Graduate School - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions
experience in conducting case studies related to childhood education. In addition, students
gain knowledge regarding practices used in ethnographic research. Prerequisite: admission to
M.A.T. program.
CIED508V Childhood Education Cohort Teaching Internship (Sp, Fa) (1-6)
May be repeated for 6 hours.
CIED5093 Methods of Instruction for Middle Level I (Su) A study of methods
and materials in the special content areas (math, science, English/language arts, and social
studies). The planning of instruction, microteaching, and the development of middle school
instructional materials are included. Prerequisite: admission to M.A.T. program.
CIED5103 Advanced Middle Level Principles (Sp) An in-depth examination
of recent research on the major issues, practices, and policies for middle level education.
Emphasis is on analysis of cutting edge issues germane to the life, education, and welfare
of the early adolescent via the integration of theory and practice. Prerequisite: admission to
Masters of Arts in Teaching program.
CIED5113 Reading in Middle Schools (Sp, Su, Fa) An overview of methods and
materials for teaching reading to early adolescents. Reflective activities and site-based field
experiences are integrated with course content to provide continuity between theory and practice.
Portfolio expectations will be a primary means of course evaluation. Prerequisite: admission
to the middle level education program and CIED 3113.
CIED5123 Writing Process Across the Curriculum (Middle Level) (Sp) This
course will provide an overview of the research, and methods for incorporating writing across
all curriculum. Writing as a process will be emphasized. Reflective activities and site-based
field experience will be integrated into the course content. Prerequisite: admission to M.A.T.
Program.
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.
CIED514V Internship: Middle Level (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) The internship for middle
level education is an extended field experience in which a preservice teacher integrates knowledge
and skills developed in education classes with practice in the field. Prerequisite: admission
to the M.A.T. program.
CIED5150 Middle School Practicum (Sp, Su, Fa) Provides practical experiences in
conjunction with specified middle level course. Reflective activities and site-based field experiences
are integrated with course content to provide continuity between theory and practice.
Portfolio expectations will be a primary means of course evaluation. Prerequisite: enrollment is
associated with middle level education courses.
CIED5153 Design and Preparation of Curriculum Materials (Sp, Su, Fa)
(Formerly SEED 5153) Principles and procedures for the selection, development, and organization
of curriculum materials including learning packages, simulation and gaming, units,
courses of study or curriculum guides. Prerequisite: EDFD 5373 or equivalent.
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 (Fa) Focuses on assessment
of young children’s literacy skills. Techniques discussed include informal observation, miscue
analysis, and portfolio assessment. Prerequisite: admission to the CHED M.A.T.
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 6 hours.
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.
CIED5373 Advanced Methods for Teaching Students with Exceptionalities
(Fa) An advanced course in designing and implementing individualized programs for students
with exceptionalities. Students are provided practical experience in applying learning
theories and instructional methodologies developed and observed in previous coursework.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the SPED M.A.T. program.
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
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.
CIED5463 Child Behavior and Development (Sp, Su, Fa) Advanced study of
research and theory. A thematic and case study approach to child behavior and development
which investigates the child’s behavior and needs in the school setting. Emphasis on current
research. Prerequisite: PSYC 3093.
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.
CIED5553 Problems in Elementary Education (Sp, Su, Fa) Problems, trends,
and issues related to the elementary school.
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.
CIED5603 Innovations in School Education (Sp, Su, Fa) An examination of
the change process in education with emphasis on those elements which support or hinder
change in the schools, and the detailed study of schools innovations on national, state, and
local levels.
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 litera-
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