2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Educational Curriculum and Instruction 407617. Early Childhood Mathematics and Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Development of mathematical and scienceconcepts in young children from developmental and scientific perspectives. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification.619. Teaching and Learning Number and Quantity Concepts. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of thecontent, pedagogy, technology, and research on teaching and learning concepts on number and quantityconcepts; discussion of contemporary issues in K-12, standards and assessment.621. Teaching and Learning Space, Dimension, and Measurement Concepts. (3-0). Credit 3. Examinationof the content, pedagogy, technology, and research on teaching and student learning conceptson space, dimension, and measurement concepts. Discussion of contemporary issues in K-12, standardsand assessments.622. Theories of Learning and Teaching Mathematics. (3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical bases of the learningand teaching of mathematics, including an examination of the research which supports the theoreticalbases.623. Teaching and Learning Pattern and Change Concepts. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of the content,pedagogy, technology, and research on teaching and learning concepts on skills in algebra, functionsand calculus. Discussion of contemporary issues in K-12, standards and assessment.624. Assessing Cognitive, Conceptual, and Fluency Structures Related to Learning and TeachingMathematics. (3-0). Credit 3. Examines diagnostic and assessment procedures in mathematics andtheir potential for identifying problem areas related to children’s acquisition of mathematical skills;number and quantity concepts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.625. Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Diverse Learners. (2-2). Credit 3. Examining diagnosticand assessment procedures in mathematics and their potential for identifying problem areas relatedto children’s acquisition of mathematical skills; number and quantity concepts. Prerequisite: EDCI 624.627. Teaching and Learning Data Analysis and Uncertainty Concepts. (3-0). Credit 3. Examinationof the content, pedagogy, technology, and research on teaching and student learning of concepts andskills in probability, statistics, and discrete mathematics; discussion of contemporary issues and K-12curriculum, standards and assessment. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.628. Analyzing and Reporting Field Based Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Analyze data from classroomobservation, empirical tests and interviews; link theoretical and practical mathematics education toanalysis of qualitative and quantitative data; equip teacher-leaders and researchers with the resources tointerpret classroom phenomena from the research perspective using research-based theories of teachingand learning. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.629. Benchmarks in Urban Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Identifies, analyzes, and applies benchmarks inurban education using research findings. Prerequisites: Doctoral classification; urban education emphasisor approval of instructor; concurrent enrollment in EDCI 637.630. Urban Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Develops a knowledge base in urban education; share and discusstheoretical and conceptual frameworks that permeate city schools; examines historical perspective,pedagogical knowledge and insights of urban educational experiences. Prerequisites: Graduate classification;urban education emphasis; concurrent enrollment in EDCI 648; or approval of instructor.631. Mentoring the Novice Educator. (3-0). Credit 3. To prepare the “teaching” graduate student to observe,evaluate, and reflect upon teaching, mentoring, communication, and supervision skills that supportthe novice or pre-service teacher with tools necessary to be successful. Examine research related toeffective mentoring and supervising strategies and behaviors in environments which support mentoringbehavior. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.632. Program Evaluation in Curriculum and Instruction. (3-0). Credit 3. Program evaluation, investigatingits purposes and procedures, with attention to settings, personnel and performance; review ofstandards, principal theories and models; study of histories, political contexts, ethics and the nature ofevidence. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.633. Educator as Learner. (3-0). Credit 3. Designed to challenge the graduate learner as one who studiesmetacognition, working to understand how self and others process learning, maximize application oflearning and evaluate the meaning of learning; for students working with others in a role of mentor,supervisor, administrator or coach in a PK-12 setting. Prerequisite: EDCI 631.