REU Site: Psychology Research Experience Program

这是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校心理学系心理学研究体验项目(PREP)正在进行的REU网站。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校心理学系的教职员工有很高的资质和积极性来进行这个项目，这从之前六年的准备结果中得到了证明；此外，该系和大学都提供了非常适合和支持这个REU网站的环境和资源。该网站已经享有很高的声誉，吸引了大量的申请者。智力价值。心理学研究体验计划(PREP)为来自历史上代表性不足的人群--种族和少数民族、低收入者和第一代大学生--的本科生提供密集的科学研究和专业发展指导和经验，他们对科学心理学的职业表现出了兴趣。在教学上，PREP是在社会建构主义学习模式的框架内设计的。学生们以团队的形式参加广泛的活动，因此，他们将合作产生的结果/好处内化。它的特点是平衡了有指导的实验室研究和科学指导、专业发展和网络机会的课程。更广泛的影响。这个项目的明确动机是解决有充分记录的成就差距，目标人群的成员(1)申请心理学博士课程，(2)成功完成博士培训的比例远远低于他们在总体人口中的比例。Prep将丰富的研究经验与专业发展和网络方面的培训相结合，旨在使参与该项目的学生具备在学术心理学领域取得成功所必需的技能。因此，它希望扩大代表不足的群体在心理科学的许多分支中的参与。

This is an on-going REU Site at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Psychology: Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP). The faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are highly qualified and motivated to conduct this project, as evidenced by the results from six prior years of PREP; in addition, both the department and university provide environments and resources that are excellently suited for and supportive of this REU site. The site already has a great reputation and attracts a large number of applicants.Intellectual Merit.The Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) provides intensive mentoring and experience in scientific research and in professional development to undergraduates from historically underrepresented populations -- racial and ethnic minorities, low-income, and first generation college students -- who have expressed and demonstrated an interest in a career in scientific psychology. Pedagogically, PREP has been designed within the framework of social constructivist models of learning. The students participate in a broad range of activities in teams, and as a consequence, they internalize the outcomes/benefits produced by working together. It features a balance of mentored laboratory research and a curriculum of scientific instruction, professional development, and networking opportunities. Broader Impacts.The explicit motivation of this program is to address the well-documented achievement gap whereby members of the targeted populations (1) apply to PhD programs in psychology and (2) successfully complete their doctoral training in proportions far lower than their representation in the overall population. PREP's combination of intensive research experience and training in professional development and networking is designed to equip its participating students with the skills that are necessary for a successful career in academic psychology. Thus, it expects to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in many branches of the psychological sciences.