Spring 2027

Research and Evaluation Paradigms in Curriculum and Instruction

Graduate course analyzing evaluation and research paradigms in curriculum and instruction, focusing on scientific knowledge assumptions and the link between inquiry, theory, and practice.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Thomas Popkewitz

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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CURRIC 714

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Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

THOMAS S POPKEWITZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Evaluation and research orientations
  • Scientific knowledge and explanation
  • Research orientation, methods of inquiry, theory, and practice

Skills

  • Analyzing differing orientations to evaluation and research
  • Examining assumptions, attitudes, and expectations regarding scientific knowledge, explanation, research orientation, methods of inquiry, theory, and practice

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CURRIC 714 · Spring 2027

Research and Evaluation Paradigms in Curriculum and Instruction

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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