Education and Special Education

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EdSE 640

Assessment of Individual Differences in General and Special Education

This course focuses on assessment in general education and special aeducation of individual diffrerences in intelligence, learning potential, personality, motivation, and school acheivement, mangement of data from assessment and monitoring of student progress, characteristics of standardized tests, the role f educational testing in program design and informing instruction, particularly for students with disabilities, assessment of young children, use of acheivement tests, introduction to dynamic (or interactive) assessment, diffrences between static and dynamic assessment, the use of teacher made informal tests, opportunity to observe and practice use of acheivement tests and curriculum based assessment approaches in classrooms. 3 credits.

EdSE 650

Educational Technology in General and Special Education

This course focuses on the design and use of computers and other technological devices that facilitate communication,learning, and related functions in educational contexts for children in general education and children with specisl needs, technology for use in fostering literacy and remediating reading disabilities, special applications with computers in the classroom, information literacy, and recent developments in the field of assistive technologies for students with diabilities. 3. credits.

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EdPS/PSY 620

Child Development and Learning in Cultural Context (Masters)

Prerequisites: None

Focuses on the nature of physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development from birth through adolescence, with implications for learning and teaching; major perspectives on the study of child development, including Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory of child development and learning; periods of child development from birth through adolescence, seen in cultural context, with implications for learning and teaching; integration of theory and research findings from the fields of developmental and educational psychology; and multicultural contexts for growth, development, and learning with diverse student populations. 3 Credits.

EdSE 600

History and Philosophy of Education and Special Education (Masters)

Prerequisites: None

Historical and philosophical underpinnings of modern educational theory and practice. Study of: ancient Greek literature; early Jewish, Christian, and Muslim writings; philosophical developments in the Renaissance, Reformation, and revolutionary periods; social, cultural and ideological forces that have shaped educational policies in the United States; current debates on meeting the wide range of educational and socio-emotional needs of students from diverse communities. Prerequisite: Education department approval, upper division status, admission into the ECP. 3 credits.

SpEd 602

Introduction to Teaching Students with Disabilities

This course focuses on historical background of current approaches to teaching children with disabilities; special education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; current theories and methodologies in work with students with disabilities; inclusion and the concept of the least restrictive environment; early intervention; special education, curricula, classroom management, and use of technology; educational challenges and instructional approaches with children with mental retardation, physical and sensory impairments, language delays, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities; special attention to work with children with autism; application of principles of differentiated instruction; and an introduction to approaches and debates on reading and language arts instruction for native English speakers and English language learners.
3 credits