Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number: EDF 6404
Course Title: Educational Statistics I
Course Credit Hours: 3
Instructor Name and Contact Information: Dr. Diane Bagwell, Visiting Instructor, University
of West Florida, College of Professional Studies, Department of Research and Advanced Studies
Office: Building 77 Room 109, Pensacola Campus, Phone: (850) 474-0718
Email: dbagwell1@uwf.edu
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Course Description: This course is designed as an entry level course in statistics and covers
both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques to solve applied research problems.
Emphasis is also placed on using statistical software packages and will cover the most widely
used statistical procedures in education.
Refer to the UWF Catalog at the http://uwf.edu/catalog/crs.htm link
Purpose of the Course:
The Empowered Person and Professional Taking Action and Making a Difference is
exemplified in EDF 6404 in the following characteristics: a) critical thinker, b) lifelong learner,
c) counselor/mentor, d) decision maker, e) problem solver, and f) ethical/moral professional. The
mission of the Ed. D. and Ed. S. programs at UWF is to prepare empowered professionals who
take action in administrative and leadership positions to conduct and evaluate applied research to
solve local, regional, and state education issues and problems.
Student Learning Outcomes: The SLOs for this core course (EDF 6404) in the Ed. D. and Ed.
S. Program of Study include the following: Students who successfully complete the program
Ed. D. or Ed. S. will be able to demonstrate the following:
Ed. D. & Ed. S. Program
EDF 6404 Course SLOs
Conceptual Framework
SLOs
Content: Effectively use
Generate output from SPSS
Lifelong Learner Decisionappropriate technologies to
procedures for specified
Maker Problem-Solver
support practices central to the statistical applications
areas of specialization
Project Management: Conduct Organize and analyze data
Counselor/Mentor Decisionhigh-quality applied research
sets; design original applied
Maker Problem-Solver
pertinent to local, regional,
research efforts
Critical thinker Lifelong
state, and national needs
Learner Ethical/Moral
Professional
Critical Thinking: Design,
Analyze specific data and
Decision-Maker Problemconduct, and evaluate
provide possible conclusions
Solver Critical thinker
educational and training
and recommendations.
programs
Integrity/Ethics: Conduct
Compare and contrast specific Ethical-Moral Professional
oneself in a manner that
statistical procedures within
Decision-Maker
embodies professional ethics
the social sciences
and ideals
Communication: Anticipate,
Develop skills for identifying Counselor/Mentor Decisionadapt to, and manage
and aligning hypotheses with
Maker Problem-Solver
educational and organizational appropriate statistics; use oral Ethical/Moral Professional
change
and written skills in
presentations of data results
Goals: Florida Subject Area Competencies & Skills: FELE Florida Educator Accomplished
Practices: (Professional) Reading Competencies: NA Sunshine State Standards: NA ESOL
Competencies: NA
Competency Alignment Matrix: Course Alignments by
Assessments, Outcomes, and Standards: Advanced Programs for Other School Personnel
EDF 6404
Educational Statistics
1
Midterm (Rubric)
Conceptual
Framework
Outcomes
Critical Thinker
Decision Maker
Problem Solvers
Ethical/Moral
Professional
NCATE
Standards
Final (Rubric)
Critical Thinker
Decision Maker
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 4
FELE Subject
Area
Competencies
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, Accountability
10, 12
Assessment
Ethical Leadership
Decision-Making
Technology
Community
Partnerships
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, Accountability
10, 12
Assessment
FEAPs
Program SLOs
Content Project
Management
Integrity
Communication
Critical Thinking
Content Project
Management
Problem Solvers
Ethical/Moral
Professional
Ethical Leadership Integrity
Decision-Making Communication
Technology
Critical Thinking
Community
Partnerships
Major Topics and Readings: The following topics and readings are listed here and
delineated on the course calendar: (Note – readings are from the course text)
I. Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 1)
II. Research Designs (Chapter 1)
III. Basic Statistics, Sampling Error, and Confidence Interval (Chapter 2)
IV. Basic Statistics, Sampling Error, and Confidence Interval (Chapter 2)
V. Hypothesis Testing: z test (Chapters 3)
VI. Hypothesis Testing: t Test (Chapter 3)
VII. Data Screening (Chapter 4)
VIII. Data Screening (Chapter 4)
IX. Independent Samples t Test (Chapter 5)
X. Eta squared, statistical power, Levene's test (Chapter 5)
XI. One-way ANOVA (Chapter 6)
XII. Post hoc tests (Chapter 6)
Tentative Schedule: EDF 6404: Educational Statistics I
Monday
Week 1
Jan. 7
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Reading: SPSS
instructions
Reading: Chap
1
Discussion
Introduction to
SPSS and eDesktop
Question #1
Due
Participation #1
Due Lab assign
#1 due
Discussion
Question #2
Due
Thought
Questions #2
due
participation #2
due
Lab assign #2
due
Begin Lab
assign #1
Week 2
Jan. 14
Thought
Questions #1 due
Reading:
Chap 1
Begin Lab
assign #2
Week 3
Jan. 21
Reading:
Chapter 2
Discussion
Begin Lab
assign #3
Question #3
Due
Thought
Questions #3 due
Participation #3
Due Lab assign
#3 due
Week 4
Reading Chap
2
Jan. 28
Discussion
Begin Lab
assign #4
Week 5
Feb. 4
Question #4
Due
Reading Chap3
Discussion
Begin Lab
assign #5
Week 6
Feb. 11
Thought
Questions #4 due
Participation #4
Due Lab assign
#4 due
Question #5
Thought
Questions #5 due
Participation #5
Due Lab assign
#5 due
Reading:
Chapter 3
Thought
Questions #6
due
Begin lab
assign #6
Discussion
Question #6
due
Participation #6
due
Lab assign #6
due
Week 7
Feb. 18
Reading:
Chapter 4
Begin working
on your
midterm
Week 8
Feb. 25
Midterm due
Reading Chap 4
Lab assign #7
due
Begin Lab
assign #7
Week 9
Mar. 4
Reading Chap 5
Discussion
Begin Lab
assign #8
Questions
#7 due
Week 10
Mar. 11
Participation #7
Due
Lab assign #8
due
No
Assignments
Spring
Break
Week 11
Reading Chap 5
Mar. 18
Discussion
Begin Lab
assign #9
Question #8
Thought
Question #7
Due
Participation
#8 Due
due
Lab assign #9
due
Week 12
Mar. 25
Reading
Chap 6
Begin Lab
assign # 10
Begin working
on final
assessment
Thought
Question #8 Due
Discussion
Question #9
due
Lab assign #10
due
Participation #9
due
Week 13
Apr. 1
Reading
Chap 6
Discussion
Question #10
due
Participation
#10 due
Week 14
Apr. 8
Begin
working on
Final
Assessment
Week
15
Apr. 15
Begin
working on
Final
Assessment
Week
16
Apr. 22
Final
Assessment
Due
Texts:
Required: Text and Materials: Students will need the following text and materials:
Warner, R. M. (2008) Applied Statistics (2nd. ed.) . Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.
Access to use of SPSS via software acquisition or the UWF E-Desktop.
Suggested:
(d) Campbell, D. and Stanley, J. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for
research. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
(e) Access to Internet and/or UWF library system for article acquisition.
Tutorial: SPSS Tutorial online Grading/Evaluation System:
Readings: Each week specific readings are assigned from text to align with the DQs and other
assignments for the week.
Thought Questions: Eight individual assignments are provided for specified weeks (see calendar)
for 5 points each. To receive full credit students must submit by the due date with a minimum of
250 words per thought question (2 pt deduction per day late).
Team Lab Assignments: Ten team lab assignments are provided for specified weeks (see calendar)
for 5 points each. To receive full credit students must submit by the due date with completed
analyses and write ups using SPSS. Teams may submit with all names attached to one
submission. This is a group assignment. All discussions regarding this assignment must take
place on the designated place in e-learning so they can be monitored. If a team member does not
participate in the discussions, that team member will receive no credit for the lab assignment.
Midterm Assessment: The midterm assessment will be available during week 8.
Discussion Questions: Ten discussion questions @ 5 pts each are assigned for the course (see
Discussion Link) to align with weekly topics. DQs must contain at least 150 words and at least
one reference per DQ response. (2 pt deduction per day for late responses).
Participation: Students will post one substantive response (minimum 100 words each) to peer
discussions per week to obtain 5 pts for participation each week.
Final Assessment: The final assessment will be distributed in week 14 and due in Week 15.
Assignments and Responsibilities: The following list of assignments and responsibilities for students
are presented here and on the course calendar:
(1) Readings each week…………………………………………………………
(2) Discussion Questions (DQs) 10 @ 5points each…………………………
0 points
50points
(3) Participation (Responses in Discussion Room) 10 @ 5 pts each…………….50points
(4) Midterm Assessment………………………………………………………….50 points
(5) Thought Questions 8 @ 5 points each …………………………………..
40 points
(6) Team Lab Assignments 10 @ 5points each ……………………….. ……
50 points
(7) Final Assessment…………………………………………………………… 60 points
Total
Grading Scale:
300 points
300-285=A
284-271=A-
270-260=B+ 259-249=B
248-238=B-
237-227=C+
226-216=C
215-205=C-
204-194=D+ 193-183=D
182-172=D-
Below 172=F
Special Technology Utilized by Students: Each UWF Student is expected to:
• activate a UWF ArgoNet email account
• access email two to three times weekly
• have basic word processing knowledge Optional Course Technology 100% of the course
work requires use of software available from an ArgoNet-enabled computer or equivalent.
Plagiarism Policy: (Word Format) | (PDF Format) | (RTF Format)
Student Handbook: (PDF Format)
Statement of the University Policy on Academic Conduct: The Student Code of Conduct sets
forth the rules, regulations and expected behavior of students enrolled at the University of West
Florida. Violations of any rules, regulations, or behavioral expectations may result in a charge of
violating the Student Code of Conduct. It is the student’s responsibility to read the Student Code
of Conduct and conduct themselves accordingly. You may access the current Student Code of
Conduct at http://www.uwf.edu/judicialaffairs.
Expectations for Academic Conduct/Plagiarism Policy: Academic Conduct Policy: (Web
Format) | (PDF Format) (RTF Format)
Assistance: Students with special needs who require specific examination-related or other
course-related accommodations should contact the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC),
sdrc@uwf.edu, 850.474.2387. SDRC will send an email to the instructor that specifies any
recommended accommodations.
UWF TurnItIn notice: UWF maintains a university license agreement for an online text
matching service called TurnItIn. At my discretion I will use the TurnItIn service to determine
the originality of student papers. If I submit your paper to TurnItIn, it will be stored in a
TurnItIn database for as long as the service remains in existence. If you object to this storage of
your paper:
1. You must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class.
2. I will utilize other services and techniques to evaluate your work for evidence of
appropriate authorship practices.