Women Graduate Courses - Fall 2008
EdPS 620 - Child Development and Learning in Cultural Context (Masters)This courses focuses on the nature of physical, cognitive, emotional , social, and moral development from birth through adolescence, with impilcations 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 fields of developmental and educational psychology; and multicultural context for growth, development and learning with diverse student population. 3 credits.
PSY 611 - Essentials of Measurement , Evaluation and Analysis (Masters)Introduction to principles, concepts and operations that are necessary for an understanding of individual and group assessment, and of empirical research methodology, derivation of standard scores and other attributes of noramtive test constructio, correlation, reliability, validity, presentation of data in tables and graphs, descriptive statistics and their computation, fundamentals of infernetial statistics, including comparison of mean differences by t-tests, simple analysis of variance, chi-square, individual differences and their measurement, and reading and interpreting research reports. 3 credits.
PSY 627 - Assessment Social Emotional Function II (Masters)This course is structured to function independently of PSY 626 (I). The current course focuses on utilizing rating scales and more quantifiable methodology to assess student social-emotional status. The course contrasts clinical and non-clinical populations. School and home intervention techniques are emphasized and include topics such as functional behavioral assessment, behavior management applications, and parent and teacher effectiveness training. 3 credits.
PSY 631 - Counseling Families of Exceptional Children (Masters)The focus of this course is the role and dynamics of a family in the management of exceptional children. It also explores the family as a mediator of culture and as a context within which the child develops. The course addresses the interactions of families with children with disabilities such as medical conditions and learning problems. A focus is on the impact of the child with special needs on parents and siblings. Students develop skills in assessing the family’s interactions with the referred child and evaluation of the family’s needs. Students become familiar with the impact and relevance of the socio/economic and cultural context for families with special needs children. Assignments wil emphasize the development of collaborative relationships among the helping systems. 3 credits
