Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details. This course provides instruction and laboratory experience in developing skills and understanding in the use of visual design in the classroom. This course continues the instruction and laboratory experience in developing skills and understanding in the use of visual design in the classroom as introduced in EDU 201. It explores the development of scope and sequence of art and examines various kinds of curriculum.
Further emphasis is given to discipline-based art education.
This course evaluates and develops skills in the various art and craft media best suited for self-expression of the child at specific stages of development. This course provides an overview of the functions of the educational profession. Historical and philosophical development of educational theory and practice in America from the beginning to the present will aid the student in examining current issues in education. A study is made of the processes of education, including such topics as learning, motivation, human growth and development, individual differences, evaluation of achievement, personality, and techniques of studying education. A study of education measuring devices including test construction and standardization, as well as test data interpretation and application.