printer friendly pageEDUC 144: Child Development In and Beyond Schools
How schools form a context for children's social and cognitive development. Focus is on early and middle childhood. Transactional processes between children and learning opportunities in classroom contexts. Topics include: alternative theoretical perspectives on the nature of child development; early experience and fit with traditional school contexts; assessment practices and implications for developing identities as learners; psychological conceptions of motivational processes and alternative perspectives; the role of peer relationships in schools; and new designs for learning environments. Readings address social science and methodological issues. STEP Elementary only.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Black, J. (PI)
;
Miles, S. (PI)
EDUC 147X: Human-Computer Interaction in Education
Required for students in the Learning Design and Technology Master's Program. Concepts underlying the design of human-computer interaction including usability and affordances, direct manipulation, systematic design methods, user conceptual models and interface metaphors, design languages and genres, human cognitive and physical ergonomics, information and interactivity structures, design tools, and environments. Studio/discussion component applies these principles to the design of interactive technology for teaching and learning.
Last offered: Autumn 2004
EDUC 148X: Critical Perspectives on Teaching and Tutoring English Language Learners
Theoretical foundation for volunteer tutors of English language learners in urban environments working with children in school-based programs or adults in community-based settings.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Valdes, G. (PI)
EDUC 149: Theory and Issues in the Study of Bilingualism (EDUC 249)
Sociolinguistic perspective. Emphasis is on typologies of bilingualism, the acquisition of bilingual ability, description and measurement, and the nature of societal bilingualism. Prepares students to work with bilingual students and their families and to carry out research in bilingual settings. (SSPEP)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Valdes, G. (PI)
EDUC 150: Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation
Primarily for master's students with little or no experience. Focus is on reading literature and interpreting descriptive and inferential statistics, especially those commonly found in education. Topics: basic research design, instrument reliability and validity, description statistics, correlation, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and simple and multiple regression.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Henderson, J. (PI)
;
Porteus, A. (PI)
EDUC 151: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Primarily for master's students. Issues, ideas, and methods.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Pope, D. (PI)
;
Wolf, J. (PI)
EDUC 153X: School Choice: The Role of Charter Schools
Is school choice, including vouchers, charter schools, contract schools, magnet schools, district options, and virtual schools, a threat or an opportunity for public education? Focus is on the charter school movement nationally and in California as reform strategy. Roles and responsibilities of charter schools emphasizing issues of governance, finance, curriculum, standards, and accountability.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Kushner, M. (PI)
EDUC 160: Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education
(Master's students register for 150.) Describing measured, count, and categorical data. Statistical inference procedures for comparisons of group outcomes and for associations among variables. Course content integrated with statistical computing in R. Students cannot also receive credit for
PSYCH 60 or for
STATS 60/160.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Hakuta, K. (PI)
EDUC 165: History of Higher Education in the U.S. (EDUC 265, HISTORY 158C)
Major periods of evolution, particularly since the mid-19th century. Premise: insights into contemporary higher education can be obtained through its antecedents, particularly regarding issues of governance, mission, access, curriculum, and the changing organization of colleges and universities. (SSPEP-APA)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Gordon, L. (PI)
EDUC 166: The Centrality of Literacies in Teaching and Learning
Focus is on principles in understanding, assessing, and supporting the reading and writing processes, and the acquisition of content area literacies in secondary schools. Literacy demands within particular disciplines and how to use oral language, reading, and writing to teach content area materials more effectively to all students. (STEP)
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
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