The University of Toledo

Hours

Core Courses (12 hrs)

One Psychological Foundations Core Course chosen from EDP 5110, 5210, or 5230:

EDP 5110

Basic Educational Psychology: A graduate level introduction to the field of educational psychology. Instruction will cover fundamentals of learning, motivation, cognition, individual differences and instructional applications as well as a research-oriented approach to answering scientific questions.

3

EDP 5210

Child Behavior and Development: Current theory and research on physical, cognitive, social, emotional and personality development are examined and used as the basis for identifying and solving problems related to child growth and development.

3

EDP 5230

Adult Development: Emphasizes classical and modern theories of adulthood from a critical perspective, as well as applications of research on cognitive, physical, personality and social development from early adulthood through old age.

3

One Research Foundations Core Course chosen from RESM 5110 or 5210:

RESM 5110

Quantitative Methods I: Introduction to major concepts of statistical description; central tendency, dispersion, and relative position and relationship. Inferential methods such as t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple comparisons are also presented.

3

RESM 5210

Educational Testing and Grading: Development, administration and interpretation of teacher-made tests and other pupil assessments; basic principles underlying norm- and criterion-referenced tests; problems and issues in grading systems and assigning grades.

3

One Social Foundations Core Course:

TSOC 5200

Sociological Foundations of Education: Critical examination of the socio-cultural foundations of schooling in the United States, including purposes of schooling in a multicultural society and the resulting nature of teacher work.

3

One Curriculum Foundations Core Course:

PED 5170

Adapted Physical Education: Evidenced-based and philosophical pedagogy of teaching students with low incidence disabilities within a variety of adapted physical education settings is examined. Facilitates the application of appropriate pedagogy to implement current legislation.

3

Specialization Courses (21 hrs)

PED 5950

Movement Assessment of Students with Disabilities: Critical examination of a variety of traditional and non-traditional assessment methods appropriate for children with disabilities in a variety of physical education settings. Provides practical experience using assessment methods and prepares the physical educator to participate on the Individualized Education Plans (IEP) committee.

3

PED 5610

Adapted Aquatics for K-12 Settings: Examination of strategies and techniques for teaching individuals with disabilities in the aquatic setting. Emphasis is placed on the exploration of evidenced-based program- and teacher-effectiveness. Ten hours of field experience in a lifeguard supervised pool working with a person with a disability is required.

3

PED 5610

Leadership in Adapted Physical Education: Examination of the preparation of adapted physical education personnel. Emphasis will be placed on sharing professional knowledge with profession and community, conducting a needs assessment, practicing advocacy, and contributing to the professional growth of colleagues.

3

SPED 5260

Family and Professional Relations in Special Education: Effective parent and professional partnerships will be explored. Interpersonal communication skills, legal issues, effective models for home-school communication, and differences in culture, values and family expectations will be discussed.

3

PED 6940

Internship in Adapted Physical Education: A job-embedded practicum experience to facilitate the use of and refine the strategies for planning and implementing physical education services to children with disabilities. Practicum hours required are 150. Prerequisites: PED 5170 and PED 5950.

3

CIEC 6950

Theory and Research in ECE: Review and analysis of theory and research related to rationale and methods for program options for young children. Critique research and prepare a review of synthesis of research.

3

Elective

TBA

3

Seminar, project, or thesis (3 hrs)

CIEC 6900

Masters Research Seminar in ECE: Examination of research and current issues in early childhood education. Emphasis on theory and research and evaluation models.

3