2009-2010 FSU Undergraduate Bulletin
Department of
Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
College of Education
Chair: Akihito Kamata; Professors: Becker, Driscoll, Eklund, Keller, Oosterhof, Peterson, Pfeiffer, Prevatt, Reardon, Reiser, Sampson, Seel, Spector, Tenenbaum, Wager; Associate Professors: Baylor, Darabi, Dennen, Jeong, Kamata, Losh, Proctor; Shute; Assistant Professors: Chin, Eccles, Lampropoulos, Olina, Roehrig, Turner; Professors Emeriti: Branson, Kaufman, Morgan, Pargman
The Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems offers degrees only at the Master's, Specialist, and Doctoral levels. However, the department does offer several undergraduate courses that are components of the teacher education curriculum. For more information, refer to the Graduate Bulletin.
The following graduate-level programs and certificates are offered by the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems:
- Educational Psychology
- Learning & Cognition M,S,D
- Sports Psychology M,D
- Instructional Systems
- Instructional Systems M,D
- Open and Distance Learning M
- Performance Improvement and Human Resource Development M
- Measurement & Statistics M,S,D
- Counseling & Human Systems
- Career Counseling M,S
- Mental Health Counseling M,S
- School Psychology S
- Counseling Psychology & Human Systems
- Combined Program in Counseling Psychology & School Psychology D
- Graduate Certificate in Human Performance Technology
- Graduate Certificate in Online Instructional Development
Definition of Prefixes
ADE—Adult Education
APK––Applied Kinesiology
DEP—Developmental Psychology
EDF—Education: Foundations and Policy Studies
EDG—Education: General
EDP—Educational Psychology
EME—Education: Technology and Media
MHS—Mental Health Services
PCO—Psychology for Counseling
PET—Physical Education Theory
PSB—Psychobiology
SDS—Student Development Services
SLS—Student Life Skills (Learning)
SPS—School Psychology
SYP—Social Processes
Undergraduate Courses
EDF 4210. Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (3). This course is designed to introduce students to concepts of human development, learning, and motivation as foundations for the planning and implementation of classroom instruction. Students are expected to acquire and use theoretical knowledge to inform decisions about strategies for helping learners develop, learn, and achieve.
EDF 4430. Classroom Assessment (3). This course prepares prospective teachers for activities related to assessing students, including establishing validity evidence, enhancing generalization of observations, using traditional and alternative assessment strategies, interpreting and using data to improve achievement, and utilizing assessment in the process of learning.
EDF 4440. Measurement and Evaluation in the Classroom (3). Prepares teachers for activities in testing, grading, test construction, and the interpretation and use of test scores.
EDF 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
EDG 3949r. Cooperative Education Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.)
EME 2040. Introduction to Educational Technology (3). An introduction to the use of educational technology in teaching and learning. Students will learn to use personal computers and other technology for communication, presentations, and resource acquisition.
EME 3949r. Cooperative Education Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.)
EME 4044. Educational Technology Theory and Practice in Instruction (3). Course focuses on the current theories and practices of using technology in teaching and learning. Students participate in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment and integrate technology into their practices.
EME 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). (S/U grade only.) May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
PET 4214. Sport Psychology (3). This course explores selected psychological theories and applications relevant to sport and exercise behavior.
SDS 3340r. Introduction to Career Development (1–3). Principles and practices of career planning and management, including use of self-assessment, career resources, and employability skill guides. May be repeated to a maximum of three (3) semester hours.
SDS 4481. Communication and Human Relations (3). Relevant dimensions of the helping relationship and the development of effective communications skills.
SLS 1122. Strategies for Academic Success (3). This course offers a positive intervention to facilitate academic success and to promote retention for first-time-in-college students who are in academic difficulty after their first term of full-time enrollment at Florida State University. Focus is on the development of study skills required for college-level work as well as on the identification and minimization of barriers that impede individual student achievement.
Graduate Courses
ADE 5080. Foundations of Adult and Continuing Education (3).
ADE 5083. Human Resource Development (3).
ADE 5084. Analytical Applications in Human Resource Management, Training and Development (3).
ADE 5186. Program Leadership Development (3).
ADE 5189. Staff Training and Development (3).
ADE 5380. Processes of Community and Adult Education (3).
ADE 5385. Adult Learning (3).
ADE 5672. E–Learning for Managers (3).
ADE 5932r. Special Topics in Adult Education (1–3).
ADE 6676. Human Resource Development Policy Seminar (3).
APK 5121. Sport and Exercise Psychology for Coaches (3).
DEP 5068. Life-Span Human Development (3).
EDF 5400. Basic Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Applications (4).
EDF 5401. General Linear Model Applications (4).
EDF 5402. Advanced Topics in Analysis of Variance Applications (3).
EDF 5406. Multivariate Analysis Applications (3).
EDF 5409. Causal Modeling (3).
EDF 5410. Nonparametric Analysis Applications (3).
EDF 5431. Classroom Assessment (3).
EDF 5432. Measurement Theory I (3).
EDF 5434. Measurement Theory II (3).
EDF 5435. Theory of Scaling (2).
EDF 5443. Measurement and Evaluation in the Classroom (3).
EDF 5445. Assessment of Learning Outcomes (3).
EDF 5448. Scale and Instrument Development (3).
EDF 5461. Introduction to Program Evaluation (3).
EDF 5462. Evaluation of New Educational Programs and Practices (3).
EDF 5464. Qualitative Methods for Program Evaluation (3).
EDF 5481. Methods of Educational Research (3).
EDF 5906r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). (S/U grade only.)
EDF 5910r. Supervised Research (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
EDF 5940r. Supervised Teaching (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
EDF 5942r. Field Laboratory Internship (1–8). (S/U grade only.)
EDF 6933. Advanced Measurement Seminar: Decision Processes (2).
EDF 6937r. Seminar in Advanced Research Problems (1–3).
EDG 5932r. Seminar in Instructional Design (1). (S/U grade only.)
EDG 6287. Needs Assessment for Performance and System Planning (3).
EDG 6328. Alternate Views of Teaching and Learning (3).
EDG 6362. Instructional Systems Research Seminar (3).
EDG 6363. Practicum in Experimental Learning Research (3).
EDG 6925. Advanced Instructional Design and Development (3).
EDP 5216. Theories of Learning and Cognition in Instruction (3).
EDP 5217. Principles of Learner Motivation (3).
EDP 5275. Development of Children in School (3).
EDP 5285. Group Processes in Instruction (3).
EME 5054. Educational Technology: Theory and Practice in Instruction (3).
EME 5405. Media, Text, and Technology (3).
EME 5457. Introduction to Distance Learning (3).
EME 5601. Introduction to Instructional Systems (3).
EME 5603. Introduction to Systematic Instructional Design (3).
EME 5604. Designing Instructor-Led Courses (3).
EME 5608. Trends and Issues in Instructional Design (3).
EME 5906r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). (S/U grade only.)
EME 5975. Portfolio Review for Certificate Program in Online Instructional Development (0). (S/U grade only.)
EME 6403. Designing for Online Collaborative Learning (3).
EME 6415. Development of Computer Courseware (3).
EME 6507. Development of Multimedia Instruction (3).
EME 6613. Design and Development of Electronic Performance Support Systems (3).
EME 6616. Case Studies in Instructional Systems (2).
EME 6631. Managing Instructional Development (3).
EME 6635r. Seminar in Advanced Instructional Systems Problems (1–3).
EME 6636. A System Approach to the Management of Change (3).
EME 6691. Performance Systems Analysis (3).
MHS 5005. Foundations of Counseling and Rehabilitation (3).
MHS 5007. Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (3).
MHS 5010. Foundations of School Counseling (3).
MHS 5060. Psychological and Multicultural Aspects of Counseling (3).
MHS 5340. Foundations of Career Development (3).
MHS 5341. Career Development Program Design and Evaluation (3).
MHS 5400. Introduction to Counseling Theories and Techniques (4).
MHS 5511. Group Counseling: Theory and Practice (3).
MHS 5710. Research in Human Services (3).
MHS 5800r. Practicum: Counseling Concepts and Case Management (4).
MHS 5801. Practicum in Counseling and Rehabilitation (4).
MHS 5860r. Supervised Teaching (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
MHS 5905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3).
MHS 5915r. Supervised Research (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
MHS 6220. Individual Appraisal in Counseling (3).
MHS 6300. Theories of Vocational Behavior (3).
MHS 6401. Evidence-Based Couseling/Psychotherapy (3).
MHS 6410. Behavior Management: Principles and Applications (3).
MHS 6600. Consultation and Organizational Development (3).
MHS 6610. Supervision (3).
MHS 6630. Program Development and Evaluation in Counseling (3).
MHS 6715. Design and Critical Review of Research in Counseling (3).
MHS 6803. Seminar in Ethics, Law, and Clinical Supervision (3).
MHS 6805. Advanced Group or Individual Counseling Practicum (1–4).
MHS 6820r. Counseling Internship (3–6). (S/U grade only.)
MHS 6938r. Special Topics in Counseling Psychology (3).
MHS 6946r. Field Practicum in Counseling Psychology (2–16). (S/U grade only.)
PCO 5095. Computer Applications in Counseling Psychology and Other Human Services (3).
PCO 6930. Integrative Seminar (3).
PET 5054C. Motor Skill Learning (3).
PET 5215. Cognitive Processes in Sport Psychology (3).
PET 5216. Sports Psychology (3).
PET 5219. Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (3).
PET 5255. Social Bases of Physical Activity (3).
PET 5390. Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology (3).
PET 6217. Stress and Motor Performance (3).
PSB 5066. Biological Bases of Learning and Behavior (3).
SDS 5820r. Internship (6–12). (S/U grade only.)
SPS 5055. Foundations of School Psychology (3).
SPS 5105. Social-Emotional Disorders of Children and Adolescents: Characteristics and Assessment (3).
SPS 5191. Assessment of Intelligence (4).
SPS 5192. Psychoeducational Assessment and Intervention (4).
SPS 5193. Laboratory in the Assessment of Social-Emotional Problems (2). (S/U grade only.)
SPS 5205. Consultation in the Schools (3).
SPS 5615. Counseling Children and Adolescents (3).
SPS 5945r. Practicum in School Psychology (3–6). (S/U grade only.)
SPS 6948r. Internship in School Psychology (3–6). (S/U grade only.)
SYP 5105. Theories of Social Psychology (3).
For listings relating to graduate course work for thesis, dissertation, and master's and doctoral examinations and defense, consult the Graduate Bulletin.