FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION / 91 sis to forest practices with particular emphasis on plantation forestry. FOR 6627-Quantitative Methods in Forest Management (3) Prereq: COP 3210, or permission of instructor. Application of operations research and digital computer simulation models for harvest scheduling and forest management decisions. WIS 5232C-Fish Management (4) Prereq: WIS 4220C or equivalent. The theory and practice of contemporary fish management emphasizing life history, fish population sampling and manipulation, age and growth rate determina- tion, fish propagation and production in freshwater and ma- rine environments. WIS 5555-Conservation Biology (2) Prereq: basic courses in ecology, genetics. Application of biological and resource management theory to the problem of the conservation of natural communities. WIS 5323C-lmpact of Diseases on Wildlife Populations (3) Prereq: WIS 3401 or equivalent. Diseases of wildlife, with emphasis on their impact on avian and mammalian popu- lations of North America. WIS 6241-Fish Ecology (3) Prereq: consent of instructor. Physiological and behavioral adaptations of fish to the envi- ronment; emphasis on application of those adaptations im- portant to the management and culture of fish. WIS 6333-Management of Reproduction in Aquatic Animals (2) Prereq: ecology; behavioral ecology or animal behavior. Sexual selection and mating system theory. Appli- cation to selected species in fisheries and aquaculture. WIS 6452-Wildlife Ecology (3) Prereq: WIS 3401 or equiva- lent. Ecological relationships of wildlife populations in for- est, grassland, and agricultural ecosystems, with special em- phasis on population functioning. WIS 6453-Wildlife Community Ecology (3) Prereq: WIS 3401C or equivalent. Relation of animal community struc- ture and processes to wildlife and refuge management; em- phasis on practical application of theory; measurement and statistical analysis of community structure; experimental testing of community interactions. WIS 6456-Wildlife Population Analysis (3) Prereq: STA 6166, and background in ecology. Survey of quantitative techniques used to determine abundance, density, produc- tivity, and distribution of wildlife populations. WIS 6457-Wildlife Behavior (3) Prereq: consent of instruc- tor. Study of social organization, territoriality, mating sys- tems, migration, population cycles, and predator-prey rela- tionships in wildlife populations. FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION College of Education GRADUATE FACULTY 1984-85 Chairman: J. J. Algina. Graduate Coordinator: D. L. Avila. Professors: D. L. Avila; B. B. Brown; L. M. Crocker; R. L. Curran (Emeritus); S. B. Damico; G. E. Greenwood; W. H. Guertin; M. L. Koran; J. M. Newell; A. J. Newman; R. R. Renner; R. R. Sherman; R. S. Soar; H. L. Wass; A. O. White. Associate Professors: J. J. Algina; P. T. Ashton; J. K. Bengston; W. A. Busby; B. J. Guinagh; R. E. Jester; O. F. Olejnik; R. B. Webb. Assis- tant Professor: S. D. Andrews. The Department of Foundations of Education offers the Master of Education, the Master of Arts in Educa- tion (with thesis), the Specialist in Education, the Doctor of Education, and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with specialization in psychological founda- tions, research foundations, and social foundations of education. Specific areas of specialization include human de- velopment, personality theory, learning theory, and general educational psychology within psychological foundations; research methodology, computer in- struction, education statistics,,and measurement and evaluation within the research foundations; and so- cial, historical, and philosophical foundations and comparative and international education within so- cial foundations. EDF 5215-Principles of Learning and Instructional Practice (3) Survey of principles of learning and their relationship to instructional practice. Includes topics such as transfer of training, reinforcement, forgetting and problem solving. EDF 5431-Measurement and Evaluation in Early Childhood (3) Basic concepts of test construction and interpretation, in- cluding norms, reliability and validity. Overview of assess- ment techniques and problems in assessing intelligence, language, achievement, socio-emotional and perceptual motor development in children from infancy through six years of age. Students may not receive credit for both EDF 4430 and EDF 5431. EDF 6111L- Laboratory in Human Development I (3) Super- vised field and laboratory experiences in the observation, evaluation, and educational modification of human devel- opment. Contact with children of different ages and experi- ence with learning, measurement, evaluation, and research. EDF 6112L-Laboratory in Human Development II (3) Pre- req: EDF 6403. EDF 6113-Educational Psychology: Human Development (3) Current research and theories in the area of human de- velopment. EDF 6118-Issues in Childhood and Death (3) Theoretical perspectives and research concerning death related thoughts, feelings, and experiences. EDF 6119-Psycho-Social-Educational Aspects of Death and Dying (3) Attitudes toward death, dying process, funeral practices, and grieving. Role of education for better under- standing and coping with death. EDF 6149-Self-Concept Theory and its Application to Edu- cation (3) An in-depth examination of self-concept theory, including basic principles, research, and applications in edu- cational settings. EDF 6175-Educational Psychology: Adulthood (3) Current theories and research findings in adulthood, including cognitive processes, learning abilities, vocational develop- ment, leisure, ard various aspects of adult education through the life cycle. EDF 6185-Educational Psychology: Aging (3) Psychological and social processes in aging; lifelong learning; education for and about aging. EDF 6211-Educational Psychology: General (3) Basic prin- ciples, techniques, and research in educational psychology; designed for graduate students preparing to teach who have a minimal background in psychology. EDF 6215-Educational Psychology: Learning Theory (3) Pre- req: consent of instructor. Logic and methodologies of theo- ries of learning. EDF 6218-Educational Psychology: Problems (3; max: 12) Individualized study of problems dealing with child devel- opment, adolescence, learning and other areas of educational psychology. EDF 6355--Educational Psychology: Personality Dynamics (3) Dynamics of behavior and their implications for educa- tion, counseling and guidance, administration, family rela- tionships, and social action. EDF 6401-Educational Statistics (3) Prereq: STA 3013 or 3023. Primarily for Ed.D. candidates. Statistical methods as applied to educational data and problems. EDF 6403-Quantitative Foundations of Educational Re- search (6) Prereq: STA 3013, 3023, or equivalent. Integrated coverage of fundamentals in the general field of education research. Includes statistics, experimental design, and data processing. EDF 6436-Theory of Measurement (4) Prereq: STA 3013 or 3023; EDF 4430. Introductory study of true score models, re- liability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and basic ele- ments of instrument construction. EDF 6475-Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research (4) Introduction to philosophical, historical, sociological, and other methodologies as aspects of qualitative educa- tional research. EDF 6481-Research Methods in Education (4) Examination of methods for problem identification and research design for data collected in educational settings. EDF 6487-Assessment of Classroom Behavior (3) Instruc-