Introducing a novel research based tool in teaching psychology in the A levels

PsyToolkit是一个用于心理学研究的专业软件包。该软件用于设计，编程和运行实验认知心理学中典型的心理实验（例如，对记忆、知觉、注意力的研究）。主申请人设计和开发了这一软件，作为研究项目的一部分，该项目获得了多个组织的资助（例如，实验心理学学会（Experimental Psychology Society）现在，我们的目标是在A-level的心理学教学中使用这个软件。目前，A级教师几乎没有机会使用具有PsyToolkit功能的软件，因此市场上存在真实的缺口。我们的目标是达到约150，000后心理学学生的潜在观众仅在英国，以及他们的老师，这个项目很可能有国际吸引力，以及。我们将设立一个网络服务器，提供PsyToolkit软件的网上版本，学生和教师将能够免费使用，以及一个网上论坛和帮助台、讲习班、小册子和网上录像文件（“录像”）。在赠款结束后，这项服务将在利兹大学和国家科学学习中心的支持下继续在线提供（可能会持续多年）。作为其中的一部分，我们还将探索用户反馈，以随着时间的推移改善服务。

PsyToolkit is a professional software package used in psychological research. The software is used for designing, programming, and running psychological experiments typical in experimental cognitive psychology (e.g., the study of memory, perception, attention). The main applicant has designed and developed this software as part of a research project which received funding from various organisations (e.g., from the Experimental Psychology Society). Now, we aim to use this software in teaching psychology at A-level. Currently, A-level teachers have little access to software with the functionality of PsyToolkit, so there is a real gap in the market. We aim to reach the potential audience of about 150,000 post-16 psychology students in the UK alone, as well as their teachers, and this project is likely to have international appeal as well. We will set up a web server providing an on-line version of the software PsyToolkit which students and teachers will be able to use free of cost, as well as an on-line forum and help desk, workshops, booklets, and on-line video documentation ("vodcasts"). After the grant is over, the service will continue (likely for many years to come) on-line with the support of the University of Leeds and the National Science Learning Centre. As part of this, we will also explore user feedback to improve the service over time.