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  MSED 502 Advanced Strategies: Science Offered in Spring & Summer Terms A course that provides additional exposure and development of instructional strategies and models of science teaching. Special emphasis is placed upon promoting critical thinking and decision making. MSED 503 Advanced Strategies: Mathematics Offered in Spring & Summer Terms A course that provides additional exposure and development of instructional strategies and models of mathematics teaching. Special emphasis is placed upon promoting critical thinking and decision making. MSED 520 History/Philosophy of Science Offered in Fall & Summer Terms A course that stresses the logical status of scientific ideas and the interaction of these ideas with their social and cultural contexts. MSED 521 History/Philosophy of Mathematics Offered in Fall & Summer Terms A course that stresses mathematics as a way of thinking and knowing. MSED 530 Professional Development Practicum in Science Offered in Fall & Summer Terms A course that stresses the empirical research on best practices in teacher education and professional development in science. MSED 531 Professional Development Practicum in Mathematics Offered in Fall & Summer Terms A course that stresses the empirical research on best practices in teacher education and professional development in mathematics. MSED 538 Inquiry and Problem Solving in Math and Science Education Offered in Spring & Summer Terms A group of authentic inquiry experiences supervised by practicing scientists or mathematicians. MSED 540 Informal Education Practicum Offered in Spring & Summer Terms Placement in an informal educational setting such as museums and outdoor education. The focus of this course is on the use of informal setting to supplement classroom instruction. MSED 550 Clinical Supervision in Science/Mathematics Offered in Spring & Summer Terms Provides for the development of a variety of classroom observation techniques and clinical supervision skills. MSED 552 Assessment and Evaluation Offered in Spring & Summer Terms Contemporary assessment and evaluation theory and the development of valid cognitive, affective, and psychomotor assessment items/tasks. In-depth attention is given to the development and scoring of alternative assessment techniques such as portfolios and projects. MSED 554 Science Curriculum Offered in Fall & Summer Terms Current trends, history of these trends, and rationale for science curriculum reform. MSED 555 Mathematics Curriculum Offered in Fall & Summer Terms Current trends, history of these trends, and rationale for mathematics curriculum reform. MSED 560 Research & Evaluation Offered in Spring Term Analysis of qualitative and quantitative empirical research in science and mathematics education. MSED 562 Action Research Offered in Spring Term Reviewing, designing, and conducting research studies within the context of the students’ own teaching. MSED 570 Inquiry and Nature of Science Offered in Fall & Summer Terms Developing a functional understanding of nature of science in the context of scientific inquiry. MSED 571 Problem solving and Nature of Mathematics Offered in Fall & Summer Terms Developing a functional understanding of nature of mathematics in the context of problem solving. MSED 594 Special projects Offered all terms Current issues, trends, and topics in science/mathematics education. May be repeated for credit with different topics. MSED 597 Special Problems Offered all terms Current problems in science/mathematics education. May be repeated for credit with different topics. MSED 591 Thesis Research MSED 601 Critical Analysis in Quantitative Research Offered in Fall Term A study of quantitative research designs and analytical procedures with critical analysis of perspectives of research in science/mathematics education. MSED 602 Quantitative Research Design and Practicum Offered in Spring Term A study of quantitative research designs, analytical procedures, and in-depth analysis with specific applications in science/mathematics education. MSED 603 Critical Analysis in Qualitative Research Offered in Fall Term A study of qualitative research designs and analytical procedures with critical analysis of perspectives of research in science/mathematics education. MSED 604 Qualitative Research Design and Practicum Offered in Spring Term A study of qualitative research designs, analytical procedures, and in-depth analysis with specific applications in science/mathematics education. MSED 691 Ph.D. Thesis Research Note that:
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