专注于博士学位的学习，认知，指导和发展。在教育计划中，学生可以进行课堂和其他环境下的学与教研究。在这种集中度下，鼓励跨学科研究，其重点是：人们如何思考，如何传播知识，如何获得理解，人类如何在学习环境中发展以及有效教学的要素。我们帮助学生发展广泛的知识和研究技能基础，以设计和研究在现实世界学习环境中改善学与教的方法。学生专注于一个学习领域，但了解一个或多个其他领域，从而使他们能够开发更强大的教育干预措施和研究设计。
The concentration in Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development within the Ph.D. in Education program prepares students to carry out research on learning and teaching in classrooms and other settings. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged within this concentration, which focuses on: how people think, how knowledge is conveyed, how understanding is acquired, how human beings develop in learning environments, and the ingredients of effective teaching. We help our students to develop the broad base of knowledge and research skills needed to design and investigate methods of improving learning and teaching in real-world learning environments. Students specialize in one area of study but learn about one or more other areas, allowing them to develop stronger educational interventions and research designs.