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Role
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Knowledge and Skills
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Functions
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Cognitive psychologist
Educational psychologist
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knowledge of cognitive and educational psychology
including cognitive (human mental structure and process) and
motivational aspects
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define psychological constructs related to learning
develop instructional theory
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Instructional designer
Content expert
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knowledge of instructional design
knowledge of the subject matter to be taught
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design the course materials
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Network specialist
Webmaster
Database programmer
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knowledge of client-server technology, web development,
database programming
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develop dynamic websites
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Research methodologist
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knowledge of philosophical aspects of research
paradigms
knowledge of design of experiment
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evaluate the pros and cons of various research paradigms
and designs
select and design the appriproiate research strategy
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Measurement and testing specialist
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knowledge of various test theories such as the true score
model and item response theory
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select the proper validated instrument for the research
project
develop and validate surveys and tests
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Data analyst
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knowledge in different schools of data analysis such as
classical procedures, Bayesian procedures, exploratory data
analysis, and resampling
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conduct meta-analysis to evaluate past research
analyze current data with different tools
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