New courses, special topics and seminars
Spring 2012
New Course
EPsy 8252—Methods in Data Analysis for
Educational Research II
Second in two-semester sequence of entry-level doctoral
coursework for students in education. In-depth coverage of
widely used statistical methods and models. Prepares
students for advanced statistical coursework including HLM
and SEM.
68335 -001 LEC , 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), TCEASTBANK , Zieffler PhD,Andrew S , 3 credits
Special offering
EPsy 5142—Play
in Development and Education
Development/functions of play in humans with comparisons
made to other species, especially non-human primates. Play
as it relates to “developmentally appropriate practice."
68460 -001 LEC , 4:40 P.M. - 7:20 P.M. , Tu (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), TCEASTBANK, Pellegrini,Anthony D , 3 credits
Special Topic
EPsy 5200—Special Topics:
Psychological Foundations: Mind, Brain and Education
The course will focus on neuroscience papers of relevance to
education. It will cover topics such as mathematics,
reading, science, intelligence, learning, motivation, social
cognition, emotion, and media understanding. Students will
develop an understanding of what neuroscience has to offer
education, and what education has to offer neuroscience.
68328-001 WKS , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , Tu (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), TCEASTBANK , Varma,Sashank , 3 credits
Seminars
EPsy 8114—Seminar: Learning and Cognition
Learning Sciences and Technology Design
The
Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary field that studies
learning and cognition in formal and informal contexts. The
main goal of research in this field is to better understand
the cognitive and social processes that result in the most
effective learning and to use this knowledge to redesign
classrooms and other formal and informal learning
environments so that people learn more deeply and more
effectively. This course will introduce you to the field of
the Learning Sciences by examining the cognitive revolution
that lead to the development of the field and the
psychological theories that inform the research. It will
cover core theories related to representation, reasoning,
expertise, learning, conceptual change, and instructional
design. You will develop an appreciation for the
intersection between psychological theory, cognitive
development and instructional practice. Students in this
course will also examine issues related to
technology-enhanced instruction from a learning sciences
perspective. We will look at how research in developmental,
cognitive and educational psychology informs the way that
technology-enhanced support is designed and implemented. We
will read research papers concerned with the design and
implementation of technology-based innovations. Throughout
the course, students will work collaboratively to reflect on
issues of technology integration, learning and cognition.
69063-001 SEM , 02:30 P.M. - 05:00 P.M. , W (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), CivE 213, TCEASTBANK, Varma,Keisha, 3 credits
EPsy 8114—Seminar: Computers in Human Behavior
This course is a graduate seminar to review the literature
in the field of technology as related to instruction. Focus
of the seminar is an in-depth study into enhancements in the
application of technology in improvements in learning.
Student participation is required in the form of discussion,
leadership, and sharing of contemporary literature.
69807-002 SEM , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , Tu (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), STSS 420A, TCEASTBANK, Tennyson,Robert D, 3 credits
EPsy 8220—Seminar in Quantitative Methods: Meta-Analysis in
Educational Research
Meta-analysis is a methodology for conducting quantitative
literature reviews in which the outcomes of empirical
research studies are aggregated. Combining empirical
results across studies permits important patterns in study
outcomes to be detected that may not be apparent in
narrative literature reviews.
74349-001 SEM , 02:30 P.M. - 05:10 P.M. , Tu (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), EltH N647, Harwell,Michael R, 3 credits
EPsy 8220—Seminar in Quantitative Methods:
Construction of Measures
This course
provides an introduction to instrument construction as well
as hands-on learning experience in Rasch measurement.
Students will learn measurement theory and good practice
through engaging in the act of measuring Measurement will be
positioned as a mixed methods activity in which both
qualitative and quantitative information is used.
68332-002 SEM , 08:15 A.M. - 09:30 A.M. , Tu, Th (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), EltH N647, McGuire,Leah Walker, 3 credits
EPsy 8220—Seminar in Quantitative Methods:
Explanatory Item Response Models
This course
provides an introduction to instrument construction as well
as hands-on learning experience in Rasch measurement.
Students will learn measurement theory and good practice
through engaging in the act of measuring Measurement will be
positioned as a mixed methods activity in which both
qualitative and quantitative information is used.
68333-003 SEM , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , W (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), ApH 11, TCEASTBANK, McGuire,Leah Walker, 3 credits
EPsy 8290—Special Topics: Seminar in
Psychological Foundations Key Issues in Social Psychology
and Education
This course covers classic and
contemporary topics in social psychological theory,
research, and methods, examining basic theories and how they
have changed over time, and focuses on how those topics are
applied to education as it is broadly conceived.
69492-001 SEM , 02:20 P.M. - 04:50 P.M. , Tu (01/17/2012 - 05/04/2012), ApH 223, TCEASTBANK, Maruyama,Geoffrey M, 3 credits
Registration
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