Course Descriptions EDUC614 • Educational Research
1 credit
(EDUG, LIEG, SPEG, TEAG)
Focus is on understanding and reporting educational and psychological research. Learners will conduct online computer searches, appraise the quality of professional literature, cite research using APA style, and understand the options of writing a master’s thesis or conducting an action research project. Course is required of all master’s degree-seeking learners and is strongly recommended for learners seeking a license. Course should be taken with a cohort of the learner’s same major except with program director’s permission. Graded on an S/U basis. EDUC616 • Improving Instruction
3 credits
(EDUG)
Emphasis is on teaching strategies that will build on the experience of practicing teachers. Examination of a rich variety of approaches to instruction, along with supporting research. Provision of tools to analyze and incorporate the best of the newly emerging teaching methodologies. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of an effective learning environment, as well as the understanding that how teaching is conducted has an enormous impact on students’ ability to educate themselves. Models of teaching are really models of learning. The intent is to impart a renewed sense of the intellectual zest inherent in the craft of teaching and to make each model a potential part of a teacher’s repertoire. EDUC618 • Strategy Instruction in Content Areas
2 credits
(CLTR, EDUG, LIEG)
Exploration of comprehension strategies that assist textbook understanding. A wide range of expository texts found in a variety of disciplines and content areas will be examined. Examination of behaviors of adolescent readers. Prerequisites: EDUC600, EDUC601, and EDUC602. EDUC621 • Foundations in Education
3 credits
(SPEG, TEAG)
Introductory examination of the profession of teaching. To adequately evaluate the current calls for reform and to provide needed leadership in shaping educational opportunities, learners need to understand the foundations of education. Areas of study are history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, legal matters, and current issues related to education. A focus is on the forces and ideas that have influenced and now shape education in America. EDUC622 • Assessment and Evaluation in Reading
3 credits
(CLTR, EDUG, LIEG)
Focus is on best practices in formal and informal assessments. Engagement in assessing, measuring, evaluating, and reporting individual and group performance in reading. Evaluation of data to make informed decisions for instructional and curricular purposes. Participation in data analysis teams and development of expertise in reporting assessment results to a wide variety of audiences. Prerequisites: EDUC600, EDUC601, EDUC602, EDUC607, and EDUC618.
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