This course will focus on the analysis and understanding of the critical features of a range of empirically validated interventions for achievement and behavior problems. The foundational perspectives for understanding the problem-focused interventions in both areas are instructional design, educational psychology, and learning and behavior theory. In addition, the course will include an over-arching theme of service delivery through collaborative instructional and behavioral consultation methods. This course is primarily intended for students in the School Psychology Program.

This doctoral seminar is designed to support in-depth exploration of critical approaches to discourse analysis as a basis for research on language and literacy in educational settings.

Taking 'traditional' literacy as point of departure, we explore whether computational literacies are possible and what form they might take. We seek to stretch current notions of literacy and competing views of computational literacy.

This course provides a conceptual, practical, and empirical foundation for SJE in college settings in four areas: advocacy and inclusion, diversity education, intergroup dialogue, and civic engagement.

Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a mathematical and visual means for conceptualizing, examining and understanding how relationships between people, organizations, and/or other actors form, and what resources are (or are not) accessed through those connections.

Matrix algebra, nature of multivariate distributions, tests of hypothesis on mean vectors, regression analysis including multivariate regression models, correlation techniques, application to issues in educational research. Computers used extensively to analyze data taken from existing research studies. Prerequisite: Educ 656 or equivalent.

Supervised on-the-job CAGS school psychology experience. Work includes delivery of indirect and direct services in the areas of assessment, prevention, intervention, case management, and system level service delivery.

Analysis of behavioral observation and assessment procedures used to develop recommendations for use by school and community agency personnel. Overview of research evaluating these techniques.

This course addresses the theory, roles, and functions of professional school psychology in relation to student learning in school settings.

Introduction to modern test theory, often called item response theory. Topics include shortcomings of classical models and methods, basic concepts and item response theory models, parameter estimation, goodness of fit procedures, and specific applications including test development, detection of biased test items, test score equating, large-scale assessment, score reporting, and computer-adaptive testing. Prerequisite: Educ 735.