (Survey - PDF)