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EDUCATION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS |
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SCE 4362 |
Methods
of Teaching Science I |
3
credits |
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focus of this course is planning, instruction, learning, and classroom
environment. This course is designed to cover principles of learning
and student development and their applications to learning/teaching
in the area of biology. There is extensive fieldwork and students
real teach either middle or high school classes. (3 hr. lecture)
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SCE 4363 |
Methods
of Teaching Science II |
3
credits |
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course assumes previous field experiences and focuses on issues
in curriculum, assessment, and the use of technology in science/biology
instruction. This course is designed to cover principles of student
learning and development in the area of biology. (3 hr. lecture)
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SCE 4944 |
Student
Teaching/ Internship |
9 credits |
The
student internship is designed to give students practical knowledge
in the area of biology classroom instruction through school-based
experiences in public and approved private school classrooms.
Students will have the opportunity to work directly with high
school biology teachers in both large and small group settings.
Internship begins in the second semester of the senior year for
at least 10 consecutive weeks. Student should have completed at
least 80% of upper and lower level course work before internship.
Internship involves in-school classroom experience in subject-specific
area under the direction of a classroom teacher and faculty at
designated field centers..
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STA 3164 |
Statistical
Methods II |
3
credits |
Topics
include tests of variance, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance,
regression, correlation, and non-parametric statistics. Prerequisites:
MAC 2312 or STA 2023 (3 hr. lecture)
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