2008-2009 Graduate Catalog - Catalog of Studies - University of ...

The Graduate School Departments and Course Descriptions
CIED5132 Research in Middle Level Curriculum and Instruction (Fa) An
introduction to inquiry and research in middle level curriculum and instruction. It examines the
principles, strategies, and techniques of research, especially qualitative inquiry. Practicum in
educational research and evaluation is done as part of the class. Prerequisite: Admission to
the MAT program.
CIED5143 Internship: Middle Level (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) The internship for middle
level education is an extended field experience in which a pre-service teacher integrates
knowledge and skills developed in education classes with practice in the field. Prerequisite:
Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5162 Applied Practicum (Fa) Provides laboratory experiences for RDNG 5123
(Literacy Assessment) and RDNG 113 (Reading in Early Childhood Education). Corequisite:
CIED 5183 and CIED 5173. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5173 Literacy Assessment and Intervention (Su, Fa) Focuses on assessment
of young children’s literacy skills. Techniques discussed include informal observation,
miscue analysis, and portfolio assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate school.
CIED5183 Readings in Early Childhood Education (Fa) Will continue to develop
understandings of classic studies and will explore the impact these have had on the most
recent issues in early childhood education. Prerequisite: Admission to the CHED M.A.T.
CIED5193 Methods of Instruction for Middle School II (Fa) Second special methods
course for teaching at the middle level. Emphasizes further refinement of teaching skills
and methods; the integration of the sciences, mathematics, and technology; science, technology,
and society (STS) issues; and the integration of social studies and English language arts.
Prerequisite: CIED 5092 and admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5223 Issues and Principles of Secondary Education (Su) This course
provides an introduction to the Secondary Education M.A.T. program. It provides the student
with information about foundation issues in education, including history and philosophy of
American Education, current trends and issues in education, psychological and social theories
of education, characteristics of learners, and learning processes. Prerequisite: Admission to
M.A.T. degree program.
CIED5232 Interdisciplinary Studies (Sp, Su, Fa) Introduction to the nature of
interdisciplinary study: curricular content, course planning (topics and themes), instructional
strategies, and evaluation and assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5243 Special Methods of Instruction I (Su) Study of the methods and materials
in the special content areas. Includes philosophical, cognitive, and psychological dimensions
of teaching the content area. The planning of instruction, microteaching, and the development
of instructional materials are included. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5253 Special Methods of Instruction II (Fa) Study of the methods and materials
in the special content areas. Classroom applications of teaching strategies with analysis of
teacher effectiveness in seminar settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5262 Special Methods of Instruction III (Sp) Study of the methods and materials
in the special content areas. The focus is on student-centered and interdisciplinary teaching
strategies. Extended content units are developed and implemented in the partnership school
setting. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. Program.
CIED5263 Measurement and Evaluation (Sp, Su, Fa) A study of measurement,
testing, and evaluative procedures including types of tests, abuses of tests, test construction,
scoring, analysis and interpretation, statistical methods, and alternative evaluation and assessment
techniques. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5273 Research in Curriculum and Instruction (Sp, Su, Fa) An introduction
to inquiry and research in curriculum and instruction. It examines the principles, strategies, and
techniques of research, especially qualitative inquiry. Qualitative method in assessment and
evaluation are considered. Practicum in educational research and evaluation is done as part of
the class. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program.
CIED528V Secondary Cohort Teaching Internship (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) May be
repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.
CIED5293 Special Methods, Interdisciplinary Section (Sp) The third and final
part of the middle level special methods course. Provides interns with the knowledge, dispositions,
and skills for developing an interdisciplinary course of study in conjunction with the
members of their interdisciplinary team. Prerequisite: CIED 5092 and CIED 5913 and admission
to M.A.T. program.
CIED5323 Transition Planning for Persons with Disabilities (Sp) Prepares
students to plan, evaluate, and implement transition programs within both regular and special
classrooms at the elementary, middle and secondary school levels.
CIED532V Practicum in Special Education (Irregular) (1-6) Supervised field experiences
in special education programs, schools, institutions, and other facilities for exceptional
children.
CIED5343 Applied Classroom Management (Fa) An advanced course in managing
behaviors in students with exceptionalities. Students are provided with experiences in applying
theoretical bases of classroom management through identifying, assessing graphing, and
analyzing behavioral data and implementing management plans. Ethical issues in classroom
management are addressed.
CIED5353 Teaching Students with Diverse Needs in Middle Education Settings
(Irregular) To provide future scholar-practitioners with a knowledge base concerning
the issues involved in the successful instruction of persons with special learning needs during
middle school years.
CIED5403 Early Childhood Education: Rationale and Curriculum (Irregular)
Rationale and curriculum of an early childhood education program, with special attention given
curricular frameworks and professional organization policies.
CIED5413 Early Childhood Education: Methods and Materials (Irregular) An
interdisciplinary approach to methods and materials used in early childhood education with
emphasis on developmental literacy. Prerequisite: PSYC 3093 and CIED 5403.
CIED5423 Curriculum Reconstruction (Sp, Su, Fa) Changes in curriculum
development and design as related to changing social/economic/political arenas. Theories of
curriculum development, implementation and evaluation are researched.
CIED5433 Methods and Materials for Teaching Children’s and Adolescent
Literature (Sp, Su, Fa) Issues and trends in children’s literature. Contemporary works are
evaluated and reviewed based on changing social political conditions. Multicultural approach to
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children’s literature is emphasized. Prerequisite: undergraduate course in children’s literature.
CIED5453 Evaluation Techniques (Irregular) Evaluation of learning using traditional
means of assessment as well as alternative or authentic assessment techniques.
CIED5473 Advanced Course in Children’s Literature (Irregular) Compares and
contrasts contemporary award winning books with children’s classics, analyzing elements of
style. Focuses on use of rhetorical devices. Prerequisite: CIED 3103 and CIED 5433.
CIED5483 Teaching Mathematics (Irregular) Content, methods, and materials for
teaching multiple strands of elementary school mathematics. Emphasis on principles and
procedures of a conceptual and integrated approach to learning mathematics. Prerequisite:
Undergrad coursework in teaching elementary or early childhood mathematics.
CIED5493 Teaching Social Studies (Irregular) Purpose, content, psychology,
materials, and methods for teaching the social sciences in the elementary school. Emphasis on
principles and procedures for combining the social studies with other areas of the curriculum in
broad unit instruction. Prerequisite: Undergraduate coursework in teaching elementary or early
childhood social studies.
CIED5503 Teaching Science (Sp, Su, Fa) The influence of science on the community,
on the home, and the child. Use of science in the living and learning of the child at school.
CIED5533 Teaching Language Arts (Sp, Su, Fa) The place of the language arts in
the elementary curriculum. Exploration of materials, content, practices, and methods, used in
reading, speaking, listening, and writing experiences.
CIED5573 Foundations of Literacy (Sp, Su, Fa) Teaching of reading to children;
techniques, research, and modern practices.
CIED5583 Correlates of Reading Process (Sp, Su, Fa) The developmental program
is emphasized through a student of the reading process. Learning theory and research
are related to reading instruction and materials through the development and application of
evaluative criteria based on an understanding of reading process. Prerequisite: CIED 5573.
CIED5593 Advance Diagnosis and Intervention (Sp, Su, Fa) Emphasizes the
diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties in the classroom setting. Students are expected
to become familiar with cause of reading failure, diagnosis instruments and procedures,
principles of report writing, and corrective instructional methods and materials. The course
is open to graduate students with instructor’s consent. Enrollment limited to 20. Prerequisite:
CIED 5573.
CIED5613 Contemporary Issues in Education (Sp, Su, Fa) A study of issues
pertaining to the goals, objectives, organization, and curriculum of the schools with an analysis
of the teacher’s role in dealing with current concerns in these areas.
CIED5623 The School Curriculum (Sp, Su, Fa) General principles and techniques
of selecting and organizing curricular materials.
CIED5633 Analysis of Instruction (Sp, Su, Fa) A survey of the research and literature
related to the systematic study of the field of teaching. An examination of the definitions of
teaching and the knowledge base on which teaching is predicated. A study of the implications
of the research of effective teaching and the key curricular and instructional issues.
CIED5653 Methods of Middle School Instruction (Sp, Su, Fa) Philosophy, rationale,
and instructional practices of middle school instruction. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
CIED567V Teaching Foreign Cultures in Social Studies Curricula (Sp, Su,
Fa) (1-6) Extensive examination of foreign cultures (West Europe, USSR, China, Latin
America) and methods of teaching about them in secondary school social studies.
CIED5683 Adolescent Literature (Sp, Su, Fa) Content course in adolescent literature
including selection, reading, evaluation, and psychological basis of classic and contemporary
works. Prerequisite: PSYC 3093 or equivalent.
CIED5723 Nature and Needs of Persons with Mild Disabilities (Fa) Educational,
psychological, and social characteristics of individuals who have mild disabilities with emphasis
on educational methods and modifications. Prerequisite: CIED 3023.
CIED5733 Inclusive Practices for Diverse Populations (Su) An advanced study
of the characteristics of persons with exceptional learning needs and the provision of appropriate
instruction in the general education classroom. Prerequisite: Graduate status.
CIED5743 Teaching Persons With Physical and Health Disabilities (Sp)
This course is an advanced course at the master’s level in the specialty studies. The Scholar
Practitioner model at this level will pursue an in-depth study of the characteristics, needs, and
methods for teaching of persons with physical and health disabilities while emphasizing advance
learning in the specialty studies and the social and behavioral studies in the substantive
areas. Prerequisite: Graduate status.
CIED5753 Nature and Needs of Persons with Serious Emotional Disorders
(Irregular) A survey of the educational, psychological, and social characteristics of individuals
with serious emotional disorders. Four major categories of behaviors (personality disorders,
pervasive developmental disorders, and learning/behavior disorders) are reviewed in relationship
to identification, assessment, and program intervention within the public school setting.
Prerequisite: CIED 3023.
CIED5763 Teaching Severely Handicapped Children (Sp) Methods and materials
for teaching students with severe handicaps, including severe mental retardation, serious
emotional disturbance, and severe physical disabilities.
CIED5773 Methods for Young Children with Disabilities (Irregular) This course
is one of the substantive core courses required of all students being recommended for the
P-4 Instructional Specialist license. The Scholar-Practitioner Model at this level provides an
introduction to the education of young children with special learning needs and a foundation for
the developing professional.
CIED5783 Professional and Family Partnerships (Sp) This course is an advanced
course at the master’s level in the specialty studies. The Scholar Practitioner model at this
level will pursue an in-depth study of family-school partnerships from early childhood through
the transition to adulthood while emphasizing advance learning in the specialty studies and the
social and behavioral studies in the substantive areas. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate
school.
CIED5793 Practicum in Literacy (Sp, Su, Fa) Laboratory experience in which
students diagnose reading difficulties and practice remedial measures under the direct
supervision of the instructor. Emphasis is given to continuous diagnosis and to the use of
commercially produced materials and trade books in remediation. Enrollment limited to 15.
Prerequisite: CIED 5593.
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