COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Texas A&M University

Educational Psychology Foundations

 

Educational Psychology Foundations is based on the belief that application of psychological theory and research methods can inform and improve the educational process. Looking to the future, it is clear that an understanding of teaching, learning, assessment, and development processes will become increasingly important for educational researchers and leaders in meeting challenges that lie ahead. As science and technology progress, the amount of information students must acquire and the sophistication of cognitive skills that students must master increases apace. As the cultural and linguistic diversity of students increases, the challenge of facilitating the growth and development of each student expands. As the world economy becomes more competitive, the need to unlock the creative potential of each individual intensifies

Educational Psychology Foundations affords each student the opportunity to develop a program of study tailored to one's professional needs and interests. EPF provides an atmosphere in which graduate students participate in a community of scholars and are immersed in the ongoing process of generating and applying new knowledge regarding the educational enterprise. In this program, active participation in a dynamic community of research and scholarship is intended to ensure that graduate students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to assume leadership roles in education and research.

Specializations in this program include Educational Technology (Ph. D. only); Intelligence, Creativity, and Giftedness; Learning, Development, and Instruction; and Research, Measurement, and Statistics. Degrees in each are available at both the doctoral and master's level. In addition to required core classes for each specialization, opportunities for additional work in the other specializations are also available. Offering a variety of learning experiences, the program is interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise in psychology and in other departments within the College of Education and Human Development, and the university. Such areas include linguistics, sociology, computer science, statistics, and psychology.

 

Faculty regularly associated with the Educational Psychology Foundations Program and their research interests include:

Michael J. Ash, Ph.D., Professor. Developmental Psychology, School Psychology.

Lauren D. Cifuentes, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Educational Technology.

Ernest T. Goetz, Ph.D., Professor, Director of Educational Research and Evaluation Laboratory. Text Comprehension and Memory, Learning and Study Strategies, Cognition and Instruction.

Robert Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Information Processing, Learning Disabilities, Research Measurement and Statistics, Study of Individual Differences.

Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., Lecturer. Gifted and Talented Education, Classroom Instruction, Organizational Change.

Stephanie Knight, Ed.D., Professor. Teaching Strategies, At-Risk Populations.

Oi-Man Kwok, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Multilevel Modeling, Error Structures.

James F. McNamara, Ph.D., Professor. Policy Research and Evaluation, Behavior Science Statistics, Academic Administration.

William R. Nash, Ed.D., Professor, Director, Institute for the Gifted and Talented, Specialization Coordinator of Intelligence, Creativity, and Giftedness. Creative Thinking Abilities, Gifted and Talented Education.

Susan J. Pedersen, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Educational Technology.

Bruce Thompson, Ed.D., Distinguished Professor, Specialization Coordinator of Research, Measurement, and Statistics. Measurement, Multivariate Statistics, Research Design.

Victor Willson, Ph.D., Professor.  Children's Intellectual Development, Cognitive Assessment, Educational Technology in Assessment, Longitudinal Models, Reading Development in Children.

Myeongsun Yoon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor.  Categorical data analysis, Measurement invariance, Psychometrics, Structural equation modeling.

Ronald D. Zellner, Ph.D., Associate Professor. Specialization Coordinator of Educational Technology, Interactive Multimedia, Creativity Assessment, Electronic Resources.

For further information contact Kristie Stramaski at 979-845-1833

 

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