138 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION


a course in children's literature. Methods of involving young
children (birth through kindergarten) with literature and the role
of literature in the home and school.
LAE 6714-Children's Literature in the Childhood Curriculum
(3) Prereq: ENG 4161. Evaluating, selecting and using fiction,
biography, poetry and informational books for instructional,
informational, and recreational purposes.
LAE 6945-Practicum in Teaching Secondary School English
(3) Prereq: LAE 6319 or 6301, or consent of instructor. Directed
field experiences based on a planned instructional unit including
materials, student activities, teaching strategies, and assessment.
LAE 7936-Seminar in English Language Arts (3; max: 6)
Prereq: LAE 6319 or year of graduate study. Contemporary
developments and research in language arts education.
Foreign Language Education
FLE 6165-Bilingual-Bicultural Education (3) Principles and
practices in the field of bilingual-bicultural education in the U.S.
and in other nations. Examination of theories and practices
related to issues, analysis of problems, curricular strategies.
FLE 6337-Problems of Foreign Language Instruction in Secon-
dary Schools (3) Prereq: an appropriate methods course. Surveys
new methodology and materials through videotapes of selected
teaching situations.
FLE 6946-Practicum in Teaching Secondary School Foreign
Languages (3; max: 6) Prereq: FLE 6337. Directed field ex-
periences with various content emphases based on planned
instructional units including materials, student activities, teaching
strategies, and means of assessment.
FLE 7148-Problems and Readings in Bilingual-Bicultural
Education (2; max: 8) Research and literature dealing with
issues, curricular planning and evaluation, and with experimen-
tation focused on roles and problems of instructional leaders
and teacher trainers.

Mathematics Education
EDG 6375-Teaching Early Childhood Mathematics and
Science (3) The process approach to teaching mathematics and
science to children in preschool through primary programs with
a focus on inquiry and discovery methods and formal curriculum
programs.
MAE 5318-Teaching Modern Math in Elementary School (3)
Analysis of content, methodology and materials for teaching
modern mathematics.
MAE 6115-Mathematics in the Elementary School (3) Prereq:
MAE 5318. Recent research, patterns of curriculum, techniques
of teaching and use of instructional media. Primarily for
elementary teachers who desire specialization in mathematics
education.
MAE 6138-Mathematics in the Secondary School (3) Prereq:
preparation in subject area equivalent to requirements for high
school certification and an appropriate methods course. Patterns
of mathematics curriculum; practices in teaching mathematics;
preparation, selection, and use of instructional materials;
laboratory experience and classroom teaching.
MAE 6345-Teacher Verbal Behavior in the Mathematics
Classroom (3) Systematic analysis of teacher-pupil verbal inter-
action in mathematics lessons. Acquisition of technical pre-
sentation skills through microteaching. For teachers of
mathematics at any level.
MAE 6512-Laboratory in Diagnosing Mathematics Skills (3-6;
max: 6) Diagnosis, correction and prevention of mathematical
learning difficulties; work with children in the applications of
principles under study.
MAE 6615-Individualizing Instruction in Elementary
Mathematics (3) Organizing a continuous progress program:
objectives, diagnostic testing, placement of students, record
keeping, evaluation and reporting. Includes study of the role
of the teacher and team teaching as well as the development
of a bank of materials, games and activities for an individualized
mathematics program.
MAE 6636C-Laboratory Approach to Mathematics (1-4)
Rationale for use of investigatory experiences with objects in
the mathematics curriculum. Involvement in planning laboratory
facilities and activities for classroom use. Analysis of the prob-
lems of teaching mathematics to low achievers.
MAE 6947-Practicum in Teaching Secondary School Mathe-
matics (3; max: 6) Prereq: MAE 6138 or consent of instructor.


Directed field experiences emphasizing various instructional
strategies, With a focus on instructional materials, sequencing
student activities and systematizing instructional moves.
MAE 7899-Mathematics Education Seminar (3) Prereq: MAE
6138. Issues and problems in mathematics education and the
investigation and planning of research relevant to selected
problems.
Music Education
MUE 6080-Foundations of Music Education (3) Historical
development and philosophy; comparison of United States with
other countries and cultures; individuals, associations, and
institutions that shape the music education program.
MUE 6146-Band Music in the Public Schools (3) Offered only
by extension. In-service training course open only to instru-
mental music teachers. Research work under the supervision
of the chairman of the Department of Music.
MUE 6147-Orchestra Music in the Public Schools (3) Offered
only by extension. In-service training course open only to in-
strumental music teachers. Research work under supervision
of the chairman of the Department of Music.
MUE 6406-Music in the Elementary School (3) Offered only
by extension. In-service training course open to elementary
school teachers. Research work under supervision of the chair-
man of the Department of Music.
MUE 6416-Vocal Music in the Secondary School (3) Offered
only by extension. In-service training course open only to vocal
music teachers. Research work under supervision of the chair-
man of the Department of Music.
MUE 7938-Music Education Seminar (3) Contemporary issues
and problems in music education and the investigation and
planning of research relevant to selected problems.
Science Education
SCE 5115-Teaching Science in Elementary School (3) Basic
course for in-service teachers. Emphasis on science content,
methods, and materials for elementary school children.
SCE 6117-Science Education in the Elementary School (3)
Current problems, new materials and teaching techniques,
research and recent developments in the sciences.
SCE 6140-The Teaching of Special Science Programs (1-4;
max: 8) Preparation to teach particular science programs such
as AAAS, ESS, SCIS, ESCS Patterns and Processes, CHEMS, PSSC,
CAI.
SCE 6237-Science in the Secondary School (3) Prereq: prepara-
tion in subject area equivalent to requirements for high school
certification and an appropriate methods course. Current
problems in teaching science in secondary schools and junior
college.
SCE 6736-Evaluating Science Curricula in the Secondary
School (3) Applications of curriculum evaluation theory and
systems to contemporary science curricula.
SCE 6947-Practicum in Secondary Science Curriculum (3)
Directed field experience emphasizing the adoption and utiliza-
tion of science curricula in the secondary schools, with a focus
on instructional materials and teacher behavior.
SCE 7238-Learning and Instruction in Secondary School
Science (3) Selected topics in the acquisition of knowledge in
science and the arrangement of conditions for science learn-
ing in the secondary schools.
SCE 7933-Science Education Seminar (3) Prereq: SCE 6117.
Issues and problems in science education and the investigation
and planning of research relevant to selected problems.
SCE 7949-Practicum in Learning and Instruction in Secon-
dary School Science (3) Systematic research in learning science
in secondary school setting including the observation and
modification of teacher behavior.
Social Studies
EDS 6100-Group Process in Education (3) Group organiza-
tion and operation, with opportunity to develop skills in group
leadership and interpretation of group interaction.
EDS 6925-Workshop in Human Relations in Education (2-6;
max: 6) Principles and practices in the field of human relations.
and their implications for interpersonal and intergroup problems
in the family, school, and community.
SSE 6046--Perspectives in Social Studies Education (3) Seminar
in the analysis of works written by important social studies
educators.