EDP 667, SECTION A, Fall, 2005
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Lawrence W. Sherman,
Ph. D., Professor
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND
ALLIED PROFESSIONS
CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
LEARNING AND TEACHING
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MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OHIO
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EDP 667: Behavioral Statistics I
T/TH 4:00PM - 5:15
ROOM 201 GASKILL HALL
FALL Office Hours, 200-D McGuffey: M/W 10:00 TO NOON OR BY APPOINTMENT
EXAMPLE
OF A POWERPOINT PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE HERE
Gravetter
& Wallnau Web Site
DAILY
CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS
1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE EDP 667.
Basic concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics will be
the primary focus of content for this class. We will be stressing logical
interpretation of results aided by sophisticated computer technology in
the form of database management, analyses, reporting, and graphic presentations.
This class attempts to accomplish the Mission and Vision of the School
of Education and Allied Professions:
"The EAP community, while committed to fulfilling traditional academic
roles, endeavors to develop expanded roles consistent with our vision.
We are committed to integrating our teaching, scholarship and service."
2. TEACHING STRATEGIES.
Throughout this course several "cooperative/collaborative learning"
strategies will be used including, the Group Investigation Model (Sharan,
1994), Creative Controversy (Johnson, Johnson, and Smith, 1988), Think-Pair-Share
(Lyman, 1990),, etc. Several graphic organizers (Bellanca, 1990) will
be employed to teach thinking and autonomous knowledge construction within
the context of a "cooperative classroom." We will also employ the use
of networked Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) using an established
ON-LINE DISCUSSION CHAT ROOM RESOURCE where 8 periodic written "postings"
will be made which will require reactions from class members to each other's
postings. This element will have participants "critically engaging" each
other's thinking. Also, this aspect of the class will be completely open
and available for inspection throughout the entire class, by everyone
in the class, as well as anyone able to access The WWW. This class will
be a "sun-shine" class where much of the work generated by class members
will be available to the entire campus. While some didactic lecturing will
take place, I will intentionally try to avoid this type of instructional
delivery as much as possible.
In addition to the above projects, assignments, etc. (which are normally
associated with instruction in this class), class members will learn to
transmit and receive E-mail messages from each other. Computer Mediated
Communication (CMC) will be a mainstay for reflection and discussion of
class activities and readings, both in class and out of class. A central
address file will be created in which all messages will be open to all class
members specifically for their critical reactions to each other's bi-weekly
writings/reflections. Three points will be assigned to each of these
eight required reflections/reactions. An electronic "portfolio" (notebook),
primarily based on these postings, will be organized, reflected upon and
turned in at the end of the class.
3. ESSENTIAL READINGS, TEXTS AND COURSE MATERIALS.
The primary text for this class is:
Gravetter,
F. J., and Wallnau, L. B. (2004). Statistics for the behavioral sciences
(6th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Software:
STATVIEW: Supplied by instructor
Microsoft Office software available from the university book
store. This should include MS-Word, PowerPoint, Excel. This is
a "cross-platform" package and can be accessed on either a PC or a MAC platform.
Secondary resources will come from WWW including the following:
Old Eric Articles
FULL TEXT ARTICLES AND
ERIC DIGESTS
WEBSTAT PROGRAMS
research randomizer
Normal
Distribution and Probability link
Interactive
Statistics Page
A small electronic hand calculator such as the Texas Instruments
models TI-30 STAT or TI-35X, is highly recommended!
4. REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION DEVICES.
- [40%: 10% EACH] FOUR UNIT QUIZES
- [25%: ONE PAPER TEMPLATE
AVAILABLE HERE
- [20%] 10 ON-LINE POSTING CYCLES OF REFLECTIONS AND REACTIONS.
- [15%] ORGANIZED ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO OF EVERYTHING INCLUDING:
- COVER PAGE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
- THE "EVIDENCE"
- ORGANIZED PRINTOUT OF YOUR ON-LINE-DISCUSSIONS WHICH WILL
INCLUDE ALL YOUR REFLECTIONS AND REACTIONS, PAPERS, QUIZES, AND A FINAL
SUMMARY/CONCLUDING REFLECTION
- 100% = total weighted points AND Grades WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
The following Mastery, or criterion-referenced, grading scale will
be applied to "percentage" scores:
A+ GE 97 A = 94 - 96.99 A- = 90 - 93.99 B+ = 87 - 89.99
B = 84 - 86.99 B- = 80 - 83.99 C+ = 77 - 79.99 C = 74 -
76.99 C- = 70 - 73.99 D+ = 67 - 69.99 D = 64 - 66.99
D- = 60 - 63.99 F le 60
!!INCOMPLETES AND ATTENDANCE!!:
Any incompletes not made up by the end of the semester will automatically
result in an incomplete for the course. Also!!! when the incomplete is
made up after the semester is over, regardless of what grade you might have
achieved in the class, it will be lowered "one whole letter grade"!!! Classroom
attendance will be closely monitored and a maximum of two unexcused absences
will be allowed. You will be "docked" two whole percentage points from
your total percentage score at the end of the class for each unexcused absence
after the second absence!