| EDST 120-01 |
Contemporary Issues in American Education
Instructor: Jacquie Forbes
Course Description:
An examination of current policies, practices, and problems in the landscape of American education with particular attention to the perspectives of various stakeholders (e.g. teachers, students, families, community leaders, employers, and elected officials). U.S. diversity with respect to race, class, gender, language, and exceptionality is considered within a variety of educational contexts. The course also examines the ways in which educational issues and reform efforts intersect with social, economic, political, and cultural forces.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 314 |
| EDST 140-01 |
Educational Psychology
Instructor: Jacquie Forbes
Course Description:
An examination of physical, cognitive, and psychological developmental theories and research as well as theories of learning. The course includes theoretical perspectives on: age-stage characteristics, exceptionality, achievement versus aptitude, as well as how developmental, sociocultural, and motivational factors influence student learning in classroom contexts.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
BOSLER 314 |
| EDST 260-01 |
Introduction to Educational Research
Instructor: Kirk Anderson
Course Description:
An introduction to the purposes and methodologies of research in education including how various stakeholders in the educational community use and access research findings as well as how studies in education are designed, implemented, and disseminated. Quantitative, qualitative, and historical methodologies are addressed. Research processes are introduced around the topic of literacy. Students will develop a review of the research literature on a topic related to literacy using online catalogs, databases, and other open access resources to find and gather sources and digital publications formats to disseminate their reviews. Prerequisite: 140.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
ALTHSE 07 |
| EDST 391-01 |
Unapologetically Black: Black Pedagogies and Theories of Education
Instructor: Jacquie Forbes
Course Description:
Cross-listed with AFST 320-05.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 314 |
| EDST 391-02 |
Applications of Cognitive Learning Theory
Instructor: Jackie Campbell
Course Description:
This course will use principles from cognitive psychology to understand how problem solving and conceptual learning occur. After learning several cognitive models in these areas, students will be asked to apply their knowledge to various assessment techniques for measuring learners problem-solving ability and conceptual understanding. Individual differences and applications from the teaching of mathematics, reading, and writing will be discussed.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| EDST 470-01 |
Senior Seminar
Instructor: Kirk Anderson
Course Description:
The design and implementation of a study in an individual area of interest within the major concentration culminating in the writing of a conference paper or publishable article. Students will develop a review of the related research literature on their chosen topic using on-line catalogs, databases and other open access resources to access sources, gather data related to their topic employing quantitative, qualitative, and/or historiographic methodologies enhanced by electronic devices as appropriate, analyze their data using digital software as appropriate, write a conference paper or publishable article, electronically submit their conference proposals/articles, and disseminate their work via conference, digital, or paper publication formats. Prerequisites: 120 or 130, and 140, 250, 260, 300 or 310.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
ALTHSE 07 |
| EDST 500-01 |
Critical Pedagogy and Climate Education
Instructor: Neil Leary
Course Description:
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