The Development of Laboratory Courses in Experimental Psychology, Including Use of a Shared Computer Laboratory Facility

迈克尔·伦纳 DUE 9551430 West Chester U of Pennsylv 1995财政年度35，422美元宾夕法尼亚州西切斯特19383 ILI -仪器 项目名称： 心理学 实验教学中实验课程的开发 心理学，包括使用共享计算机实验室 设施 虽然心理学是一门经验学科，但在西切斯特， 在大学获得直接的、亲身实践的心理学原理的经验。 拟议的项目将在实验心理学的四门核心课程中的每一门课程中实施实验室组成部分。 实验室课程的开发正在进行中，新课程的开幕式将与该部门获得的一座新装修的建筑物相吻合。 国家科学基金会的支持，要求配备一个共享的计算机实验室，适当的教学软件，并获得一些基本设备，建立这些教学实验室。 该设备包括一个实验室大鼠笼架、一个操作条件反射装置和一个通用视频跟踪系统。 共用计算机实验室将包括25个学生工作站和一个教师工作站（将作为实验室内对等本地网络的文件服务器），能够投影视频或计算机图像，供全班观看。 通过视频投影系统促进组数据收集、数据分析和教程。 共享的计算机实验室也将作为独立学生研究和其他课程的资源，包括统计学，研究设计和认知心理学。

Michael J. Renner DUE 9551430 West Chester U of Pennsylv FY1995 $ 35,422 West Chester, PA 19383 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Psychology Title: The Development of Laboratory Courses in Experimental Psychology, Including Use of a Shared Computer Laboratory Facility Although psychology is an empirical discipline, there are too few opportunities for psychology majors at West Chester University to obtain direct, hands-on experience with psychological principles. The proposed project will implement a laboratory component in each of four core courses within experimental psychology. Development of laboratory courses is underway, and inauguration of the new courses will coincide with the department's acquisition of a newly renovated building. NSF support is requested for equipping a shared computer laboratory,with appropriate instructional software,and acquiring some of the basic equipment for establishing these teaching laboratories. This equipment includes one rack of cage housing for laboratory rats, an operant conditioning apparatus, and a general purpose video tracking system. The shared computer laboratory would consist of 25 student workstations and an instructor's station (which will act as file server for a peer-to-peer local network within the laboratory), capable of projecting video or computer images for viewing by the entire class. Group data collection, data analysis, and tutorials are facilitated by the video projection system. The shared computer laboratory would also serve as a re.source for independent student research and other courses, including statistics, research design, and cognitive psychology.