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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (ED P)
195. Colloquium
a. Empowering Women in the Classroom (1)
300. Development Throughout Life (3) I II Life span development within the context of physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral development; emphasis on the dynamics of personal growth.
301. Child Development (3) I II Human growth and development from conception through early adolescence; integration of behavioral principles into the elementary school setting. P, admission to the College of Education.
310. Learning in the Schools (3) I II Psychological principles applied to learning and instructional design in the educational setting, emphasizing learning and instructional variables and their applications. P, admission to the College of Education.
340. Research in Education (3) I II Basic concepts essential to the comprehension of research in education, including measurement principles and descriptive statistics.
358. Psychological Measurement in Education (3) I II Psychometric methods as applied to the assessment of achievement, mental ability, and attitudes.
399. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]
399H. Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II
402. Early Adolescent Development (3) II S Major cognitive, psychosocial, physical and anthropological developmental theory of early adolescence (ages 10-14 years old). Also, the implications of theory into practice regarding early adolescents and schooling.
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).
411. Computer Applications in Education (3) I 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.
412. Multimedia Production in Education (3) I Design of multimedia for instructional applications with an emphasis in production techniques and programming tools. P, ED P 411 or consent of instructor. May be convened with ED P 512.
415. Gender Issues in Education (3) II 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 515.
493. Internship
l. Legislative Internship (1-12) [Rpt./] I II
498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II
498H. Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
499. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]
499H. Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II
500. Life Span Development (3) Overview of major findings of theories of development from infancy throughout late adulthood. Special emphasis on cognitive, linguistic, and sociocultural development with concentration on applications to instruction and assessment. (Identical with FS 500).
501. Advanced Child Development (3) Aspects of growth and development which influence behavior of the school-age child; emphasis on current research findings. P, ED P 301.
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.
503. Advanced Adolescent Development (3) II 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).
510. Learning Theory in Education (3) Major theories of learning and motivation; emphasis on relationships between theory and practice in the schools.
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.
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. P, ED P 511 and EDUC 500. May be convened with ED P 412.
515. Gender Issues in Education (3) II For a description of course topics see ED P 415. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper or class presentation. May be convened with 415.
517. Classroom Application of Behavior Modification Techniques (3) Application of behavior principles and techniques to promote learning and social development of school-related behavior. P, ED P 510 or ED P 510.
523. Socio-Cultural Context of Human Development (3) II (Identical with FS 523, which is home). Delete crosslisted course (Identical with FS 523). Fall 99.
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.
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. P, ED P 541 or equivalent.
557. Design of Questionnaires and Scales (3) Emphasis on theoretical and methodological issues related to the development of survey and rating scales, sampling procedures, and response bias.
558. Educational Tests and Measurements (3) II Theoretical and practical application of psychometric techniques to test construction, analysis, and interpretation of test results.
559. Assesment of Minorities (3) II 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.
593. Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]
593. Internship
l. Legislative Internship (1-9) [Rpt./] I II
594. Practicum (1-6) [Rpt./]
599. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]
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. P, ED P 500 or ED P 501.
613. Psychological Theory in Educational Practice (3) Major theories of psychological thought; strategies for utilizing such theories in educationally relevant research. P, ED P 510.
614. Research in Educational Technologies (3) I 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.
615A. Developmental Issues in Schooling (3) I Policy, theory, research for understanding and assessing student's development and socialization in instructional settings. Affective development theory and research needed for exploring how students develop and learn the informal curriculum in educational settings.
615B. Developmental Issues in Schooling (3) II Foundations, policy, theoretical, methodological and educationally applied issues related to contemporary measures for young children across different developmental areas; practice in applying assessment models is provided.
619A. Design of Instructional Technologies (3) I Instructional design theory and application to educational technologies. P, ED P 510, ED P 511.
619B. Design of Instructional Technologies (3) II Design, development, delivery, and evaluation, of multimedia and WWW applications. P, ED P 619A.
640. Advanced Statistical Methods in Education (3) Inferential procedures for analyzing educational data; includes nonparametric methods and introduction to multivariate and causal procedures. P, ED P 541.
646A. Multivariate Methods in Educational Research (3) I 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 640 or equivalent, ED P 548.
646B. Multivariate Methods in Educational Research (3) II 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 640 or equivalent, ED P 548.
647. Techniques in Dimensionality Analysis: Principle 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. P, ED P 548, ED P 640 or equivalent.
658A. Theory of Measurement (3) Advanced topics in theoretical and practical issues in psychometrics. Classical test theory including generalizability theory. P, ED P 548, ED P 558; P or CR, ED P 640.
658B. Theory of Measurement (3) Advanced topics in theoretical and practical issues in psychometrics. Item response theory, scaling, and computer-adaptive testing. P, ED P 548, ED P 558; P or CR, ED P 640. ED P658A is not prerequisite to ED P658B.
673. Theories of Intellectual Assesment (3) Various theories and models of human ability and their implications for intellectual assessment. P or CR, ED P 558.
679. Psychoeducational Assesment in the Schools (3) Psychoeducational assessment techniques; practice in prescribing remedial programs.
682A. Educational Evaluation (3) 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.
682B. Educational Evaluation (3) Program evaluation in educational technologies. Evaluation for use in educational settings of instruction, measurement, and tool software. P, ED P 511.
693. Internship (1-6) [Rpt./ 12 units]
693. Internship
a. Research /Evaluation (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units]
c. College Teaching (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units]
694. Practicum (3) [Rpt./ 3]
695. Colloquium
b. Issues in Educational Psychology (1-3) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II
696. Seminar
b. Issues in Educational Psychology (1-5) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II
699. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]
900. Research (2-4) [Rpt./]
910. Thesis (1-4) [Rpt./]
920. Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]
930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]