Applied and Transformed Understanding in Introductory Psychology: Analysis of a Final Essay Assignment

Autor/in	Clark, Kevin M.
Titel	Applied and Transformed Understanding in Introductory Psychology: Analysis of a Final Essay Assignment
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 10 (2010) 3, S.41-57 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Course Content; Program Effectiveness; Psychology; Case Studies; Introductory Courses; Experience; Comprehension; Writing Assignments; Essays; Concept Formation; Critical Thinking; Undergraduate Study; Health Behavior; Social Influences; Psychological Patterns; Children; Child Rearing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursprogramm; Psychologie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Einführungskurs; Erfahrung; Verstehen; Verständnis; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Kritisches Denken; Grundstudium; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kindererziehung
Abstract	This paper describes a case study of the impact of the introductory psychology course on students' understanding of their life experiences and course-related ideas. Student responses to a final essay assignment were analyzed to construct composites for areas of applied and transformed understanding. Results are important for psychology teachers and general educators seeking to better understand the potential applicability of course concepts to students' lives. The study also has broader cross-disciplinary relevance in demonstrating the use of the final essay assignment for promoting concept application and reflection and for assessing the impact of our courses on student understanding. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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