PSY 6170 - Applied Behavior Analysis in Education

This course is designed to teach principles of learning and behavior and the application of those principles to individual and classroom instruction for teachers, school psychologists, and other educational professionals. Also, this course provides information needed for planning effective, data-based classroom interventions. Further, it provides important basic knowledge for future courses in assessment, interventions, behavioral research methods, and school psychology practicum. It is expected that students will bring to class a basic entry knowledge of learning theory, with an emphasis on operant methodology.

Credits: 3 hrs.

Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.