Active Learning in a Child Psychology Course: Observing Play Behavior at a Children's Museum

Autor/inn/en	Kingery, Julie Newman; Gaskell, Margaret E.; Toner, Shana R.; Rice, Stacey E.; Gray, Melissa L.; Milligan, Jesse A.; Milmoe, Maureen H.
Titel	Active Learning in a Child Psychology Course: Observing Play Behavior at a Children's Museum
Quelle	In: Psychology Learning and Teaching, 17 (2018) 2, S.209-218 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-7257
DOI	10.1177/1475725718762732
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Child Psychology; Play; Museums; Childrens Art; Developmental Psychology; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Undergraduate Students; Field Experience Programs; Pretests Posttests; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Kinderpsychologie; Spiel; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Entwicklungspsychologie; Praxisnahes Lernen; Schulleistung
Abstract	The primary goal of this paper is to describe an innovative active learning experience (i.e., class trip to a children's museum) aimed at expanding child psychology students' knowledge of the developmental benefits of play. A secondary goal is to present preliminary data about the impact of this experience on students' learning by examining scores of a pre/post knowledge assessment for students who went to the museum (N = 30; 27 female) and a comparison group who did not (N = 31; 29 female). Students who visited the museum demonstrated significantly greater improvement on the knowledge assessment relative to the comparison group. In response to an open-ended question, trip group students indicated that the museum experience helped them to better understand the role of play in children's development and ways in which play behavior varies by age. Limitations of the empirical results related to the sample characteristics, scope of the knowledge assessment, and the nature of the museum trip are highlighted, along with a call for more rigorous future research on this topic. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01