In Cognitive Studies in Education, students examine the cognitive mechanisms that underlie learning and thinking in school and non-school settings. The program trains students in basic theories of human cognition, the practice and interpretation of empirical cognitive and developmental research and how to use research to improve educational practices and develop innovative methods built around new technologies. Studies in cognitive, developmental and educational psychology, and computer science provide students with a valuable perspective on cognition and learning.
Degree Programs:
M.A. in Cognitive Studies in Education
Ed.M. in Cognitive Studies in Education
Ph.D. in Cognitive Studies in Education
Ed.D. in Cognitive Studies in Education
Developmental psychology focuses on the development of individuals across their lifespan within the context of family, peer groups, child-care and after-school programs, schools, neighborhoods, and larger communities and society. It considers the well-being of children, youth, and adults, vis-à-vis the cognitive, emotional, social, academic, and health domains. Our Program is concerned about disparities among groups (for example, gender, resources such as parental income and education, ethnicity, and immigrant status) as well as the ways in which equity among groups may be promoted. Our focus is the pathways through which such disparities emerge is a focus of inquiry, as well as the promotion of educational and societal strategies for ameliorating them. The Program stresses theory and research in the service of policy and practice.
Degree Programs:
M.A. in Psychology: Developmental
Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
The program in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics offers specialized training in test theory, test and instrument development and validation, program evaluation, and quantitative analysis of educational and psychological data.
Degree Programs:
M.S. in Applied Statistics
Ed.M. in Measurement and Evaluation
Ph.D. in Measurement and Evaluation
Ed.D. in Measurement and Evaluation
The curriculum of the Sociology and Education program emphasizes issues in urban education, including the social organization of urban schools and school systems, and the success or failure of urban schools in meeting the educational needs of the diverse populations they serve. The program faculty are actively engaged in the analysis and evaluation of educational policies and programs designed to serve educationally disadvantaged populations. An optional Policy Studies Concentration is available to students in the M.A. and Ed.M. degree programs.
Degree Programs:
M.A. in Sociology and Education
Ed.M. in Sociology and Education
Ph.D. in Sociology and Education
Ed.D. Sociology and Education
