printer friendly pageEDUC 399A: Designing Surveys
This workshop/course is designed for students who are designing a survey for use in a research project. The workshop content draws on relevant cognitive processing theories and research (on comprehension, retrieval, judgment, and reporting). In addition to some readings and a few lectures, this workshop is designed to be highly interactive and practical. By the end of the course students will have designed and pilot tested their survey instrument. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 40 units total)
Instructors:
Porteus, A. (PI)
EDUC 401A: Mini Courses in Methodology: Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences
Statistical analysis using SPSS, including generating descriptive statistics, drawing graphs, calculating correlation coefficients, conducting t-tests, analysis of variance, and linear regression. Building up datasets, preparing datasets for analysis, conducting statistical analysis, and interpreting results.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Fan, L. (PI)
EDUC 401B: Mini Courses in Methodology: Stata
The computer as research tool. Statistical software Stata for data analysis, including t-tests, correlation, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regression.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Biancani, S. (PI)
EDUC 401C: Data Analysis Examples Using R
We will do basic and intermediate level data analysis examples, like those that students will have seen in their courses, in R. nExamples include: descriptive statistics and plots, group comparisons, correlation and regression, categorical variables, multilevel data.nSee
http://web.stanford.edu/~rag/ed401/
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Rogosa, D. (PI)
EDUC 401D: Multilevel Modeling Using R
Multilevel data analysis examples using R. Topics include: two-level nested data, growth curve modeling, generalized linear models for counts and categorical data, three-level analyses. For more information, see course website:
http://web.stanford.edu/~rag/ed401d/
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Rogosa, D. (PI)
EDUC 404X: Topics in Brazilian Education: Public Policy and Innovation for the 21st Century
The objective of this seminar is to provide students from different backgrounds an opportunity to learn about current issues and debates on Brazilian education. The seminar will cover topics on the history of Brazilian education; an overview of current school reforms at the federal level; educational assessments; education and economic growth; educational equity; teacher labor market; technology and education; early childhood; and higher education to Brazil.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 20 units total)
EDUC 405X: Teaching the Humanities
This course, designed for graduate students in the humanities and education, explores approaches to teaching the humanities at both the secondary and collegiate levels, with a focus on the teaching of text, and how the humanities can help students develop the ability to read and think critically. The course explores purposes and pedagogical approaches for teaching humanities through a variety of texts and perspectives. The course is designed as an opportunity for doctoral students in the Humanities both to enrich their own teaching, and to broaden their understanding of professional teaching opportunities, including community college and secondary school teaching.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Wolf, J. (PI)
EDUC 407X: Lytics Seminar
This course is a survey of research methods with applications in online learning. The methods covered are very interdisciplinary, including an introduction to machine learning, text/discourse analysis, causal modeling, and psychometrics. Broader question in research methodology are also covered, including how to formulate a good research question, when to use qualitative or quantitative methods, and the relative merits of theory-driven confirmatory vs. exploratory research. The goal of this course is to support researchers in the online learning space and other fields in their research endeavors.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 16 units total)
Instructors:
Thille, C. (PI)
EDUC 417: Research and Policy on Postsecondary Access (EDUC 117)
The transition from high school to college. K-16 course focusing on high school preparation, college choice, remediation, pathways to college, and first-year adjustment. The role of educational policy in postsecondary access. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Antonio, A. (PI)
EDUC 419X: Academic Achievement of Language Minority Students
Emphasis is on the current state of knowledge in the research literature and comparisons to students' experiences and observations in bilingual education, English as a second language, reading instruction, cultural issues in education, and research methods.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Goldenberg, C. (PI)
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