EPSY - Educational Psychology
Courses
EPSY 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar credit: 1 to 5 Hours.
Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.
EPSY 200 Honors Symposium in Education credit: 1 Hour.
Course affords students an opportunity to consider important topics impacting current educational practices. Students select six scholarly presentations from an approved list. The presentations are delivered by outstanding visiting and resident scholars in education and related disciplines. Three times during the term, students gather to consider the issues raised by the presentations. Course expectations include: attending six presentations, attending the three course discussion meetings, reading the course text and selected publications, and developing written reflections based on presentations attended. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours.
EPSY 201 Educational Psychology credit: 3 Hours.
Explores fundamental issues of development, learning, instruction, and assessment. This course articulates how people learn, how they are influenced by cultural and social contexts, how to assess learning and its outcomes, and how best to teach and motivate people to achieve. Educational psychologists improve learning in a broad range of settings: homes, classrooms, work environments, and communities.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Social & Beh Sci - Beh Sci
EPSY 202 Exploring Cultural Diversity credit: 3 Hours.
Introduction to cultural diversity and social justice issues through interdisciplinary readings, discussion, and experiential activities. The course involves a 1-hour lecture and 2-hour lab/discussion section each week. The lecture focus is on raising awareness of key issues, concerns and concepts, providing accurate information on diverse groups, and relating theories and models to critical incidents of social oppression in everyday life. The lab/discussion sections follow a group dialogue and experiential activity format, and focus on relating the readings and lecture material to personal experiences and active learning activities.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Cultural Studies - US Minority
EPSY 203 Social Issues Group Dialogues credit: 1 Hour.
Provides students with opportunities to converse on specific diversity and social justice topic areas offered as separate sections under the course heading. Each section uses a structured dialogue format to explore intergroup and intragroup differences and similarities within historical and contemporary contexts. Specific focus will be on participants sharing their experiences and perspectives related to the specific dialogue topic. The dialogue format uses active learning exercises in addition to weekly readings, journal assignments, and topic based dialogues. May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 2 hours. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
EPSY 220 Career Theory and Practice credit: 3 Hours.
Various behavioral science theories will be covered (e.g., person-environment interaction, decision-making, group dynamics, stereotype threat, personality traits). Discussions of research findings to applied career practices will also be included. Students will develop a working-knowledge of these theories through interactive lectures, guided class discussions, case-based readings, and group activities that require them to think critically and flexibly about theory in order to generate solutions for real-world problems. Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. On request, students will be required to participate in a total of 6 hours of experiments outside of class.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Social & Beh Sci - Beh Sci
EPSY 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities credit: 3 Hours.
Same as SHS 222. See SHS 222.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci
Cultural Studies - US Minority
EPSY 236 Child Development in Education credit: 3 Hours.
Study of child growth and development designed particularly for those preparing to teach in the elementary school; special emphasis on the significance of the developmental process for educational programs and procedures; and systematic experience in studying and evaluating children's behavior and in supporting their learning and development. Includes limited voluntary participation as a subject in experiments. Credit is not given for both EPSY 236 and PSYC 216. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
EPSY 280 Elements of Statistics credit: 4 Hours.
Course content includes descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, the normal curve, statistical interference, and the presentation of statistics. The course does not require calculus, and makes use of examples drawn from education, medicine, social science, business, and the popular media. Designed for professional training of students whose major interests are not in math or science. Credit is not given for both EPSY 280 and any of ACE 261, CPSC 440, ECON 202, ECON 203, EPSY 480, PSYC 235, SOC 280, STAT 100. Prerequisite: MATH 112.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Quantitative Reasoning I
EPSY 395 Independent Study credit: 1 to 4 Hours.
Study of problems not considered in other courses; designed for students who excel in self-direction and intellectual curiosity. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5; demonstrated writing and research potential as evaluated by advisor, and consent of advisor and consent of staff member who supervises the work.
EPSY 398 Thesis credit: 2 or 3 Hours.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
EPSY 399 Thesis credit: 2 Hours.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
EPSY 400 Psychology of Learning in Education credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
Study of the psychology of human learning as it applies to instruction, educational issues, and educational problems. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Taking 4 credit hours requires consent of the instructor and the completion of a substantive scholarly project. Undergraduate and graduate work load will be commensurate with the requirements. 2 hours for Latin and Spanish Certification, Elementary Edm Music and GSLIS. Prerequisite: EPSY 201 or equivalent.
EPSY 401 Child Language and Education credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
Provides an overview of current knowledge about children's acquisition of linguistic and communicative competence together with a consideration of the educational import of this developmental process. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Taking 4 hours of credit requires consent of the instructor and completion of a substantive scholarly project. Undergraduate and graduate work load will be commensurate with the requirements. 3 hours of ECE Undergraduate certification and 2 hours for ECE graduate certification, Elementary Ed, Music certification and GSLIS. Prerequisite: EPSY 201 or EPSY 236; or equivalent.
EPSY 402 Sociocultural Influence on Learning credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
Provides a general overview of the relationship of language, culture, and society to the teaching-learning process; gives broad exposure to research and theory concerned with the effects of sociocultural factors on cognition, perception, and motivation; also considers the effects of such factors on classroom interaction. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Taking 4 hours of credit requires consent of the instructor and the completion of a substantive scholarly project. 2 hours for Elementary Education and Music certification. Prerequisite: EPSY 201 or EPSY 236; or equivalent.
EPSY 403 Research Methods in Learning Sciences credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
This course is an introduction to conducting research in the learning sciences, including how to use theory as a guide to conducting literature reviews and formulating research questions. The course introduces quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection and analysis, and other aspects of research relevant to learning, teaching, and other topics relevant to education. A secondary goal is to better understand research reported in the primary literature as well as in the news media. Assignments will include evaluating research papers and writing a research proposal. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: EPSY 280 or EPSY 480 or PSYC 235 or PSYC 301.
EPSY 407 Adult Learning and Development credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Theory of and research on adult learning and development; includes societal context, performance, physiology and health, personality, and learning; and considers stability and change during young adulthood, middle age, and old age. Meets both foundational requirements for EPSY. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Assignments and work load will commensurate with credit. Prerequisite: EPSY 201, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
EPSY 408 Learning and Human Development with Educational Technology credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Sets out to provide an understanding of theories of learning and development and how these theories relate to educational technology. It has two components. The first is theoretical, in which we attempt to develop an overall frame of reference, locating approaches to the psychology of learning in terms of large paradigm shifts, from 'behaviorism' to 'brain developmentalism' to 'social cognitivism'. The second component is practical, in which we will use these theoretical concepts to 'parse' a technology-mediated learning environment for its underlying presuppositions. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 409 Mental Health and Ways of Coping for Teachers credit: 2 Hours.
Introduces pre-service and practicing teachers to factors impacting their mental health and well-being to promote resilience and avoid burn-out within the profession. The course examines factors that impact mental health and well-being at the individual, organizational and systemic levels. We will explore coping skills and habits on an individual level that address these factors, as well as the research on interventions at the organizational level. 2 undergraduate hours. 2 graduate hours. This course will be a blended online course with both asynchronous and synchronous components. Prerequisite: CI 455. Restricted to students admitted to the EdM program in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Trauma-Informed Practices and Pedagogy or permission of the instructor.
EPSY 419 Counseling Psychology Pre-Practicum credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
Study of basic helping skills and professional ethics in professional psychology. The course links theory with practice, as students engage in the exploration of new helping skills and learn to analyze their developing counseling style and performance; includes an examination of relevant ethical standards and counseling theories, and their application in a multicultural context. Discussion and experiential activities are supplemented by films, videotapes, and case studies. Primarily for counseling psychology graduate students, though other students in programs with a mental health focus may be admitted with the consent of the instructor if space is available. 2 to 4 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
EPSY 420 Theories of Psychotherapy credit: 4 Hours.
Study of counseling and psychotherapeutic processes and theories in relation to social and cultural developments. Coverage of major models and theories as well as current and historical trends and a review of counseling skills will be included. Same as PSYC 420. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 238 or equivalent.
EPSY 427 Learning from Text credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
This course will survey the range of topics related to how we learn from text, i.e., from reading. The course will focus on reading in education settings and approaches to improving reading comprehension. Students will read secondary and primary literature and have opportunities to critique, discuss, and present the findings of this research. Topics discussed will include: eye movements during reading, grammatical structures and discourse conventions of texts that support comprehension, and how comprehension and memory for text can be measured. Assignments will include written reviews of texts and topics. Students taking the course for 4 graduate hours will also plan and present a proposed empirical study related to some topic within the course. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for EPSY 427 if credit has been received for either PSYC 425 or LING 425.
EPSY 430 Early Adolescent Development credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Examines early adolescent development, covering biological, cognitive, and social transitions. Topics include identity, autonomy, peer and family relationships and the role of schooling and the media. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 431 Cognitive Development in Educational Context credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
The purpose of this course is to cover basic issues in cognitive development, review relevant research findings, and to situate these and understand these in educational contexts. Most of our attention will focus on child and adolescent development. We will address questions such as: How do children learn new concepts? How do changes in children's thinking occur? How can we use what we know to produce positive impacts on children's learning and well-being? 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 456 Human Performance and Cognition in Context credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Theories and findings from cognitive science and related disciplines concerning human information processing mechanisms and capacities are covered, with an emphasis on how understanding people's perceptual and cognitive strengths and limitations can inform decisions about teaching/training strategies and designing technological environments to suit people's needs and abilities. Same as IE 445 and PSYC 456. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103 or consent of instructor.
EPSY 460 Black Families in Schools credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
This course examines the experiences of Black families in K-12 schools. Historical, social, and contextual factors influencing these experiences will be considered. Topics such as racial identity, racial socialization, parent engagement in schools, parent-child relationships, critical consciousness, and how they relate to school experiences will be covered. The aim of this course is to think critically about education as a social institution, how it relates to Black families’ experiences, and how race plays a factor. Same as HDFS 460. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 470 Introduction to Evaluation Theory credit: 4 Hours.
Introduction to the major conceptual constructs and theories of evaluation; emphasis on the critical defining components of evaluation, particularly its role in program and policy development, and on critical distinctions among evaluation theories; provides grounding for further study of both evaluation theory and methods. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 471 Introduction to Evaluation Methods credit: 4 Hours.
Introduces the methodology of educational and social program evaluation, including the design of an evaluation, the data collection and analysis, and reporting; emphasis on negotiating the unique facets of evaluative practice, notably evaluator role, working with clients and other stakeholders, the political dynamics of evaluation contexts, and utilization of evaluative results. Students collectively conduct a field-based evaluation project. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: EPSY 480.
EPSY 480 Educational Statistics credit: 4 Hours.
Designed for terminal value for professional training of students not intending to pursue advanced graduate work, and for introductory value for students continuing graduate study in education; descriptive statistics, introduction to correlation and regression, the normal curve, statistical inference, and the presentation and interpretation of statistical data in educational literature. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
EPSY 485 Assessing Student Performance credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Designed especially for secondary education students, this course introduces basic concepts and practices of assessment, measurement, and evaluation as they are used in school settings. The course covers current trends and issues in assessment including large scale standardized testing practices and cultural issues in assessment. Students become familiar with using assessment and evaluation data to inform instructional decisions. Same as CI 485. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Students should be concurrently enrolled in CI 403. Admission to the secondary teacher education program.
EPSY 486 Principles of Measurement credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Study of the selection, preparation, administration, and interpretation of psychological and educational tests and diagnostic devices; emphasis on theory at a beginning level, with application to hypothetical school situations as a teaching device; and consideration of the sources of standard tests, criteria for their evaluation, methods of scoring, interpretation, and general and special areas. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: EPSY 201 or EPSY 236.
EPSY 487 Principles of Language Testing credit: 3 or 4 Hours.
Same as EIL 460, FR 460, GER 460, ITAL 460, PORT 460, and SPAN 460. See EIL 460.
EPSY 490 Developments in Educational Psychology credit: 2 to 4 Hours.
Foundational theories and practices of educational psychology, including learning and development. 2 or 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Undergraduate and graduate work load will be commensurate with the requirements.
EPSY 491 Educational Psychology Field Instruction credit: 4 to 16 Hours.
Individual instruction designed to help the advanced student apply basic principles of education or psychology in institutional settings. Each student is assigned to a school, community agency, or other applied settings for a supervised field experience in some aspect of educational psychology. 4 to 16 undergraduate hours. 4 to 16 graduate hours. Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours if topics vary; no more than 8 hours may be taken in any given term. Prerequisite: Master's degree in educational psychology or equivalent, and consent of instructor.
EPSY 492 History and Systems of Psychology credit: 4 Hours.
A seminar on the history of psychology within a social and cultural context and its theoretical systems, and their relations to contemporary psychology. An awareness of the roots and context of one's own views as well as understanding and appreciation of others' views will be fostered. There will be some focus on encouraging self-study of the history of one's own theoretical orientation. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: EPSY 420, or equivalent.
EPSY 501 Evaluation in Society credit: 4 Hours.
Examines evaluation as a social practice, explains various approaches to evaluation both nationally and internationally, and explores how evaluation is linked to policy and decision making. Students will read about and discuss both foundational and contemporary issues in evaluation practice and theory as they relate to the use of evaluation in improving both practice and policy decisions. For graduate students in education, public policy, social work, community health, and other related fields.
EPSY 505 Data, Evidence, & Decisions credit: 4 Hours.
Examines how practitioners and policy makers come to interpret sources of evidence; how the use of data, information, and evidence are shaped by organizational structures, routines, and cultures; how technical infrastructures have emerged to enable the collection, distribution, consolidation, and use of data, information, and evidence; the political economy of generated and using evidence (e.g., university research, think tanks, advocacy organizations, etc.). This multidisciplinary course is situated against the broad backdrop of the social science literature on social scientific knowledge production and use, and the relationship between science and society.
EPSY 508 Display/Interpretation of Data credit: 4 Hours.
Provides instruction in representing and communicating data accurately and clearly using visual displays (e.g., graphs, tables and figures). Examines the most appropriate ways to visually display the results of data analyses so that they are clear, accurate and unambiguous. Drawing on both contemporary techniques and publication standards, it will address topics including audience, context, precision, visual metaphor, data display tools and best practices.
EPSY 510 Counseling Psych/Ethics ProSem credit: 4 Hours.
Introduction to and critical examination of applied issues within the discipline of counseling psychology. A review of (a) the historical development of counseling psychology, (b) psychologists' professional code of ethics, and (c) major psychotherapy theories and interventions. Issues of race, class, gender, and diversity more broadly are integrated throughout the course.
EPSY 511 Vocational Psychology Theories and Assessment credit: 2 or 4 Hours.
Study of vocational psychology theories, assessment, decision-making, and the job search process; includes an historical overview of the development field. The course links theory with practice, as students engage in the interpretation of vocational assessments, examine relevant ethical standards, and discuss their application. 2 hours credit is for work on either the vocational theories or vocational assessment parts of the course (this must be negotiated). For 4 hours credit, a student must do both aspects. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in counseling psychology or consent of instructor.
EPSY 515 Multicultural Counseling credit: 4 Hours.
Overview of multicultural counseling theory, empirical research, and practice; includes didactic as well as experiential learning components. The goal of the course is to enhance students' multicultural counseling competencies, with regard to developing: (a) appropriate knowledge of specific cultural groups and sociopolitical issues, (b) cultural self-awareness, and (c) multiculturally relevant intervention skills. May not be repeated for credit.
EPSY 520 Counseling Psychology Practicum credit: 2 to 8 Hours.
Intensive supervised experiences in applied educational psychology; use of a wide variety of diagnostic and observational techniques and treatment. Students may take more than one section. Approved for letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: Master's degree in educational psychology or equivalent; consent of instructor.
EPSY 521 Group Counseling credit: 4 Hours.
Study of the principles of group process and their application in institutional and other settings; includes a review of the historical development of group processes and study of pertinent research; discussion and experiential activities are supplemented by films, videotapes, and case studies. Prerequisite: EPSY 510 or consent of instructor.
EPSY 530 Social Development credit: 4 Hours.
This seminar is an advanced, doctoral-level survey of social development from infancy to adolescence. The range of topics includes attachment, temperament, genes and developmental process, social contexts of cognitive development gender development, moral reasoning and prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior, and the development of ethnic identity and discrimination. Family, peer, community, and cultural ecologies of children and adolescents receive extensive consideration. Developmental theory, methodology, and relations to social policy and intervention are continuing concerns. Same as PSYC 540.
EPSY 535 Capstone: Issues in Professional Preparation credit: 3 Hours.
This course is recommended for doctoral students as they are completing their degrees (typically while working on the dissertation) and preparing for postdoctoral or faculty positions. Students will receive guidance on preparing their portfolios for job applications and on anticipating and understanding expectations for their careers. 3 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: This course is recommended for doctoral students in their final or penultimate year of graduate study, to prepare them for completing their doctoral studies and applying for positions after degree completion.
EPSY 549 Secondary Data Analysis credit: 4 Hours.
Prepares graduate students to either analyze secondary data such as large inter/national datasets, or intelligently work with a data analyst to do so. Follows steps of a project in sequence--identifying, choosing, and downloading data; obtaining IRB; creating usable variables by recoding, merging, transforming; applying specialized weighting or other analysis techniques; identifying possible sources of funding for secondary data analysis; and writing techniques for unique issues that arise with secondary data. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: EPSY 480 or equivalent. Restricted to graduate students.
EPSY 551 Seminar in Cognitive Science credit: 2 or 4 Hours.
Same as PSYC 514, ANTH 514, CS 549, LING 570, and PHIL 514. See PSYC 514.
EPSY 554 Virtual Worlds in Education credit: 4 Hours.
Examines the history, theory, and practice of pedagogy in virtual environments. Students will read research literature, participate in online discussions through the Moodle course management system, and engage in real-time activities in several types of virtual worlds. The project component requires students to develop educational artifacts in virtual worlds and perform peer review of artifacts developed by other students. Projects will support some aspect of learning or teaching in the students' own workplace, and will incorporate multimedia, web, and other network-based resources. Students are expected to have access to computers that meet the hardware and networking requirements. Same as CI 545. Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in the Educational Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership concentration in the Educational Psychology on-line CTER Program.
EPSY 555 Advanced Educational Technologies for Engagement and Interactive Learning credit: 4 Hours.
This course examines technologies that seek to promote and sustain engagement in learning, both in formal and informal settings. Topics covered include educational games, artificial intelligence, virtual environments, mobile devices, affective computing, pedagogical agents, narrative learning environments, and more. A highly interdisciplinary approach is taken by blending theory and evidence from psychology and education with discussions of technological advances. Students in the class will be expected to work in teams to design and implement a prototype for a problem of their own choosing. Same as CI 555 and INFO 555. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.
EPSY 556 Analysis of Educational Technologies credit: 4 Hours.
This course will analyze currently available technologies for learning. Areas addressed include: learning management systems, intelligent tutors, computer adaptive testing, gamification, simulations, learning in and through social media and peer interaction, universal design for learning, differentiated instruction systems, big data and learning analytics, attention monitoring, and affect-aware systems. Participants will explore the processes for selection and implementation of suitable technologies, the design of electronic learning resources, design and application of digital media in teaching and learning, familiarization with web usually and accessibility, and critical analysis of the benefits of technologies in education. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.
EPSY 559 Advanced Learning Technologies credit: 4 Hours.
In this course participants identify and justify the implementation of advanced learning technologies in the overall environment of learning. They investigate the ways in which advanced technologies influence the design process and how the design process may be enhanced. Areas addressed include: learning management systems, intelligent tutors, computer adaptive testing, gamification, simulations, learning in and through social media and peer interaction, universal design for learning, differentiated instruction systems, big data and learning analytics, attention monitoring, and affect-aware systems. Participants will explore the processes for selection and implementation of suitable technologies, the design of electronic learning resources, design and application of digital media in teaching and learning, familiarization with web usability and accessibility, and critical analysis of the benefits of technologies in education. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.
EPSY 560 Technology and Educational Change credit: 4 Hours.
Today's wave of educational technologies foreshadow what may be a second great education revolution, after the rise of mass-institutional education in the nineteenth century. This has the potential to transform the characteristic communication artifacts of classrooms, teacher lecture, classroom discourse and textbooks. This course explores the possibilities for educational technologies to influence educational change. However, with a critical eye, we also raise the concerns - we can use digital media to prolong the life of old ways of learning, for instance, where the video-lecturing teacher, the monovocal e-textbook or the bullet-pointed PowerPoint presentation transmit facts and concepts. How can we use the affordances of networked digital media to do something different? Can we imagine learning where the knowledge that learners bring to the table is valued, where learners' knowledge repertoires are extended as they actively make new knowledge, and which build collaborative knowledge cultures? 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.
EPSY 563 Theories in Second Language Acquisition credit: 4 Hours.
Same as CI 584, EALC 584, FR 584, GER 584, ITAL 584, LING 584, PORT 584, and SPAN 584. See SPAN 584.
EPSY 570 Advanced Theories of Educational Evaluation credit: 4 Hours.
This topical seminar is designed for advanced graduate students with a significant interest in the evaluation of educational and social policies and programs. The seminar will engage in some depth an issue of contemporary currency and controversy in evaluation theory and practice. Readings, discussions, guest speakers, and the occasional field trip will frame the seminar. Each student in this seminar will be expected to develop a scholarly paper for conference presentation and/or publication. Prerequisite: EPSY 470, EPSY 471, and coursework in research methods.
EPSY 574 Quasi-Experimental Design credit: 4 Hours.
Intermediate course for graduate students in education and related fields. Goal is to prepare students to design and conduct quasi-experimental studies and critique the work of others in an informed, systematic way. Students will read and discuss foundational and contemporary issues in design, validity, sampling and loss, regression artifacts, analysis and causal inferences. Prerequisite: EPSY 580 or equivalent.
EPSY 575 Mixed Method Inquiry credit: 4 Hours.
This advanced course addresses the theory and practice of mixing inquiry methodologies in program evaluation and applied research. Topics include selected roots of mixed inquiry, various stances on mixing philosophical traditions while mixing methods, conceptualizations of mixed method design and analysis, and challenges of mixed method practice. Students should have basic familiarity with experimental or survey (quantitative) with and constructivist or interpretivist (qualitative) social science. Familiarity with other social science frameworks (e.g., critical theory, feminism, action science) is also highly desirable. Same as SPED 575. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: EPSY 574 or EPSY 580; EPSY 577 or EPSY 578; or equivalents; or consent of instructor.
EPSY 577 Foundations of Qualitative Methods credit: 4 Hours.
Introduction to epistemological, methodological, ethical, and political issues characterizing the broad field of qualitative inquiry. Topics covered include an overview of logical positivism and logical empiricism; the Continental philosophers' critique of scientism and the emergence of hermeneutics; sociological theories of Verstehen; interpretive anthropology; feminist qualitative inquiry; social constructionism; contemporary crises of ethics, representation, and justification.
EPSY 578 Qualitative Inquiry Methods credit: 4 Hours.
Introductory course addressing the practice of qualitative inquiry. Topics include developing inquiry questions appropriate for qualitative studies; designing qualitative studies; generating data via interviews, observations, document analyses; analyzing and interpreting qualitative data; judging the quality of inquiry; representing and reporting qualitative inquiry; addressing ethical and political issues in the conduct of qualitative inquiry.
EPSY 579 Structural Equation Modeling credit: 4 Hours.
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a general class of multivariate techniques that models relationships between latent variables and observed variables (“measurement models”) and relationships among latent variables (“structural models”) simultaneously. Students will learn the theoretical background of SEM as well as the techniques using programming language R. Topics covered in this class include mediation/moderation model; confirmatory factor analysis; model fit evaluation; multi-group SEM; latent growth modeling; MTMM model; and SEM with categorical variables. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: EPSY 580 and EPSY 581; or Equivalents.
EPSY 580 Statistical Inference in Education credit: 4 Hours.
Intermediate statistical methods in education; includes probability theory, distribution theory, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlational analysis, and analysis of variance. Prerequisite: EPSY 480 or equivalent.
EPSY 581 Applied Regression Analysis credit: 4 Hours.
Emphasis on educational research applications of regression with special emphasis placed on application and interpretation of techniques. Topics covered include rudimentary linear algebra, the general linear model, different coding schemes, regression diagnostics, and extensions to binary data and nested data structures. Same as PSYC 581. Prerequisite: EPSY 580 or equivalent; consent of instructor.
EPSY 582 Advanced Statistical Methods credit: 4 Hours.
Advanced topics in analyses of variance and covariance, and principles of experimental design; brief introduction to multivariate analysis, including rudiments of matrix algebra. Prerequisite: EPSY 580, PSYC 407, or equivalent.
EPSY 585 Theories of Measurement I credit: 4 Hours.
Provides a conceptual framework of classical test theory (e.g., true scores, error of measurement, composite measures) and alternatives to the classical model (e.g., generalizability theory, latent trait theory). Students will learn the techniques and theory of classical test theory and apply the methods to educational and psychological assessments. Topics covered include reliability, validity, generalizability, dichotomous Item Response Theory (IRT), test construction and design, item bias and fairness, Differential Item Functioning (DIF), scaling, linking, and equating. Same as PSYC 595. 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: EPSY 581 and EPSY 582; PSYC 506 and PSYC 507; or equivalents.
EPSY 586 Theories of Measurement II credit: 4 Hours.
Provides a conceptual framework of Item Response Theory (IRT) and its applications. Students will learn the techniques and theory of IRT and apply the methods to educational and psychological assessments. Topics covered include both dichotomous and polytomous IRT modelling, item structure and latent traits estimation, modeling and detecting Differential Item Functioning, linking and equating, computer adaptive testing, dimensionality testing, and cognitive diagnosis. Same as PSYC 596. Prerequisite: EPSY 585 or PSYC 490.
EPSY 587 Hierarchical Linear Models credit: 4 Hours.
This course provides an overview of the use of multilevel models. Students will learn the techniques and theory of hierarchical linear models and apply the methods to data from studies in education, psychology and social sciences. Topics covered include multilevel analyses, random intercept and slope models, 2- and 3-level models, hypothesis testing, model assessment, longitudinal (repeated measures) data, and generalized hierarchical models for categorical variables. Same as PSYC 587 and STAT 587. Approved for letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: EPSY 581 and EPSY 582, or PSYC 406 and PSYC 407.
EPSY 589 Categorical Data Analysis in Educational Psychology credit: 4 Hours.
Concepts and methods for analyzing categorical data with an emphasis placed on building and applying models in education, sociology and psychology. Generalized linear models covered including logistic and Poisson regression models, loglinear, logit, and probit models, and models for ordinal data. Same as PSYC 589 and SOC 579. Approved for letter and S/U grading. Credit is not given for EPSY 589 and STAT 426. Prerequisite: EPSY 581 or PSYC 507.
EPSY 590 Advanced Seminar in Educational Psychology credit: 0 to 4 Hours.
Seminar in educational psychology; topics relate to the areas of specialization represented by the various divisions within the department. 0 to 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours in the same or separate semesters, if topics vary. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor required.
EPSY 591 Field Study and Thesis Seminar credit: 4 to 8 Hours.
Assists doctoral candidates in planning field studies and thesis problems. Students are expected to present their studies at each of four stages: (1) the inception, delimitation, tentative design stage; (2) the proposed design stage; (3) the revised design stage; and (4) the final design stage. Students are expected to analyze critically all presentations. Prerequisite: Limited to students who have been admitted for doctoral study.
EPSY 595 Independent Study credit: 0 to 4 Hours.
Offers opportunity and challenge of self-directive, independent study; develops the individual's ability as an independent student; and enables the student to pursue needed study in a field in which appropriate courses are not being offered during a given term. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated with approval. Prerequisite: Approval of study outline by adviser and the department chairperson prior to enrollment.
EPSY 599 Thesis Research credit: 0 to 16 Hours.
Individual direction of research and thesis writing. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated.