A Novel Use of Portable Computers to Expand Research Experiences Beyond the Psychology Classroom

该项目的重点是加强心理学研究方法教学的新方法。本课程培养学生批判性思维、解决应用问题的能力，以及收集、分析和总结数据的能力。计算机通过减少设置实验和测试新假设所需的时间来促进这种培训。具有视频投影功能的工作站将使教师能够演示课堂演示，并逐步培训如何使用支持50多个不同实验的软件。这个项目非常划算，因为学校已经为每个学生提供了一台笔记本电脑。学生在课堂上学习的软件安装在他们自己的计算机上，有效地为每个学生提供了一个私人工作站，这使学生能够设计可以在宿舍、校园中心或现场进行的实验。

The project focusses on new ways to enhance the teaching of Research Methods in Psychology. This course develops skills in critical thinking, applied problem solving, and the ability to collect, analyze, and summarize data. Computers facilitate this training by reducing the time required for setting up experiments and testing new hypotheses. A workstation with video projection capabilities will enable the instructor to present classroom demonstrations as well as step-by-step training in the use of software that supports more than 50 different experiments. This project is unusually cost- effective because the university already provides a laptop computer to every student. The software that students learn about in the classroom is installed on their own computers, effectively resulting in a private workstation for each student This enables the students to design experiments that can be conducted in the dormitories, campus centers, or the field.