printer friendly pageEDUC 200C: Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education
(Formerly
EDUC 160.) Basic techniques in descriptive and inferential statistics for educational research will be covered with an emphasis on rigorous preparation for intermediate and advanced courses. Topics include central tendency, variance, probability, distributions, confidence interval, t-test, F-test, correlation, regression, and analysis of variance. Non-parametric statistics and graphical principles for data representation will also be addressed. Students will also be introduced to STATA in preparation for subsequent higher level courses.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Schwartz, D. (PI)
;
Shear, B. (TA)
EDUC 201: History of Education in the United States (AMSTUD 201, HISTORY 158B)
How education came to its current forms and functions, from the colonial experience to the present. Focus is on the 19th-century invention of the common school system, 20th-century emergence of progressive education reform, and the developments since WW II. The role of gender and race, the development of the high school and university, and school organization, curriculum, and teaching.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Kelly, M. (PI)
EDUC 202: Introduction to Comparative and International Education
Contemporary theoretical debates about educational change and development, and the international dimension of issues in education. Emphasis is on the development of students' abilities to make cross-national and historical comparisons of educational phenomena.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Carnoy, M. (PI)
;
Skinner, N. (TA)
EDUC 202I: International Education Policy Workshop
This is a project-based workshop. Practical introduction to issues in educational policy making, education reform, educational planning, implementation of policy interventions, and monitoring and evaluation in developing country contexts. Preference to students enrolled in ICE/IEAPA, but open to other students interested in international development or comparative public policy with instructor's consent. Attendance at first class required for enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Kijima, R. (PI)
EDUC 203: Using International Test Results in Educational Research
The course will analyze the origin and rationales given for various international tests, including FIMS, SIMS, TIMSS, PISA, the UNESO tests in Latin America and Africa, and how they have been used in research and educational policy. The readings will cover the critiques leveled at such tests, the pros and cons about each type of test, the advantages and limitations of using international test data for policy research. The class will probably also do group projects utilizing data from the tests so students can familiarize themselves directly with the data.
EDUC 203A: Tutoring: Seeing a Child through Literacy (EDUC 103A)
Experience tutoring grade school readers in a low income community near Stanford under supervision. Training in tutoring; the role of instruction in developing literacy; challenges facing low income students and those whose first language is not English. How to see school and print through the eyes of a child. Ravenswood Reads tutors encouraged to enroll. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center). May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 40 units total)
Instructors:
Wilson, J. (PI)
;
LeMahieu, R. (TA)
EDUC 204: Introduction to Philosophy of Education (PHIL 231)
How to think philosophically about educational problems. Recent influential scholarship in philosophy of education. No previous study in philosophy required.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
EDUC 205: Biosocial Medicine: The Social, Psychological, and Biological Determinants of Behavior and Wellbeing (HUMBIO 65, SOMGEN 215)
Explores how social forces, psychological influences, and biological systems combine to affect human behavior in early childhood, in the educational experience, and throughout the life course. Examines how behaviors are linked to well-being. Uses a flipped classroom model, in which a series of lectures are available for students to view on-line before class. In-class time then focuses on case studies from published research. Undergraduates enroll for 3 units. Students enrolling for 3 units attend two meetings per week; students enrolling for 2 units attend one meeting per week.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Barr, D. (PI)
EDUC 206A: Applied Research Methods in International and Comparative Education I: Introduction
Required for M.A. students in ICE and IEPA. Orientation to the M.A. program and research project; exploration of resources for study and research.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
EDUC 206B: Applied Research Methods in International and Comparative Education II: Master's Paper Proposal
Required for M.A. students in ICE and IEPA. Development of research skills through theoretical and methodological issues in comparative and international education. Preparation of a research proposal for the M.A. monograph.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
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