Active Learning in Psychology Core Courses

心理学核心课程的主动学习

• 批准号: 0126976
• 负责人: Danuta Bukatko
• 金额: $ 7.31万
• 依托单位: College of the Holy Cross
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-03-15 至 2006-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0126976&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Active; Learning; Psychology; Core; Courses

Psychology - Cognitive (73)This project is creating an interactive computer-based classroom for the teaching of core content courses in psychology. We are building on our previous success in revamping the Statistics and Research Methods courses, which now use exploratory computer exercises to encourage active, collaborative learning of fundamental concepts. In the present project, we are applying similar methods to incorporate a hands-on, research-based approach to the teaching of Developmental Psychology and Sensation and Perception. We are doing this by adapting materials developed primarily at Pennsylvania State University - Erie for use in our Developmental Psychology course. We are also adapting materials developed at the University of California - Riverside and Skidmore College to our course on Sensation and Perception. Our goals in this project are to (1) create a more interactive classroom environment in courses that in the past were often taught by lecture, (2) continue the emphasis on developing students' research skills that begins in Introductory Psychology and our Statistics/Research Methods sequence, and (3) guide students to focus on methodology as they critically evaluate scientific research findings. We are equipping a new computer laboratory/ classroom with 31 seats and software. In addition, this project includes a plan for assessing the impact of students' experiences in the interactive classroom on their mastery of course content, as well as their interest in and attitudes toward science. Upon completion of this grant, we will also encourage and assist other department faculty in the development of similar materials for other core courses within the department.

心理学-认知(73)这个项目正在创建一个基于计算机的互动课堂，用于教授心理学的核心内容课程。我们正在改进以往成功的统计和研究方法课程，这些课程现在使用探索性的计算机练习来鼓励积极、合作地学习基本概念。在目前的项目中，我们正在应用类似的方法，将实践的、基于研究的方法纳入发展心理学和感觉与知觉的教学。我们通过改编主要在宾夕法尼亚州立大学-伊利分校开发的材料来实现这一点，以用于我们的发展心理学课程。我们还在调整加州大学河滨分校和斯基德莫尔学院开发的材料，以适应我们关于感觉和知觉的课程。我们在这个项目中的目标是(1)在过去通常通过课堂讲授的课程中创造一个更具互动性的课堂环境，(2)继续强调从心理学入门和我们的统计/研究方法序列开始发展学生的研究技能，以及(3)引导学生在批判性地评估科学研究成果时专注于方法论。我们正在为一个新的计算机实验室/教室配备31个座位和软件。此外，该项目还包括一项计划，用于评估学生在互动课堂上的经历对他们掌握课程内容的影响，以及他们对科学的兴趣和态度。在完成这笔拨款后，我们亦会鼓励和协助其他系的教职员为系内的其他核心课程开发类似的教材。