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ResEv 550 (3 credits) - Educational Research. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: 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 (3 credits) - Basic Educational Statistics. F. Prerequisite: ResEv 550. Statistical concepts and procedures for analyzing educational data. Descriptive statistics, correlation, t tests, and chi square with computer applications.
ResEv 553 (2 credits) - Intermediate Educational Statistics. S. Prerequisite: ResEv 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 (3 credits) - Intermediate Research Methods. SS. Prerequisite: ResEv 550, H P C 580, Stat 401 or equivalent. Intermediate quantitative and qualitative research methodology in preparation for carrying out thesis and dissertation research. Problem formulation; design; data collection and analysis; interpreting and summarizing research findings.
ResEv 560 (3 credits) - Assessing Student Learning. F. Prerequisite: ResEv 550 or basic statistical skills. The purpose and techniques of formal and informal classroom assessment. Rubrics, performance assessment, portfolios, paper and pencil tests, communicating assessment findings. Emphasis on both theory and practical applications.
ResEv 580 (3 credits) - Qualitative Research Methodology. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: ResEv 550. Qualitative research procedures in education, particulary historical, philosophical, biographical, ethnographic, and case study; use of sources, principles of qualitative research, methods of data collection and analysis, field, techniques, and writing of research results.
ResEv 590 (1-3 credits each time taken) - Special Topics. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Guided reading and in research and evaluation study on special topic.
ResEv 593 (1-3 credits each time taken) - Workshop. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Intensive, concentrated exposure to a special educational research or evaluation problem.
ResEv 597 (3 credits) - Program Evaluation. S.SS. Prerequisite: ResEv 550. Evaluation models and professional standards. Techniques of evaluating educational programs. Emphasis on both theory and practical applications.
Courses for Graduate Students:
ResEv 615 (1 credit; may be taken 3 times) - Current Topics in Research and Evaluation. F.S.
ResEv 680 (3 credits) - Critical Issuses in Interpretive Methodology. S. Prerequisite: ResEv 580. An intensive reading and discussion course focusing on contemporary methodological theory for interpretive inquiry; examines how interpretive field work is conducted, how narrative and ethnographic data are theorized and analyzed, and how interpretive texts are written.
ResEv 690 (1-3 credits each time taken) - Advanced Special Topics. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Guided reading and/or study on special topics of an advanced nature.
ResEv 699 (credits arranged) - Research. F.S.SS. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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