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Fall 1999 Course Descriptions
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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. P, admission to the College of Education.

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. P, admission to the College of Education.

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 Application of Behavior Modification Techniques (3) Application of behavior principles and techniques to promote learning and social development of school-related behavior. P, or CR, ED P 510.

ED P 530. Professional Orientation to School Counseling (3) I Orientation to the role and activities of a K-12 school counselor. Emphasis on the components of a developmentally oriented school counseling program. This course is temporary and offered Fall 1999 only.

ED P 531. Counseling Over the Life Span (3) I Major findings of developmental theories and research from infancy to late adulthood, with special emphasis on school counseling strategies to enhance development. Temporary course taught only Fall 1999.

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. P, ED P 541 or equivalent.

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. P, ED P 510.

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. P, ED P 510, ED P 511.

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. P, ED P 541.

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. P, ED P 548; ED P 640 or equivalent.

ED P 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.

ED P 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, ED P 640. ED P 658A is not prerequisite to ED P 658B.

ED P 673. Theories of Intellectual Assessment (3) Various theories and models of human ability and their implications for intellectual assessment. P, ED P 558.

ED P 679. Psychoeducational Assessment in the Schools (3) Psychoeducational assessment techniques; practice in prescribing remedial programs.

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. P, ED P 511.

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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