A Computerized Laboratory to Enhance Undergraduate Psychology Education and Research

加强本科心理学教育和研究的计算机化实验室

• 批准号: 9751113
• 负责人: Brian Cronk
• 金额: $ 4.44万
• 依托单位: Missouri Western State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 2000-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9751113&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computerized; Laboratory; Enhance; Undergraduate; Psychology

The college offers a strong program in experimental psychology and related courses. Over the past decade, psychology students have made more presentations, and earned more awards, in the Missouri Academy of Science undergraduate paper competitions than students from any other college in the state, regardless of discipline. In recent years, the focus of the program has started to shift to more computer-assisted instruction. All psychology majors now receive training in the use of electronic mail, word processors, spreadsheets, web-browsers (e.g., Netscape), and basic statistical analysis software. In addition, students have been placing their independent projects on the college's World Wide Web server. In the past, although the college had limited computer resources available for both in-class and independent use, those resources were heavily taxed and shared with all other departments on campus. Moreover, the computer laboratories did not have the required software or technical support for conducting statistical analysis or for data collection. This project develops a comprehensive computerized laboratory that allows students to integrate better the computer skills they learn into their current academic work, their future professional work, and their future scientific endeavors. This laboratory allows an increase in both the amount and quality of research that is produced by our undergraduate students. The skills acquired in this laboratory should give students the technical knowledge required for critical thinking in modern society. A further goal is to increase the communication among undergraduate researchers through the use of modern technology. The project creates a 17-station teaching/research laboratory where students can learn and practice all steps of the scientific research process. This objective is accomplished through four components: Basic Research Skills, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, and Simulation and Demonstration. These four components should enhance the psychology students' already exceptional record of independent research and promote enthusiasm for careers in science. *

该学院在实验心理学和相关课程方面提供了强大的课程。 在过去的十年里，心理学专业的学生在密苏里州科学院的本科论文比赛中做了更多的演讲，赢得了更多的奖项，而不是来自该州任何其他学院的学生，无论学科如何。 近年来，该计划的重点已经开始转向更多的计算机辅助教学。 所有心理学专业的学生现在都接受使用电子邮件、文字处理器、电子表格、网络浏览器（例如，Netscape），以及基本的统计分析软件。 此外，学生们还把他们的独立项目放在学院的万维网服务器上。 在过去，虽然学院有有限的计算机资源可供在课堂上和独立使用，这些资源是沉重的税收和共享与校园内的所有其他部门。 此外，计算机实验室没有进行统计分析或收集数据所需的软件或技术支持。 该项目开发了一个全面的计算机化实验室，使学生能够更好地将他们所学的计算机技能融入他们目前的学术工作，未来的专业工作和未来的科学努力。 这个实验室允许在这是由我们的本科生产生的研究的数量和质量的增加。 在这个实验室获得的技能应该给学生在现代社会批判性思维所需的技术知识。 另一个目标是通过使用现代技术增加本科研究人员之间的交流。 该项目创建了一个17站的教学/研究实验室，学生可以学习和实践科学研究过程的所有步骤。 这一目标是通过四个组成部分：基本研究技能，统计分析，数据收集，模拟和演示。 这四个组成部分应该提高心理学学生已经独立研究的特殊记录，并促进对科学事业的热情。 *