Honors Psychology Courses: A Workshop for High School Teachers

这个为期四周的夏季研讨会由得克萨斯州A M 大学将开设心理学强化课程 为32名教师提供新的AP心理学 程序. 该课程将涵盖所有领域通常包括 在大学心理学导论课程中， 强调研究方法，在神经心理学，认知， 和感觉/知觉。 额外的覆盖范围将包括 演示、实验、模拟和其他 可以用来说明原则的活动， 心理学现象;心理学的发展与利用 微型计算机实验室，作为辅助实验室或 高中课程的重要组成部分;使 性别和种族心理学的重要组成部分， 介绍课程; AP考试的形式和内容; 和关于规划在职活动的信息，包括 制作一个模范的在职荣誉计划 心理学 夏季研讨会的工作人员包括高 学校和大学的心理学教师， 内容专业知识，他们在教学方面的卓越表现，以及他们的 在职培训的技能。 来自学校和德克萨斯农工大学的匹配资金 占NSF拨款的14%。

This four-week summer workshop sponsored by Texas A&M University will provide an intensive course in psychology for 32 teachers who will be offering the new AP psychology program. The course will cover all areas typically included in a college introductory psychology course, with particular emphasis on research methods, in neuropsychology, cognition, and sensation/perception. Additional coverage will include demonstrations, experiments, simulations, and other activities that can be used to illustrate the principles and phenomena of psychology; the development and utilization of a microcomputer laboratory as an adjunct to or as a significant part of the high school course; making the psychology of gender and ethnicity a significant part of the introductory course; the format and content of the AP exam; and information on planning in-service activities, including production of a model in-service program for honors psychology. Staff for the summer workshop consists of high school and college psychology teachers selected for their content expertise, their excellence in teaching, and their skills in in-service training. Matchinig funds from the schools and Texas A&M University are 14% of the NSF grant.