Glatfelter Hall
Room 318
300 North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Courses Taught
This course will allow students to explore a variety of approaches and perspectives in teaching literacy and literature in the secondary classroom. We will investigate methodologies and issues surrounding the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, viewing, thinking, and listening in today’s digital world. Students will have an opportunity to develop better literacy skills and strategies as they learn effective instructional methods to use in various secondary classrooms. Students will have an opportunity to work with secondary students at local schools. Offered annually, fulfills English Teacher Certification requirement. Prerequisite: EDUC 201 with C or higher grade; or permission of the instructor.
This course prepares students to design, interpret, and use educational assessments to support learning. With a strong quantitative emphasis, students learn core statistical concepts for analyzing and interpreting assessment data, including descriptive statistics, variability and distributions, correlation, and introductory inferential reasoning, across classroom measures, school-based assessments, and standardized testing programs. The course also emphasizes principles of high-quality assessment design, including validity, reliability, fairness, and alignment with learning goals. Students develop the skills to both design meaningful classroom assessments and interpret assessment evidence. Prerequisite: EDUC 115 or EDUC 201; or MUS_CLAS 249
Study, research and field experience in science and mathematics education. Course enables students who are pre-service teachers to acquire the necessary theory, skills, concepts, attitudes, use of materials and resources, technology, and appropriate teaching techniques. The course design assists students in the understanding of how children learn science and mathematics. Students learn to effectively teach through curriculum integration. Prerequisite: EDUC 201 with C or higher grade; or permission of the instructor.
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of Cognitive Science, the study of the mind and its processes, drawing from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and anthropology. Students will investigate how humans perceive, think, learn, and remember, as well as how these cognitive processes are influenced by biological, social, and technological factors.
Introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, including topics such as cognition, learning, development, personality, social behavior, and psychological disorders. The course emphasizes how psychologists collect, analyze, and apply data to understanding individuals and societal issues.
Introduction to cognitive psychology. Topics covered include perception, attention, memory, learning, forgetting, language comprehension, reasoning, and problem solving. Theories are presented concerning cognitive processes, and empirical evidence is considered that might challenge or support these theories. Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
In-depth examination of the theory of embodied cognition. Current empirical support for this theory is discussed, and we consider whether this may be a unifying perspective in psychology. Students design, conduct, analyze, and present an independent research project concerning a topic in advanced cognition. Prerequisites: Psychology 215 and 305. Three class hours and three laboratory hours.
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
Students in the Honors Research Program take this course in their senior year. Course has two components: (a) a research project, similar to that described under Individualized Empirical Research, in which each student designs and executes an empirical study under the supervision of a staff member; and (b) an honors seminar in which honors students present and discuss their research projects. Students may elect to do their research project in either the fall or spring semester. Seminar meets both semesters, and all students participate in all of the seminar meetings. One course credit is given in the spring semester. Prerequisites: Participation in the Honors Research Program is by invitation of the department. Best consideration is given to students who have completed an advanced lab by the end of their junior year.