Cognitive Science 301
Applied Cognitive Science and
Education
Fall 2006
Textbooks:
| Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| Aug 30 | What is this course
about? Course overview |
||
| Sept 1 | Neurodevelopmental
constructs lecture notes |
Chapter 1: Levine & Reed | |
| Sept 4 Labor Day | No class | ||
| Sept 6, 8 | Attention Sept 6 lecture notes Sept 8 lecture notes |
Chapter 2: Levine & Reed Optional reading: 1998 journal article on ADHD |
Two exercises on assessment and case studies |
| Sept 11, 13, 15 | Memory Sept 11, 13 lectures notes |
Chapter 3: Levine & Reed | Quiz #1 |
| Sept 18, 20, 22 | Spatial
Ordering and Temporal-sequential Ordering |
Chapter 4: Levine & Reed | Journal (2 students presenting on
Friday) William Krause & Charles (CJ) Robertson |
| Sept 25, 27, 29 | Language:
receptive Language: expressive | Chapter 5: Levine & Reed | Quiz #2 |
| Oct 2, 4, 6 | Motor Implementation Gross Motor function Fine motor and graphomotor function |
Chapter 6: Levine & Reed | Journal (2 students presenting on
Friday) Eric Smith & Monica Salas |
| Oct 9, 11, 13 | Higher Order Cognition (Part 1) (Part 2) | Chapter 7: Levine & Reed | Quiz #3 |
| Oct 16 Fall Break | No class | ||
| Oct 18, 20 | Social Ability | Chapter 8: Levine & Reed | Journal (2 students
presenting on Friday) Devin Merris-Coots & Vu Tran |
| Oct 23, 25, 27 | Reading Reading words Reading sentences, passages, assessment |
Chapter 9: Levine & Reed Chapter 6: Mooney and Cole |
Quiz #4 |
| Oct 30, Nov 1, 3 | Writing and Spelling Writing Writing II and Spelling |
Chapter 10: Levine & Reed |
Student-lead discussion and presentation on Reading, Writing, & Spelling (on Friday) |
| Nov 6, 8, 10 | In Class Assessment of Kathryn (WISC and Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement) due Nov 20 |
Chapter 4: Mooney and Cole |
Student-lead discussion and presentation on Taking notes (on Friday) |
| Nov 13, 15, 17 | Mathematics Mathematics assessment |
Chapter 11: Levine & Reed | Quiz #5 |
| Nov 20 | Student-lead discussion and presentation on Dominate Discussion | Chapter 5: Mooney and Cole |
Student-lead discussion and presentation on Dominate Discussion |
| Nov 22, 24 Thanksgiving |
No class | ||
| Nov 27 | Predispositions, Complications, and Mechanisms | Chapter 13: Levine & Reed | |
| Nov 29, Dec 1 | Approaches to Assessment | Chapter 14: Levine & Reed Chapters 8, 9: Mooney and Cole |
Student-lead discussion and presentation on Taking Exams (on Friday) |
| Dec 4, 6 last day of class |
Approaches to Management Educational Therapy - what is it? |
Chapter 15: Levine & Reed | |
| Dec 11 noon |
Final projects are due |