REU Site: Increasing Science Education through the Study of Scientific Psychology

该项目为俄克拉荷马州立大学的12名本科生提供了为期8周的心理学暑期强化教育研究体验。智力优势-学生学习研究过程的方方面面，包括假设的形成、科学文献的整合和分析、研究设计、数据收集、数据分析以及研究结果的口头和书面陈述。学生加入无脊椎动物学习、儿童认知和社会发展、成人认知、个性和语言习得等领域的研究团队，并在教师导师的咨询下开展自己的独立项目。学生每周参加研讨会，重点是统计学、研究方法和为研究生院申请程序做准备。为了最大限度地接触到多个研究领域，他们参加了教师导师介绍他们的研究的研讨会。最后，学生与研究生导师结对，他们自己也是高中生的导师。学生们在为期一天的公开小型会议上展示他们的工作，为REU体验画上句号。更广泛的影响--该项目将研究和教育融为一体。REU学者学习了进行研究的步骤，也接受了所提到的各种主题的指导。许多学生在专业会议上陈述他们的项目。招聘程序确定哪些学生将从这种类型的体验中受益最大。学生是特意招收的，否则他们可能没有机会进行独立的研究项目。传播活动包括网站、会议和对高中生的演示。学生在短时间内获得了大量的经验。这使他们成为更有能力的科学家和更好的科学消费者。此外，这些学生将他们的知识和激情带回了他们的社区，从而影响了许多人的生活。

This project provides 12 undergraduates with an intensive eight-week summer educational research experience in psychology at Oklahoma State University. Intellectual Merit - Students learn all aspects of the research process, including hypothesis formulation, integration and analysis of scientific literature, study design, data collection, data analysis, and oral and written presentation of findings. Students join research teams in the areas of invertebrate learning, children's cognitive and social development, adult cognition, personality, and language acquisition and conduct their own independent projects in consultation with a faculty mentor. Students attend weekly seminars focused on statistics, research methods, and preparing for the graduate school application process. To maximize exposure to multiple areas of research, they attend seminars in which faculty mentors present their research. Finally, students are paired with graduate student mentors and serve as mentors themselves to high school students. Students present their work at a one-day public mini conference that caps off the REU experience. Broader Impacts - The project integrates research and education. The REU scholars are taught the steps to conduct research and also receive instruction in a variety of topics mentioned. Many students present their projects at professional meetings. Recruitment procedures identify students who would benefit the most from this type of experience. Students are purposely recruited who might not have otherwise had the chance to undertake an independent research project. Dissemination activities include a website, conferences, and a presentation to high school students. Students gain an immense amount of experience in a short time. This makes them more competent scientists, and better consumers of science. Moreover, these students take their knowledge and passion back to their communities, thus affecting many lives.