WE ADVISE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO QUALIFY FOR DIVERSE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR FALL 2009 TO SEND US ALL THEIR MATERIALS BY JANUARY 10, 2009. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION.

AND Please click HERE for the Educational Psychology & Learning Systems Department application in MS Word.
(This is NOT the FSU application which can be found at other sites.)

Later due dates to send application materials are possible but consideration for FSU and College of Education Fellowships occurs early in 2009.

We DO consider applicants for Spring and Summer Semesters. Please contact us for more information.
 

Florida State University Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Educational Psychology Program Doctoral Program with Specialization in Learning and Cognition (Effective Spring Semester, 2009)

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The NEW Stone Building at Florida State University It's NOT the same old Stone Building! In Fall 2008, an entire new wing was added to the Stone Building and the original structure has undergone significant renovations. In February 2009, the Stone Building was awarded a 2008 Chapter Design Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Ms. Peggy Lollie, Program Assistant Department of  Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Stone Building Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453 Voice: (850) 644-4592 FAX:   (850) 644-8776 lollie@mail.coe.fsu.edu

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. RYAN ALTON WILKE!
Ryan successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Developmental Changes in Preservice Teachers’ Mental Models of Learning and Instruction" and graduated in August 2008. He continues as a Measurement and Evaluation Specialist with the Center for Interactive Media at FSU. Ryan's fourth article appeared (with Susan Carol Losh) in Action in Teacher Education.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. YING GUO!
Ying successfully defended her dissertation entitled "The Predictive Utility of Students’ Linguistic Skills and Teachers’ Knowledge and Their Class Practices in Students’ Reading Comprehension" on April 15th and graduated in August 2008. Ying moved to Ohio State University, Columbus for a post-doctorate fellowship in reading and education.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MARGARETA MARIA POP!
Margareta successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled "Teaching in the Eyes of Beholders: Preservice Teachers' Reasons for Teaching and Their Beliefs about Teaching" and graduated in April 2008. She is now an Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University teaching educational psychology and assessment.  Her article on Draw-A-Scientist studies with Susan Carol Losh and Ryan Wilke appeared in the May 2008 issue of the International Journal of Science Education.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. CRISSIE MAE GROVE!
Crissie successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled "The Importance of Values-Alignment Within a Role-Hierarchy For Increasing Teachers’ Motivation For Implementing Professional Development" and graduated in April 2008. Crissie became the Director of Assessment for Thomas University last Fall and is currently a post-doctoral fellow with the Association for Institutional Research.
 
 

The doctoral program in Learning and Cognition, part of Educational Psychology, established in 1970, is sponsored and administered by the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (College of Education) at Florida State University.  Our program is designed to train research-oriented doctoral  students who are conversant with current theory and research, and who are highly competent in methodological and statistical research skills.  Students who complete their doctorates in our program become university faculty, executives in school systems, and independent researchers in military, government, or private industry settings. We offer a unique instructional blend of theoretical perspectives and professional training, and we train students to address researchable problems with direct implications for present and future instruction in the classroom and workplace. Our program draws on the internationally recognized resources of the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, the College of Education, and Florida State University, designated a Research I University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Our students come from many different backgrounds and thrive in the diversity in our program.
CLICK HERE to see some of our current students.

Our resources include an in-building computer center housed in the Stone Building, which added a brand new wing in Fall 2008 and has undergone terrific renovations, and the large and diverse Learning Systems Institute is a short walk to the south. The new Florida State University Medical School is directly across the street as is the Department of Psychology. The Association for Institutional Research has its national headquarters in Tallahassee. Our  Educational Psychology program is also the center of applied methodological and statistical training on the FSU campus.

This year, we are pleased to announce that the Educational Psychology Graduate Program at Florida State University was rated 24th among all such programs in the United States by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2009.

However, we consider the collegial relations among our faculty and graduate students to be our strongest resource. Students and faculty actively collaborate on developing courses and teaching them, consulting with educational systems at all levels, consulting with government, the military, and private industry, and conducting research, presenting the results, and writing for publication. We also offer many opportunties for leadership to graduate students.

We're an exciting place to be! We invite you to join us!
 
 

SOME RECENT DOCTORAL DISSERTATION TOPICS

• Burnout in new teachers in urban settings
• Cognitive factors and reading achievement
• Stability and change in mental models of teaching and learning among preservice teachers
• Motivation to become a teacher
• Motivation and commitment to post-collegiate training among inservice teachers
• How accommodations influence standardized test performance among disabled students
• Motivation among "at-risk" students
• Teaching as an occupation: beliefs and attitudes about the job
• How collaboration in concept mapping can influence learner outcomers

Susan Carol Losh
June 1 2009
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