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ity, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and basic elements of
instrument construction.
EDF 6475-Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research (4)
Introduction to philosophical, historical, sociological, and other
methodologies as aspects of qualitative educational research.
EDF 6481-Quantitative Research Methods in Education (4)
Prereq:STA 3013, 3023 or equivalent. Design and data analysis
for educational research.
EDF 6487-Assessment of Classroom Behavior (3) Instruction in
at least four systems for measuring teacher-pupil behavior, repre-
senting the social-emotional and cognitive domains. Observation
practiced in classrooms as well as with audio and videotape and
film.
EDF 6520-History of Education (3) Salient issues in education
from the Reformation to the present.
EDF 6525-Ancient and Medieval Education (3) Pedagogical
practice and thought in China, India, Semitic nations, Greece,
Rome, Islam, and Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
EDF 6544-Philosophical Foundations of Education (3) Philo-
sophical bases for democracy and education.
EDF 6606-Socioeconomic Foundations of Education (3) Socio-
logical analysis of democratic educational aims, the school as a
social system, interest groups, the teaching profession, and eco-
nomic stratification in America.
EDF 6608-School and Society (3) Sociocultural framework for
understanding the relationship between a society and its educa-
tional system.
EDF 6630-Educational Sociology (3) Sociological theory and
research with direct relevance to the study of education.
EDF 6812-Comparative Education (3) Relationships of school
and society in different cultural areas of the world.
EDF 6820-Education in Latin America (3) Traditions and con-
temporary social, political, and cultural aspects.
EDF 6905-Individual Study (1-3; max: 12) Prereq: consent of
department chairman. For advanced students who wish to study
individual problems in psychological, social, or philosophical
foundations of education, or research and measurement under
faculty guidance.
EDF 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) Prereq: consentof
department chairman. S/U.
EDF 6933-Seminar on Research on Effective Teaching (3)
Prereq: EDF 6403. Analysis of quantitative and qualitative re-
search on teaching; emphasis on implications for educational
policy and practice.
EDF 6938-Special Topics (1-3; max: 12) Prereq: consent of
department chairman.
EDF 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) Prereq: consentof
department chairman. S/U.
EDF 6941-Practicum in Educational Research (2-9; max: 9)
Prereq: EDF 6403. Arrangements must be made with instructor
prior to registration. Experience in conducting various phases of
quantitative or qualitative educational research under individual
supervision.
EDF 6943-Practicum in Educational Psychology (3; max: 9)
Prereq: consent of instructor. Supervised experience in a practical
work situation dealing with problems and issues appropriate to
psychological foundations and their resolution.
EDF 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
EDF 7117-Affective Development and Education (3) Prereq:
EDF 6113 or equivalent. Application of theory and research.
EDF 7146-Educational Psychology: Cognition in the Educative
Process (3) Prereq: EDF 6113. Cognitive development as applied
to curriculum development and teaching procedures.
EDF 7186-Educational Psychology: Advanced Seminar in Aging
(3) Prereq: EDF 6185 or consent of instructor. Research literature
on aging process; implications for education planning; critical
examination of existing programs.
EDF 7229-Advanced Educational Psychology: Learning (3;
max:9) Prereq: EDF6215. Educational implications of contempo-
rary approaches to learning. Relationship between topics in
learning and their implications for instructional practices.
EDF 7405-Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational
Research (4; max: 8) Prereq: EDF 6403. Integrated coverage of
important approaches to educational research. Includes applica-
tion of experimental design, regression analysis, and computer


processing to selected educational research problems.
EDF 7432-Advanced Psychometric Theory (3; max: 6) Prereq:
EDF 6436 or equivalent. Study of theoretical problems related to
test construction. Current developments in reliability and validity
estimation; alternate true-score models; item analysis and scoring
techniques, scaling, assessing latent traits, and methods for psy-
chometric research.
EDF 7439-Item Response Theory (3) Prereq: EDF 6436. Psy-
chometric models for test scores; estimation of ability and item
parameters; applications of and current issues in IRT.
EDF 7486-Methods of Educational Research (3) Prereq: STA
3013 or 3023. Primarily for Ed.D. candidates. Examination of
research methodologies. Problem identification as well as organi-
zation and presentation of data.
EDF 7491-Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems (3)
Prereq: EDF 6403 or equivalent. Models and methods for forma-
tive and summative evaluation of educational products and
programs.
EDF 7555-Values and Ethics in Education (3) The conception
and role of values in education, with special emphasis on moral
values (ethics).
EDF 7573-Contemporary Education Theories (3) Seminar for
post-master's students. Contemporary philosophical theories of
education.
EDF 7584-Educational Classics (3; max: 6) Historical and
philosophical examination of enduring writings on education
from ancient to modern times.
EDF 7639-Research in Educational Sociology (3) Research
techniques in educational sociology, emphasis on ethnography.
EDF 7931-Seminar in Educational Research (3; max: 6) Prereq:
EDF 6403. In-depth examination of specific methodological
approaches to educational research.
EDF 7932-Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research (3)
Prereq: EDF 6403. Review of selected studies with focus on
methods of data analysis. Emphasis on use of multivariate tech-
niques.
EDF 7934-Seminar in Educational Foundations (3; max: 12)
Advanced study in historical, philosophical, social, psychologi-
cal, aesthetic, and comparative foundations; and educational
research and methodology.
EDF 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students
with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who
have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
EDF 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
SPS 6052-Issues and Problems in School Psychology (3) Coreq:
SPS 6941. History and foundations of school psychology; legal,
ethical. Overview of role and functions of school psychologist.
SPS 6191-Psychoeducational Assessment I (3) Coreq: SPS
6941. Techniques for assessing intelligence, adaptive behavior,
and achievement of children and school-aged adolescents. Em-
phasis on standardized instruments.
SPS 6192-Psychoeducational Assessment II (3) Prereq: SPS
6191; coreq: SPS 6941. Techniques for assessing social and
emotional functioning of the school-aged child; supervised expe-
rience in assessment and report writing.
SPS 6197-Psychoeducational Assessment III (3) Prereq: SPS
6191; coreq: SPS 6941. Synthesis of sources and techniques of
psychoeducational assessment for school-related application and
problems.
SPS 6941-Practicum in School Psychology (1-4; max: 8) Prereq:
consent of instructor. S/U.
SPS 7205-School Psychology Consultation (3) Coreq: SPS
6941. Concepts, processes, and issues related to the practice of
school-based consultation as an intervention technique of school
psychologists.
SPS 7809-Advanced Topics in School Psychology (3; max: 6)
Prereq: consent of instructor. In-depth analysis of selected
developments in school psychology.
SPS 7931-Seminar in School Psychology (1-3; max: 3) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Issues pertinent to the professional practice
of school psychology.
SPS 7949-Internship in School Psychology (6; max: 18) Prereq:
consent of instructor.