Educational Psychology, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Educational Psychology (ED P) Dept Info - College Info

ED P 195A Empowering Women in the Classroom (1) I II

ED P 195B Freshman Colloquium: Public Education in America (1) Provides analytical review of American K-12 public schools; draws upon empirical data, conceptual arguments about purposes of schools, and claims that the public school has outlived its usefulness.

ED P 300 Development Throughout Life (3) Life span development within the context of physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral development; emphasis on the dynamics of personal growth.

ED P 301 Child Development (3) Human growth and development from conception through early adolescence; integration of behavioral principles into the elementary school setting.

ED P 310 Learning in the Schools (3) Psychological principles applied to learning and instructional design in the educational setting, emphasizing learning and instructional variables and their applications.

ED P 340 Research in Education (3) Basic concepts essential to the comprehension of research in education, including measurement principles and descriptive statistics.

ED P 358 Psychological Measurement in Education (3) Psychometric methods as applied to the assessment of achievement, mental ability, and attitudes.

ED P 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

ED P 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

ED P 402 Early Adolescent Development (3) Major cognitive, psychosocial, physical and anthropological developmental theories of early adolescence (ages 10-14 years old). Also, the implications of theory into practice regarding early adolescents and schooling.

ED P 403 Preadolescence and Adolescent Development (3) II Major developmental tasks within the preadolescent and adolescent years. Emphasis on the importance of theoretically grounded research and the integration of theory, research and practice. (Identical with FS 403).

ED P 411 Computer Applications in Education (3) Essentials of computer operations; integration of computer technologies into the classroom; learning theory; instructional design in the use of technologies; use of presentation and related software; use and evaluation of computer-assisted instruction software. May be convened with ED P 511.

ED P 412 Multimedia Production in Education (3) Design of multimedia for instructional applications with an emphasis in production techniques and programming tools. May be convened with ED P 512.

ED P 415 Gender Issues in Education (3) Focus is on the influence of gender in educational processes. Topics include biological bases, theoretical approaches, research and measurement issues, familial and social influences, curriculum, teaching methods and interactions. May be convened with ED P 515.

ED P 493L Legislative Internship (1-12) [Rpt./] I II

ED P 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

ED P 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

ED P 499 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

ED P 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

ED P 500 Foundations of Educational Developmental Psychology (3) Introduction to theory, research, and controversies in educational and developmental psychology through representative "classic readings" in the field.

ED P 501 Advanced Child Development (3) Aspects of growth and development which influence behavior of the school-age child; emphasis on current research findings.

ED P 502 Motivation and Development in Classroom Learning (3) II S Major theories of motivation as they bear upon developmental and classroom dynamics. Special emphasis on the relationships among basic and applied research and suggested classroom practice.

ED P 503 Advanced Adolescent Development (3) Major developmental tasks within the adolescent years. Emphasis on the importance or theoretically grounded research and the integration of theory, research and practice. (Identical with FS 503).

ED P 510 Learning Theory in Education (3) Major theories of learning and motivation; emphasis on relationships between theory and practice in the schools.

ED P 511 Computer Applications in Education (3) I For a description of course topics see ED P 411. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial multimedia production project. May be convened with ED P 411.

ED P 512 Multimedia Production in Education (3) I For a description of course topics see ED P 412. Graduate-level requirements include justification of production with learning bases. May be convened with ED P 412.

ED P 515 Gender Issues in Education (3) I II For a description of course topics see ED P 415. Graduate-level requirements include in addition to the journal, discussion, group activities, and final exam requirements, a paper or class presentation is required. May be convened with ED P 415.

ED P 517 Classroom Management and Theories of Student Socialization (3) Systematic review of theory and research relevant to improving classroom management and social learning environments. P, or CR, ED P 510.

ED P 541 Statistical Methods in Education (3-4) Descriptive, correlational, and inferential procedures for presenting and analyzing school and research data. For students in all fields.

ED P 548 Statistical Packages in Research (4) Covers SPSS and SAS; creating data files; writing syntax; understanding documentation and output. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test of independence, regression, ANOVA.

ED P 557 Design of Questionnaires and Scales (3) Theoretical, methodological, and practical issues related to the development and use of survey instruments. Representative topics include rating scales, item construction, sampling procedures, and response bias.

ED P 558 Educational Tests and Measurements (3) II Theoretical and practical application of psychometric techniques to test construction, analysis, and interpretation of test results.

ED P 559 Assessment of Minorities (3) Critical review of major recent research findings applied to state-of-the-art assessment models and measures, includes hands-on-practice assessment with minority school children.

ED P 593 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]

ED P 593L Legislative Internship (1-9) [Rpt./] I II

ED P 594 Practicum (1-6) [Rpt./]

ED P 599 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

ED P 600 Theories of Human Development (3) Critical discussion of research standards, methodologies, and findings of traditional and contemporary developmental theories. Emphasis on applications to developing a personal theoretical position and opening research interests.

ED P 613 Psychological Theory in Educational Practice (3) Major theories of psychological thought; strategies for utilizing such theories in educationally relevant research.

ED P 614 Research in Educational Technologies (3) Theoretical bases for research. Review of research design. Examination of research and technologies. Identification of designs useful in research on use of technologies. Design and implementation of mini-study with report to class.

ED P 615A Developmental Issues in Schooling (3) I Policy, theory, research for understanding and assessing students' development and socialization in instructional settings. Theory and research that address how students develop and learn the informal curriculum.

ED P 615B Developmental Issues in Schooling (3) II Motivated Learning: Modern integration of learning and motivation research in theories of self-regulated learning. P, ED P 502, ED P 510.

ED P 619A Design of Instructional Technologies (3) Historical and theoretical bases for developing instructional technologies; emphasis on relationship between learning theory and instructional technologies.

ED P 619B Design of Instructional Technologies (3) Historical and theoretical bases for developing instructional technologies; emphasis on relationship between learning theory and instructional technologies. Emphasis on production and evaluation using multimedia and other technologies. P, ED P 619A.

ED P 640 Advanced Statistical Methods in Education (3) Inferential procedures for analyzing educational data; includes nonparametric methods and introduction to multivariate and causal procedures.

ED P 646A Multivariate Methods in Educational Research (3) Regression: Covers simple and multiple linear regression models, least squares parameter estimation, statistical inference in regression, techniques for selecting a model and diagnosing fit problems. P, ED P 548; ED P 640 or equivalent.

ED P 646B Multivariate Methods in Educational Research (3) Experimental Design: confounding of effects, statistical power, diagnosing violations of assumptions, crossed and nested designs including one way and factorial designs, repeated measures, and hierarchical designs, multiple comparison procedure. P, ED P 548; ED P 640 or equivalent.

ED P 647 Techniques in Dimensionality Analysis: Principal Components and Factor Analysis (3) Construction, use, and interpretation of principal component and factor analytical methods in data analysis. Includes eigenvalues, eigenvectors, selection of factors, orthogonal and nonorthogonal rotation methods, interpretation of loadings.

ED P 658A Theory of Measurement (3) Advanced topics in theoretical and practical issues in psychometrics. Classical test theory including generalizability theory.

ED P 658B Theory of Measurement (3) Advanced topics in theoretical and practical issues in psychometrics. Item response theory, scaling, and computer-adaptive testing.

ED P 673 Theories of Intellectual Assessment (3) Various theories and models of human ability and their implications for intellectual assessment.

ED P 679 Assessment in the Schools (3) Methods used by teachers to monitor student achievement, various assessment techniques used in the classroom, and innovative techniques to track students' developments over time. Issues related to state and district testing.

ED P 682A Educational Evaluation (3) I Program evaluation history, principles and techniques; political context, illustrative cases, technical skills for determining merit or making decisions about educational and social programs. P, ED P 541; ED P 548.

ED P 682B Educational Evaluation (3) II Program evaluation in educational technologies. Evaluation for use in educational settings of instruction, measurement, and tool software.

ED P 693 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./ 12 units]

ED P 693A Research /Evaluation (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units]

ED P 693C College Teaching (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units]

ED P 694 Practicum (3) [Rpt./ 3]

ED P 695B Issues in Educational Psychology (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II

ED P 696B Issues in Educational Psychology (1-5) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II

ED P 699 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

ED P 900 Research (2-4) [Rpt./]

ED P 910 Thesis (1-4) [Rpt./]

ED P 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

ED P 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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