Graduate Courses (Educational Psychology 290)
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15:290:501
Introduction to Educational Tests and Measures (3)
Preparation
and interpretation of classroom tests, sources of information on
standardized tests, criteria for their evaluation, methods of scoring,
and interpretation of scores. Basic statistical concepts necessary for
understanding and using tests.
Not open to students who have completed 16:960:531 or equivalent. Not recommended for doctoral students.
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15:290:518
Psychology of Personality (3)
Major historical and contemporary theories of personality.
Prerequisite: Background in child and general psychology.
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15:290:583
Biological Bases of Behavior (3)
Brain structure and functional specialization; neurological bases of movement sensation, vision, audition, language, spatial perception, memory, emotion, and executive function; emphasis on characteristics and educational treatment of developmental and acquired disorders of children. Each student is expected to develop a class presentation based on intensive study of one disorder.
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15:290:601
Independent Study in Educational Psychology (3)
Gives students in the Department of Educational Psychology an opportunity for independent study (either a literature review or nonthesis research) under the supervision of a faculty member, in areas of their own interest.
Open to advanced students with permission of an educational psychology faculty member.
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15:290:605
History and Systems of Psychology (3)
Philosophical and scientific antecedents of psychology; history of the schools and systems of thought that contribute to modern psychology, including structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt, psychoanalysis, and cognition; recurring issues in psychological thought.
Open only to matriculated doctoral students in programs in the Department of Educational Psychology.
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15:290:622
Individual Cognitive Assessment (3)
Training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized individual test of cognitive abilities; emphasis on Wechsler scales for children and adults. Considerable practicum time required.
Prerequisites: 15:291:515 or 15:295:502, and permission of instructor.
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15:290:701
Dissertation Study in Educational Psychology (BA)
Open to advanced students with permission of adviser. Required of all students who wish to write doctoral dissertations in any of the curricula of the Department of Educational Psychology.
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15:290:800
Matriculation Continued (0)
Continuous registration may be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits.
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15:290:866
Graduate Assistantship (E-BA)
Students who hold graduate assistantships are required to enroll for 3 or 6 E credits per semester in this course.
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15:290:877
Teaching Assistantship (E-BA)
Students who hold teaching assistantships are required to enroll for 3 or 6 E credits per semester in this course.
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