Annotated Bibliography on the Teaching of Psychology: 2001

Abstract

This bibliography is a continuation of those previously published in Teaching of Psychology (e.g., Berry & Daniel, 1984; Fulkerson & Wise, 1987; Johnson & Schroder, 1997; Wise & Fulkerson, 1996). We maintained similar search methods and criteria for inclusion that were used in previous bibliographies. We also continued the cumulative numbering of the items. To help the reader locate relevant articles we arranged items into a small number of subject categories. Generally, if fewer than three items fell into a specific subject category they were relegated to a category labeled miscellaneous.

Real-Life Contexts in Learning Games

“…Intheirreviewofcontextacrossanumberofdomains, EdwardsandMiller(2007,p.266)identified fiveprinciplefieldsengagedinthedebateandstudyofcontext:socio-culturalpsychology,applied linguistics,socialanthropology,socialstudiesofscience,andorganisationalstudies. Johnson(2002) addsthescientificsphereofneuroscience,drawingonprinciplesfrombiologyandphysics.Inaddition tothesecoreareas,studyhasbeenundertakenintocontextappliedspecificallytolearnersandstudy, knownaslearningcontext(anddrawnfromsomeoftheprinciplesfromthecoredomains).…”

“…).Throughthesesharedactivitiesstudentsmight generateacommonvocabularyandcommonmethods;thecontextbeingtheplatformonwhichthese developmentscantakeplace(p.82). Johnson(2002) Hansman(2001,p.45)concludes"realworldcontexts,wheretherearesocialrelationshipsandtools,makethebestlearningenvironments". Kolb(1984)lookedatthesereal-worldcontextsinadifferentway:seeingthesamelearningvaluein themasLave,butusingthemasexperienceswithinformaleducation;applyingexistingknowledgeto areal-lifecontext.Drawingonearliertheorists,Kolbconstructedanexperientiallearningcyclethat describesacontinualloopoftestingoutknowledgeinarealcontext(applyingit),thenreflectingon thesuccessorfailureofthisexperience(whichgeneratesnewknowledge),thenre-applyingthisnew knowledgetoarealcontext,andsoonthroughtheloop.ItiseasytoapplyKolb'scycletofamiliar experiences:playingcomputergames,forexample,ofteninvolvestryingtocompletealevel,orfight anopponent,orsolveapuzzle.Bytryingonetack,failing,reflecting,thentryinganewapproach, andcontinuingtotrynewapproacheseachtime(buildingonthepreviousattempts)untilwesucceed, weareengaginginexperientiallearning.…”