Class Schedule
Date |
Topic |
Visiting Faculty |
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8/24 |
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8/31 |
Philosophical Foundations of Education Reading Assignment: Feinberg,
W. (1995). The discourse of philosophy of education. In W. Kohli (Ed.), Critical
conversations in philosophy of education
(pp. 24-33). New York: Routledge. Greene,
M. (1995). What counts as philosophy of education? In W. Kohli (Ed.), Critical
conversations in philosophy of education
(pp. 3-23). New York: Routledge. Snauwaert,
D. T. (2001). Cosmopolitan democracy and democratic education. Current
Issues in Comparative Education, 4(1), 1-8. Side topic: How to create and/or sustain student organizations |
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9/7 |
Major Theoretical Perspectives on Development Reading Assignment: Dixon, R. A., & Lerner, R. M. (1999). History and systems in developmental psychology.
In M. H. Bornstein & M.E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental
Psychology: An Advanced Textbook (pp.
3-45). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. *Available as an
electronic book through the UT library. Click
here Baltes, P. B. (1987). Theoretical propositions of life-span developmental psycholgy: On the dynamics between growth and decline. Developmental Psychology, 23, 611-626. On electronic reserve.Side topic: How to get involved in research projects and interest groups |
Lisa Kovach |
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9/14 |
Major Theoretical Perspectives on Learning Reading Assignment: Greeno, J. G., Collins, A., & Resnick, L. B. (1996). Cognition and learning. In D. C. Berliner, & R. C. Calfee (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology (pp. 15-46). New York: Macmillan. Side topic: How to create a reference database |
Bill Gray |
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9/21 |
Role of Motivation in Learning and Development Reading Assignment: Eccles, J. S., Wigfield,
A., & Schiefele, U. (1998). Motivation to succeed. In N. Eisenberg (Ed.),
Handbook of child psychology, 5th ed. Vol. 3 Social, emotional, and
personality development (pp. 1017-95).
New York: Wiley. Read pgs. 1017-1036. On electronic reserve. Linnenbrink, E. A. (under revision). The dilemma of performance-approach goals: The use of multiple goal contexts to promote students' motivation and learning. Article under revision for the Journal of Educational Psychology. Click here to download. Side topic: How to conduct a literature review |
Lisa Linnenbrink |
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9/28 |
Role of Prior Knowledge/Experience in Learning and Development Reading Assignment: McCloskey,
M. (1983). Naive theories of motion. In D. Gentner, & A. L. Stevens
(Eds.), Mental models (pp. 299-324).
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Dunn, T. G., & Shriner. (1999). Deliberate practice in teaching: What teachers do for self-improvement. Teaching and Teacher Education, 15, 631-51. Side topic: How to get involved in conferences |
Tom Dunn |
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10/5 |
Role of Technology Reading Assignment: Hokanson,
B., & Hooper, S. (2000). Computers as cognitive media: Examing the potential
of computers in education. Computers in Human Behavior, 16, 537-52. Scardamalia,
M., & Bereiter, C. (1994). Computer support for knowledge-building
communities. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 3(3), 265-83. |
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10/12 |
FALL BREAK |
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10/19 |
Role of Institutions, Community, and Culture in Education I Reading Assignment: Reagan, T (2000). Non-Western educational traditions. Chapter 7: Familiar strangers. Culture and the role of Schooling. Side topic: Ethics in research/HSRRC ARTICLE CRITIQUE DUE
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Mary Ellen Edwards |
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10/26 |
Role of Institutions, Community, and Culture in Education II Reading Assignment: Hilliard,
A. (1998). The standards movement: Quality control or decoy? Rethinking
Schools, 12 (4). Available at http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/12_04/hill.shtml. Hughes, S. A. (2003). An early gap in black-white mathematics achievement: Holding school and home accountable in an affluent city school district. The Urban Review, 35, 297-322. Side topic: Authorship issues |
Sherick
Hughes |
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11/2 |
Issues of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class, Power and Ideology in Schooling Reading Assignment: Eckert, P. (1989). Jocks and burnouts: Social categories and identity in high school. New York: Teachers College Press. Chapter 5: Development of social categories. Full book available as an ebook through UT library: |
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11/9 |
Relationship between Theory and Practice I: Applied Social Foundations TheoryReading Assignment: Fisher, J. M., Hamer, L.,
Zimmerman, J., Sidorkin, A., Samel, A., Long, L., & McArthur, J. (2004).
The unlikely faces of professional development in urban schools: Preparing
at-risk students and colleges for one another. Educational Horizons,
Spring, 202-212. Will
be handed out in class. |
Lynne Hammer |
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11/16 |
Relationship between Theory and Practice II: Applied learning/development Theory
Reading Assignment: Airasian,
P. W., & Walsh, M. E. (1997). Constructivist cautions. Phi Delta
Kappan, 78, 444-49. Pugh, K. J. (2002). Teaching for transformative experiences in science: An investigation of the effectiveness of two instructional elements. Teachers College Record, 104, 1101-37. |
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11/23 |
RESM something Reading Assignment: Bond,
T. G., & Fox, C. M. (2001). Applying the rasch model: Fundamental
measurement in the human sciences.
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Chapter 1. Writing workshop |
Christine Fox |
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11/30 |
Role of Other People in Learning and Development Reading Assignment: TBA Side topic: How to get involved in the publishing process |
Revathy Kumar |
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12/7 |
Presentation of Projects Projects Due |
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12/14 |
Presentation of Projects |
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*The information in this syllabus
is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.