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organization,  planning,  and  operation  of  a  pupil  service  program
               designed to serve specific needs of children.

               EDUC    509    ORGANIZATION  AND  ADMINISTRATION  OF  PUPIL
               SERVICES
               Prerequisites:   None
               Credits: 3
               A  study  of  the  organization  and  administration  of  Pupil  Service
               Programs is undertaken. Emphasis is placed on the total program of
               pupil services as designed to serve the student, with attention paid to
               the interlocking aspects of
               the total program of pupil services.

               EDUC    510    EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATIONS
               Prerequisites:   None
               Credits: 3
               Distinguishing performance and achievement behaviors of students is
               the focus of this course. The basic concepts of quantifying behavior;
               validity, reliability, norms, and methods of expressing performance and
               achievement scores statistically are reviewed.  The course emphasizes
               standardized  and  non-standardized  instruments,  methods  of
               communicating  test  results,  and  instructional  planning.    In  addition,
               candidates  learn  to  disaggregate  standardized  test  data  to  align
               classroom instruction, curriculum, assessment, and learning activities.
               Students explore statistical packages to test the significance of data

               EDUC    511    CULTURAL DEPRIVATION AND EDUCATION
               Prerequisites:   None
               Credits: 3
               The course consists of current studies relating to the effects of cultural
               deficiencies  on  learning  and  alleviation  techniques  as  they  relate  to
               school  and  community  resources,  social  agencies,  and  institutions.
               Effort is made to propose action programs of a developmental nature.

               EDUC    513    PRE-SCHOOL      EDUCATION      AND      THE
               DISADVANTAGED
               Former course number   512   Prerequisites:   None
               Credits: 3
               This course explores various intervention approaches involving school,
               home,  and  community  designed  to  help  disadvantaged  children



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