Course: SED 690SC. Advanced Research in Science Education (3)
Prerequisites: SED 625SC; enrollment is restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Science Education degree program or with department permission. This is a required course for the Master of Arts degree in Science Education. Students examine research literature on science education and conduct original research. This is the second course of a three-course research sequence (SED 600, SED 690SC, and SED 697), in which students conduct classroom-based research. Discussion topics include applications of learning theory to science classrooms and collecting and analyzing data on student learning. Students apply what they learn to their research project.