| implications for curriculum and instruction in social science. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.S. Program or permission of the instructor. | |||||
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| EDTD 7164 | Advanced Topics in Science Education (3-0-3) | ||||
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| This course will examine current research, practices, and issues in science education as delineated in journal readings, conference proceedings, and other relevant sources. Students will synthesize these findings and will determine implications for curriculum and instruction in the natural sciences. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.S. Program or permission of the instructor. | |||||
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| EDTD 7165 | Advanced Topics in Mathematics Education (3-0-3) | ||||
| This course will examine current research, practices, and issues in mathematics education as delineated in journal readings, conference proceedings, and other relevant sources. Students will synthesize these findings and will determine implications for curriculum and instruction in mathematics. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.S. Program or permission of the instructor | |||||
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| EDTD 7210 | Issues and Trends in Middle Level Education (3-0-3) | ||||
| This course examines current issues and trends related to Middle Grades Education, including issues of school reform, implementing best practices, assessment, accountability, and teaming and collaborating with parents and other members of the school community. | |||||
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| EDTD 7221 | Authentic Literacy Assessment (3-0-3) | ||||
| This course is designed to teach educators how to assess what goes on in classrooms where reading and writing for real purposes is the norm. It will involve study of the evolution of literacy assessment from standardized tests to informal tests to criterion-referenced tests and authentic assessment. | |||||
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| EDTD 7222 | Engaging Students in Literacy: Motivating Learners to be Literate (3-0-3) | ||||
| This course will concentrate on interpreting available research on motivation to read. In addition, finding and using motivational materials that are also instructionally sound will be studied. | |||||
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| EDTD 7909 | Thesis I (3-0-3) | ||||
| Students will carry out empirical research that represents the application of theory, the extension of research, or the development of creative approaches to aspects of teaching and learning. Students will describe in a thesis the results of their research. Prerequisites: successful completion of EDUC 7021 or of comparable graduate coursework. | |||||
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| EDTD 7910 | Thesis II (3-0-3) | ||||
| This course is a continuation of EDTD 7909. Students will carry out empirical research that represents the application of theory, the extension of research, or the development of creative approaches to aspects of teaching and learning. Students will describe in a thesis the results of their research, and will orally defend the thesis. Prerequisites: successful completion of EDTD 7909. | |||||
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