Courses and Programs 1995-1997
Courses and Programs 1995-1997ResEv 550. Educational Research. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 9 credits in education. Understanding the nature of quantitative and qualitative research; reviewing the literature; developing research problems and questions; research designs; data collection and analysis issues; evaluating research studies.
ResEv 552. Basic Educational Statistics. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 550. Statistical concepts and procedures for analyzing educational data. Descriptive statistics, correlation, t tests, and chi square with computer applications.
ResEv 553. Intermediate Educational Statistics. (2-1) Cr. 2. F.S.SS. Prereq: 552. A continuation of statistical concepts and procedures for analyzing educational data. Inferential techniques including simple and multiple regression, multiple ANOVA, etc., with educational computer applications.
ResEv 554. Intermediate Research Methods. (2-0) Cr. 2. S.SS. Prereq: 553. Intermediate research metho-dology and design of experiments. Problem selection, design, measurement, statistical analysis, and interpretation of data.
ResEv 557. Computer Data Analysis Procedures. (2-0) Cr. 2. F., Alt. SS., offered 1997. Prereq: 552. Use of computers in processing educational research data including use of statistical packages such as SPSSX. Data coding, data representation and conversion, files, computer organization, and job control language.
ResEv 558. Computer Supported Learning. Same as Curr 558. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Curr 505 or one college level course in computer programming. Instructional computer applications, research, and theories. Design and development of computer based curriculum materials using a high level authoring language on microcomputers.
ResEv 560. Assessing Student Progress. (2-0) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 550 or basic statistical skills. Examination of various assessment purposes. Review of assessment techniques; informal classroom assessment, performance assessment, portfolios, paper and pencil tests. Communicating assessment findings.
ResEv 561. Program Evaluation. (2-0) Cr. 2. S.SS. Prereq: 550 or H P C 580. Techniques of conducting an evaluation of educational programs. A variety of evaluation models will be explored.
ResEv 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Guided reading and or study on special topics.
ResEv 593. Workshop. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Intensive, concentrated exposure to a special educational research or evaluation problem.
ResEv 615. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. 1; may be taken 3 times. F.S.
A. Current Topics in Research and Evaluation. Prereq: 550, permission of instructor.
B. Issues in Writing the Dissertation Proposal. Prereq: 554.
C. Issues in Dissertation Data Analysis. Prereq: 554.
ResEv 652. Program and Student Evaluation. Same as I Ed T 652. See Industrial Education and Technology.
ResEv 690. Advanced Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Guided reading and/or study on special topics of an advanced nature.
ResEv 699. Research. Cr. arr. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor.