New courses, special topics and seminars

Spring 2010

Special offering

EPsy 8266  Statistical Analysis Using Structural Equation Methods
Quantitative techniques using manifest and latent variable approaches for analysis of educational and social science data. Introduction to structural equation modeling approaches to multiple regression, factor analysis, and path modeling. Developing, estimating, and interpreting structural equation models.

92468-001 LEC , 08:15 A.M. - 109:30 A.M. , Tu,Th (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), PeikH 325, TCEASTBANK , Maruyama, Geoffrey, 3 credits

New Courses

EPsy 3301  Introduction to Educational Psychology
History, current work. Future promise of educational psychology. Major topics in educational psychology. Focuses on interplay between theory, empirical research, and practical applications.

92466-001 LEC, 9:45 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Tu,Th (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), room TBA, TCEASTBANK, Varma,Keisha, 3 credits

EPsy 5245  Advanced Survey Data Analysis for Categorical and Rating Scale Data
This course is a practical course addressing the specific nature of survey data (typically categorical or ordinal) and the appropriate data analytic methods.

93737-001 LEC , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , W (03/03/2010 - 03/31/2010 and 04/14/2010), EltH N647, TCEASTBANK, Rodriguez,Michael C. , 1 credit.

EPsy 8223  Test Score Equating Design and Analysis
This course is a brief yet in-depth examination of current test equating practices, particularly as applied to achievement tests.

93738-001 LEC , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , W (01/20/2010 - 02/17/2010), EltH N647, TCEASTBANK, Rodriguez,Michael C. , 1 credit

Special Topics

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.

92480-004 WKS , 04:40 P.M. - 07:20 P.M. , Tu (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), room TBA, TCEASTBANK , Varma,Sashank, 3 credits

Seminars

EPsy 8114  Seminar: Cognition and Learning: The Psychology of Scientific Reasoning
This course will be based on research in cognitive and educational psychology that explores the psychology of scientific reasoning.  We will discuss what psychology tells us about how people think, reason, and make decisions.   We will address questions like, “What does it mean to do science?, “How do scientists think when they are doing science?”, and “How well are students at different levels of cognitive development able to engage in scientific reasoning?”   We will read selected papers from a philosophical and historical perspective about how science is done.  We will also read several studies from a cognitive psychology perspective.  The overall goal is to understand the psychological processes involved in scientific reasoning and to think about how our knowledge of these processes informs teaching and learning in science classrooms.

92481-001 SEM , 02:30 P.M. - 5:25 P.M. , M (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), room TBA, TCEASTBANK, Varma,Keisha , 3 credits

EPsy 8117  Writing Empirical Paper and Research/Grant Proposals in Education and Psychology
Scientific writing skills. Focuses on logic/argumentation. Each student produces an empirical paper or research proposal. Breaks down the writing process into components: one component per week. Each week, students write a section of their paper/proposal and critique others'.

84287-001 LEC , 2:30 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. , Tu (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), room TBA, TCEASTBANK, 3 credits

EPsy 8290  Seminar: Cognition and Learning: Longitudinal Data II
This course is the sequel of EPsy 8282. The course will focus on the analysis of non-normal data repeatedly collected over time including binary data, count data, and ordered categorical data. Emphasis will be on application and students will work with real data and gain experience in using the R statistical software package.

87687-001 SEM , 2:30 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/19/2010 - 05/07/2010), Appleby Hall 223, TCEASTBANK , Long,Jeffrey D , 3 credits.  Topic prereq - EPsy 8261, 8262, 8282.

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