Exposure to the Fields of Psychology: Evaluation of an Introductory Psychology Project

Autor/inn/en	Maynard, Amanda M.; Maynard, Douglas C.; Rowe, Kirsten A.
Titel	Exposure to the Fields of Psychology: Evaluation of an Introductory Psychology Project
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 31 (2004) 1, S.37-40 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Psychology; Psychologists; Introductory Courses; Student Attitudes; Test Results; Student Interests; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Psychologie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Einführungskurs; Schülerverhalten; Studieninteresse; Wissensbasis
Abstract	We evaluated a project designed to expose introductory psychology students to the fields of psychology. We created this project to foster student learning about the various fields of psychology, careers that psychologists have, the psychology program on their campus, and courses available at their home institution. Evaluative data included knowledge of the definitions of the fields, measured at 3 time points, as well as students' self-reported reactions. Results indicated that students found the project interesting and would recommend it for future classes. More important, knowledge tests revealed significant increases in knowledge that persisted over a 4-week period. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10