New Laboratory and Integrated Course Materials to Improve the Psychology Curriculum

该项目正在将当前的技术整合到心理学课程中，并显著扩大本科生可获得的实验室体验的范围，无论是专业还是非专业。它正在建立一个由30台PC组成的网络实验室。特别是，它正在调整国家科学基金会资助的几个项目提供的统计教学材料：达特茅斯学院的Chance项目(www.dartmailth.edu/~Chance/)和莱斯大学的“莱斯统计虚拟实验室”网站(www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html)，为学生探索统计概念提供一个互动环境。它还使用了俄亥俄大学(ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu/~wallace/class/demons.html)和西南密苏里州立大学(www.spresstat.smsu.edu)提供的行为统计小程序演示。该项目的第二个目标是开发和评价创新的因特网和Windows 95/98/NT教学模块，使用由毫秒软件公司(www.Millisecond.com)开发的实验创作软件“Inquiite”。这些单元将包括新的和经典的心理学实验的原创计算机演示、家庭作业和课堂活动。七门本科课程将把所要求的工作站和教学材料整合到讲座、演示、课堂作业和研究项目中。新实验室通过加强本科生现代心理学原理、方法和研究技能的教育，增强了心理学课程对学生学习的影响。对学生的好处包括培养对心理学家使用的科学方法的具体理解，以及增加计算机专业知识和信心，这对数量众多的女性心理学专业来说尤其重要。发展计划的最后一个方面包括评估和传播新教学方法的明确战略。教学模块和原创课程材料将免费分发。

This project is integrating current technology into the psychology curriculum and significantly expanding the range of laboratory experiences available to undergraduates, both majors and non-majors. It is establishing a networked laboratory of 30 PCs. In particular, it is adapting materials for the teaching of statistics that are available from several NSF-supported projects: Project Chance at Dartmouth College (www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/) and the "Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics" web site at Rice University (www.ruf.rice.edu/ ~lane/rvls.html) to provide an interactive environment for students to explore statistical concepts. It is also using the behavioral statistics applet demonstrations available at the University of Ohio (ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu/ ~wallace/class/demons.html) and Southwest Missouri State University (www.psychstat.smsu.edu). A second goal of the project entails development and evaluation of innovative Internet and Windows 95/98/NT instructional modules, using the experiment authoring software "Inquisit" developed by Millisecond Software (www.millisecond.com). These modules will include original computerized demonstrations of new and classic psychology experiments, homework assignments and in-class activities. Seven undergraduate courses will integrate the requested workstations and the instructional materials into lectures, demonstrations, class assignments and research projects. The new lab is boosting the impact of the psychology curriculum on student learning by enhancing the education of undergraduates in modem psychology principles, methods and research skills. Benefits to students include development of concrete understanding of the scientific methods used by psychologists and increased computer expertise and confidence, especially important for the large number of women psychology majors. The final aspect of the development plan includes a clear strategy for evaluation and dissemination of the new instructional methods. The instructional modules and original course materials will be freely distributed.