Educational Psychology (EDEP)
College of Education
EDEP 311 is a prerequisite to graduate study in
educational psychology. Current TB clearance is a prerequisite for all
students taking courses requiring practicum experiences.
EDEP 201 Introduction to Teaching as a Career (2) An
experience-based introduction to teaching as a career. CR/NC only. (Crosslisted
as EDEF 201)
EDEP 303 Experiential Introduction to Humanistic
Education (3) Participation in exercises designed to enable
potential teachers to become more aware of themselves, especially as
related to interaction in school settings. CR/NC only.
EDEP 311 Psychological Foundations (3) Principles
of learning and individual differences; relationships of these factors
to classroom experience.
EDEP 327 Self-Regulated Learning (3) Theory
and use of self-regulated learning strategies in academic contexts. Pre:
311, PSY 100, or consent.
EDEP 399 Directed Reading (V) Individual
reading or research. Pre: consent.
EDEP 408 Fundamentals of Research in Education (3) Introduction
to the methodology of systematic study of problems in education:
principles of research design, data processing, technical writing, and
evaluation of research proposals and reports.
EDEP 411 Seminar in Contemporary Perspectives in
Educational Psychology (3) In-depth analysis of contemporary issues
in education from the theoretical and methodological perspectives of the
faculty in educational psychology. Repeatable once. Pre: 303, 311, or
consent.
EDEP 416 Student Assessment (3) Development and
analysis of assessment procedures in educational settings.
EDEP 429 Introductory Statistics (3) Use of
descriptive statistics in analyzing test scores; application of linear
correlation and regression; introduction to an understanding of
inferential statistics.
EDEP 432 Human Motivation and Education (3) Application
of motivation theory and research to understanding and increasing human
motivation for education.
EDEP 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B or C candidate and
consent.
EDEP 509 Cooperative Learning (2) Introduction
to theories underlying cooperative learning and experience with various
cooperative learning methods from both student’s and teacher’s
perspectives. CR/NC only.
EDEP 510 Topics in Cooperative Learning (2) Educators
who have studied and are implementing cooperative learning are provided
opportunities to jointly reflect on their experiences in the context of
relevant theory. Pre: 509 or consent.
EDEP 601 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3) Introduction
to quantitative methods in behavioral sciences. Review of elementary
statistical methods. Introduction to general linear model as principle
of data analysis. (Meets EdD common inquiry methods requirement or
elective.) Pre: 429 or consent. (Cross-listed as PSY 610 and SW 651)
EDEP 602 Computer Analysis of Data (3) The
analysis and interpretation of behavioral science data using common
statistical software packages. Pre: 429 or consent. (Cross-listed as SW
652)
EDEP 603 Design and Analysis of Psychological
Experiments (3) Analysis of variance and other modes of assessing
results of experiments. Relation of analysis to design. Pre 601 or
consent. (Cross-listed as PSY 611 and SW 653)
EDEP 604 Multiple Regression in Behavioral Research
(3) Advanced application of general linear model to complex problems
of data analysis. Relation of analysis of variance and co-variance to
regression analysis. Nonlinearity and treatment of missing data. Pre:
601 and 602, or consent. (Cross-listed as PSY 612 and SW 654)
EDEP 605 Factor Analysis (3) Theory and method
of factor analysis and related methods of multivariate analysis. Pre:
604 or consent. (Cross-listed as PSY 613 and SW 655)
EDEP 606 Multivariate Methods (3) Multivariate
forms of multiple linear regression, analysis of variance and
co-variance. Multiple discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, and
principal-components analysis. Pre: 603 and 604, or consent.
(Cross-listed as PSY 614 and SW 656)
EDEP 607 Nonparametric Methods for Behavioral
Science (3) Conditions for valid applications of nonparametric
statistical techniques in education and behavioral sciences; theoretical
and methodological perspectives. Pre: 601 or consent. (Cross-listed as
PSY 615 and SW 657)
EDEP 608 Introduction to Educational Research (3) Fundamental
design and evaluation procedures in educational research. Determining
needs, defining objectives, research design, instrumentation, data
collection, and evaluation. (Meets EdD common inquiry methods
requirement or elective.) Pre: 416 and 408, or consent.
EDEP 611 Inquiry Approach to Educational Psychology
(3) Foundations of educational psychology
through the vehicle of an exploratory study. Inquiry approach stresses
learning theory, measurement techniques, and research skills in
education.
EDEP 612 Statistical Power in Behavioral Research
(3) Theory and techniques of power analysis for significance testing
of means, proportions, correlations or variances, estimation of effect
size, and necessary sample size. Pre: 601 or consent.
EDEP 616 Measurement and Evaluation (3) Theory
of measurement and evaluation; analysis of tests and scales emphasizing
statistical and psychological analysis of experimental and standardized
tests and scales. Pre: 416 or consent. (Cross-listed as PSY 616 and SW
658)
EDEP 626 Scaling: Measurement of Attitude and
Perception (3) Theory and methods of major unidimensional and
multidimensional scaling techniques. Examples from education, sociology,
and psychology. Pre: 416 or 429. (Cross-listed as PSY 617)
EDEP 629 Educational Statistics (3) Statistical
inference including applications of parametric and nonparametric methods
to educational problems. Pre: 429 or consent. (Cross-listed as EDEA 629)
EDEP 661 Development and Learning (3) Analysis
and critique of (Piagetian) develop-mental stage theory and traditional
behavioristic and cognitive learning theories; introduction to current
models of learning and development. Pre: consent.
EDEP 662 Social Context of Learning (3) Research
methods and theories relating social mediation and learning group
structures to intellectual growth. Pre: 661 or consent.
EDEP 663 Models of Cognitive Learning (3) Cognitive
models of knowledge acquisition, organization, and utilization; theory
and research relating learning and cognition to interactive
instructional models. Pre: 661 or consent.
EDEP 664 Instructional Psychology (3) Application
of learning theory and cognitive skills training in instructional
settings. Pre: 661 or consent.
EDEP 665 Social Cognition and Competence (3) Systematic
analysis of social reasoning abilities conjunctive with or prerequisite
to effective social interaction in educational settings. Pre: 661 or
consent.
EDEP 699 Directed Reading and/or Research (V) Individual
reading and/or research. Pre: consent.
EDEP 700 Thesis Research (V) Research for
master’s thesis.
EDEP 708 Educational Research Methods (3) Research
techniques and thesis development. Pre: 429 and consent.
EDEP 711 Practicum in Educational Psychology (V) Supervised
practicum in teaching or program evaluation as each is reflected by
professional activities of the members of the faculty. Pre: consent of
supervisory professor.
EDEP 745 Creative Learning Strategies for Adults
(3) Analysis of psychology of adult learner; forces that affect
learning in dynamics of individual, group, and organizational behavior;
concept of lifelong learning vis-à-vis development of creative
strategies that assist maturing, self-directed persons to develop their
potentialities. (Cross-listed as EDEA 745 and NURS 745)
EDEP 768 (Alpha) Seminar in Educational Psychology
(3) Current issues and problems in the context of education: (B)
general; (C) learning; (D) measurement; (E) statistics; (F)
psycho-social development; (G) educational evaluation; (H) research
methodology. Pre: consent.
EDEP 800 Dissertation Research (V) Research
for doctoral dissertation.
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