Department of
Educational and
Psychological Studies
Educational
Psychology Program
Description
of Courses
EDP 3004:
Educational Psychology (3)
Application of principles for understanding individual differences, learning, adjustment, classroom environments, and assessment to instructional and educational issues. Challenge of diversity and teacher effectiveness are addressed. Field experience required. (F, S, SS)
EDP
5053: Educational Psychology:
Principles and Applications (3)
Theories, empirical
bases and principles of development and individual differences,
learning
environments, and assessment applied to teaching at all educational
levels.
Challenges of diversity are emphasized. Required of Modified Masters
programs.
(SS)
EDP
3218/EDP 5219: Classroom Management (3)
Provides teachers understandings, skills, and dispositions for successful classroom management. Prerequisite: EDP 5053 and Corerequisite: EDG 5414.
EDP
6215: Application of Learning Theory to Instruction (3)
Analysis of selected
learning theories
and application of these theories to an instructional system. (AR).
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EDP 6301: Cognitive Psychology in
Education (3)
Review of
psychological research
and theory pertaining to cognitive development and
processes. Applications
to education including cognitive strategy training and enhancement or
attention
and memory. Prerequisite: EDP 6211 or equivalent. (AR). top of page
EDP 6505: Human
Development: Childhood and Adolescnece (3)
Advanced survey of
principles of
human development in biopsychosocial terms; in-depth study of
infancy, childhood, adolescence, emphasizes applications to broad
range of
educational processes. Prerequisites: EDP 3004 and DEP 3000.
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EDP 6506:
Human Development: Across the Life Span (3)
Advanced survey of life span human development. Demographic, physiological, sociological factors contributing to optimal functioning through adulthood and
aging. Applications to counseling and education. (AR). top of page
EDP 7057:
Educational Psychology: Advanced Applications (3)
Advanced doctoral
level seminar.
Reviews and applies educational psychology theories and empirical
evidence to
educational research, program development and policy making at all
educational
levels. Prerequisite:
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EDP 7058:
Behavioral
Intervention Research and Evaluation in Education (3)
Design and
analysis of observational and behavioral studies
in education. Includes single subject research studies, structured
observation
systems, and behavioral interventions. Prerequisite: EDF 5481.
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EDP 7504:
Educational
Psychology in cross-cultural contexts (3)
Discussion of
empirical and
theoretical cross-cultural research in intelligence, problem solving,
and
language that impact teaching, learning, and achievement in the
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EDP 7214: Psychological
problem solving
in education (3)
Discussion of
psychological problem
solving literature and development of problem solving tasks grounded in
the
educational psychology literature. Prerequisites: EDP 6301.
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EDP 7265: Supervised Teaching of Educational Psychology
and Research
(3)
Independent teaching
of an
educational psychology or educational research and evaluation course
under the
supervision of assigned faculty member (s).
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Research for doctoral
dissertation
students approved for candidacy in Educational Research and Measurement
and in
Educational Psychology.
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EDF 3430: Measurement and Evaluation in the Classroom (3)
Basic concepts in
educational
measurement, utilizing measurement in instruction, construction of
teacher-made
tests and other classroom assessments, portfolio and performance
assessment,
interpretation of standardized test scores. Required in all Teacher Ed
Programs.
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EDF 3515: Philosophical and Historical
Foundations of
Education (3)
Initial experience in
professional
and pedagogical studies for persons preparing for PK-12 classrooms as
well as
other school personnel. Special attention will be given to the
exploration of,
and the implications for, educational praxis. Field experience
required.
(F,S,SS).
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EDF 5216:
Effective
Learning in the Classroom (3)
A behavioral approach
to
effective teaching techniques, including theoretical background,
behavioral
definitions, writing effective objectives, and evaluation of effective
learning
in the classroom. A field experience will be included. (AR).
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EDF 5432:
Measurement and Evaluation in Education (3)
Competencies required for the design, construction or selection, and evaluation of measuring instruments. Prerequisite: EDF 5481. (F,S,SS).
EDF 5443: Measurement and Evaluation in the Classroom
(3)
Basic concept in educational measurement, utilizing measurements in instruction, construction of teacher-made tests and other classroom assessments, portfolio and performance assessment, interpretation of standardized test scores.
EDF 6212:
Research Problems in Educational Psychology
(3)
Critical analysis of
research trends and topics in
educational psychology with specific relevance to counseling, school
psychology, or special education. Students prepare a prospectus for
thesis.
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EDF
6301: Cognitive Psychology in Education (3)
Review
of psychological research and theory pertaining to
cognitive development and processes. Applications to education
including
cognitive strategy training and enhancement or attention and memory.
Prerequisite: EDP 6211. (AR) top of page
EDF 7442:
Instrument Construction for Research and
Evaluation (3)
Course covers data
collection procedures such as surveys,
interviews, observation, content analysis, and performance
assessments.
Prerequisites: EDF 5481 or equivalent and an introductory measurement
course.
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EDF 7492:
Educational Program Evaluation (3)
Design, development and
implementation of program evaluation studies in education,
interpretation and dissemination
of the findings. Prerequisites: EDF 6475, EDF 6481, and EDF 6486. top of page
Department of Educational
and
Psychological Studies
University Park Campus -
Phone: 305-348-2552 Fax: 305-348-4125
Office Email: vegaj@fiu.edu