859 Educational Sciences Building, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706; 608/262-3432; www.education.wisc.edu/edpsych/
Professors Abbeduto, Brown, Derry, Enright, Gettinger, Kalish, Kaplan, Kratochwill, Serlin (chair); Associate Professors Asmus, Bolt, Nathan, Puntambekar, Shaffer; Assistant Professors Albers, Bellmore, Halvorson, Kim
Degrees granted: M.S. in Educational Psychology and Ph.D. with a major in Educational Psychology.
Although the department does not offer an undergraduate degree, it does offer many undergraduate courses in each of the major content areas: measurement and statistics, school psychology, human development, and cognitive science. The department also offers courses specific to teacher education programs, whereby students satisfy State of Wisconsin certification requirements. Many students from other schools and colleges also enroll in educational psychology courses.
301 Human Abilities and Learning. I, II, SS; 2-3 cr (S-A). Principles and techniques of learning, individual differences in abilities. P: So st.
320 Human Development in Infancy and Childhood. I, II, SS; 2-3 cr (S-A). Normative processes and individual differences in physical, mental, social and emotional development and behavior from infancy through late childhood.
321 Human Development in Adolescence. I, II, SS; 2-3 cr (S-A). Physiological, social, and cognitive changes which characterize the transition from childhood to adult life.
331 Human Development From Childhood Through Adolescence. I or II; 3 cr (I). Social and psychological aspects of human development from early childhood through adolescence; implications for education. P: Enrl in, or So st w/pre-cert in, one of these tchr cert prgms: art for preschl/kindrgrtn-grade 12; music for p/k-12; phy ed for p/k- 12; spec ed p/k-12, & grades 1-9.
401 Educating Advanced Learners in a Diverse Society. 3 cr. High ability, aptitude, and achievement may go unnoticed and underserved due to variations in culture, ethnicity, linguistics, handicapping condition, sexual orientation, poverty, and geography. This course provides a foundation for understanding giftedness and working with diverse populations of talented learners. P: Open to Fr.
521 Adolescent Development in Educational Contexts. I, II; 3 cr. Normative patterns of physical, mental, social, moral, and psychological development during adolescence, with special emphasis on influences of educational settings and implications for schooling. Individual differences in adolescent development resulting from family and cultural background, personal characteristics, and historical events. P: Admission to secondary educ cert progm.
540 Introduction to Professional School Psychology. I; 3 cr. Introduction to the professional roles and functions of school psychologists; historical development; legal and ethical issues; overview of assessment, intervention, and consultation for children and adolescents at risk for, or with, academic, behavioral, emotional, and social difficulties; applied research in school psychology. P: Grad st or cons inst.
541 Applied Behavior Analysis in Classrooms. I; 3 cr. Application of behavioral analysis to educational situations for both exceptional and normal children and adolescents.
570 Foundations of Educational Measurement. I; 3 cr (r-S-A). Theory of mental measurement, types of scales, reliability, validity, psychometric evaluation of published tests. P: Any A-level Quantitative Reasoning course.
699 Independent Reading Undergrad. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (A).