Inquiry-Based Laboratories with a Biobehavioral Emphasis for Introductory Psychology

以生物行为为重点的探究式心理学导论实验室

• 批准号: 0310540
• 负责人: Marie Balaban
• 金额: $ 9.99万
• 依托单位: Eastern Oregon University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0310540&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Inquiry; Based; Laboratories; Biobehavioral; Emphasis

(71) Psychology, Biological AspectsIn this project, we are improving the introductory level psychology curriculum by equipping a laboratory for experimental and psycho-physiological studies. Our objectives are to increase students' interest in and understanding of psychology as a research-based field, to improve students' quantitative preparation and to provide opportunities for use of technology, and -- for majors and minors -- to enhance students' readiness for advanced courses by practice with key concepts of experimental design and familiarity with descriptive data analysis. The objectives of enhancing students' methodological and quantitative skills are in keeping with national pedagogical emphases on critical thinking and stronger preparation in scientific and technological areas. We are introducing active, inquiry-based laboratory experiences for students at the introductory level. The questions posed to the students are taken from various content areas within psychology. We are also making use of recently published experiments in psychology by Hock ("Forty Studies that Changed Psychology," NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2002) and the collection of experiments developed for use in the E-Prime software system. However, the one theme that is consistently being carried across areas is the relation between biology and behavior. Few universities include laboratory sections in psychology at the introductory level. We model our project on the introductory course sequence and laboratory sections used at Reed College and are adapting their approach for the student population at Eastern Oregon. Although we have different student populations, we have similar goals of increasing interest in research-based psychology and improving students' facility with quantitative and methodological skills. This project also matches our university's initiative to enhance training related to biotechnology as well as its overall goal of being a quality student-centered public liberal arts institution.

(71)心理学，生物学方面在这个项目中，我们正在通过装备实验室和心理生理学研究来改进入门级心理学课程。我们的目标是提高学生的兴趣和心理学作为一个以研究为基础的领域的理解，提高学生的定量准备，并提供使用技术的机会，并-为专业和未成年人-通过实践与实验设计的关键概念和熟悉描述性数据分析，提高学生的准备先进的课程。提高学生的方法和数量技能的目标符合国家教学对批判性思维和加强科学技术领域准备的重视。我们正在为入门级的学生介绍积极的，基于探究的实验室体验。向学生提出的问题来自心理学的各个内容领域。 我们还利用了Hock最近发表的心理学实验（“Forty Studies that Changed Psychology，”NJ：Prentice-Hall，2002）和为E-Prime软件系统开发的实验集合。 然而，生物学和行为之间的关系是一个贯穿各个领域的主题。很少有大学在心理学入门阶段开设实验室。我们以里德学院的入门课程序列和实验室部分为模型，并将其方法应用于东俄勒冈州的学生群体。 虽然我们有不同的学生群体，但我们有相似的目标，即提高对研究型心理学的兴趣，提高学生的定量和方法技能。这个项目也符合我们大学的倡议，以加强与生物技术相关的培训，以及其整体目标是成为一个优质的以学生为中心的公共文科院校。