Master of Arts Educational Psychology (Thesis): Learning Sciences

Thesis 1.

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Literature survey and thesis planning.

Thesis 2.

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Preparation of a thesis proposal.

Thesis 3.

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Thesis research under supervision of a research director.

Thesis 4.

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Thesis research under supervision of a research director.

Thesis 5.

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Thesis research under supervision of a research director.

Thesis 6.

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Thesis research under supervision of a research director.

Research Methods.

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Research methods and designs, planning and evaluating research, relations between research and statistical designs, interdisciplinary and nonquantitative approaches, meta-analysis, and the use of computers beyond computation. Ethics, scholarly writing.

Applied Theory/Methods in the Learning Sciences.

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Foundational and current theories and methodologies applied to understanding human cognition and learning. An overview of experimental, observational, and physiological research designs, methods, and analyses.

Advanced Topics in Learning Sciences

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Advanced topics on theory and research on the interdisciplinary study of the learning sciences. Focuses on cognitive-psychological and social- psychological foundations of human learning, as well as on the design of learning environments.

Intermediate Statistics.

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Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.

Univariate/Multivariate Analysis.

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General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools.

Introduction to Learning Sciences

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Introduction to foundational theories of the learning sciences. Implications of theory on methodologies for the learning sciences in general, and for educational and instructional contexts in particular.

Motivation and Instruction.

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Instructional effects on motivation and emotions and their implications for educational practice, with particular emphasis on socio-cultural and constructivist practices, classroom interaction, and teacher impact.

Emerging Technologies for Educational Change.

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Interdisciplinary learning theories; working with and evaluating emerging digital technologies and interfaces that impact teaching and learning.

Learning Environments.

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Research on digital environments and tools (e.g., online, mobile) that support learning and developing expertise. Evaluation and application of theory and research on technology-rich educational environments focusing on underlying cognitive and social processes.

Critical Thinking

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Foundational and current research on the development of critical thinking in formal and informal educational settings, exploring cognitive, interpersonal, and socio-cultural dimensions. Introduction to methodologies for analyzing data related to cognitive processes.

Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology.

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The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity.