Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments

Rittle, Robert H.

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“…The training goal, educational mode and assessment standard have been programmed and systematized. For example, Rittle [6] suggested integrating the education of computer literacy in the course of psychology. Undergraduates in a research design course were taught to program microcomputers for the control of experimental tasks.…”

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An Adaptive Learning Mode of “Public Psychology” Based on Creative Thinking with Virtual Simulation Technology

Shen

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the teaching of psychology in college has become especially important, posting higher requirements on the teaching content and purpose of the course of psychology. Nowadays, the traditional course of public psychology in college only focuses on the prevention and correction of psychological problems among college students, but educators ignore the importance of teaching students to understand psychological problems through relevant courses, making it impossible to achieve the expected effect of mental health education for students. Colleges should apply the notion of positive mental health education in the course of public psychology designed for college students. Students can better adapt to the society only when they have sound mental quality. According to requirement of “the zone of proximal development” a conceptual framework of the course was established in this study based on adaptation theory in which students are encouraged to think independently, as required by and an autonomous learning situation was created for students with psychological problems. At the same time, the education and teaching programming software named Scratch was adopted and integrated in the virtual simulated experimental teaching system of psychology. The integrated teaching system included the management of psychological teaching software, the monitoring of psychological experimental process, the query and analysis of psychological experimental data and the management of academic experimental resources, forming an integrated teaching environment with adaptive learning functions. In the end, the ant colony algorithm was used to mine a learning mode that is commensurate with the learner’s knowledge level, meets the learner’s resource preferences and satisfies the learner’s needs for learning activities, and this learning mode was identified as the best application mode for the learning of public psychology. It was revealed in practice that the adaptive learning mode of psychology based on virtual simulation technology can improve students’ learning initiative for the course of public psychology and increase their independent innovation ability.

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An Adaptive Learning Mode of “Public Psychology” Based on Creative Thinking with Virtual Simulation Technology

Shen

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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“…However, given that many experiments (particularly those on human cognition) are conducted on computer, it is important to train students to use computers to conduct research. Others have discussed the possibility of enhancing research methodology courses through the use of computers (e.g., Goolkasian, 1985;Peden, 1987;Rittle, 1990); however, this article provides a specific template for creating such a course including experiment and software suggestions. We derived this template from our experience developing and teaching a computer-based research methods course in human cognition at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.…”

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Converting an Experimental Laboratory Course from Paper and Pencil to Computer

Hamilton

Geraci²

2004

Teaching of Psychology

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This article provides suggestions for developing a laboratory-based research methods course using computers. We describe important considerations for creating this type of course including selecting software, choosing experiments, and teaching students with different levels of computer skill. We also include 3 model projects that required increasing methodological and programming knowledge. The ultimate goal of the course was to have students submit a final project that they designed, ran, and programmed independently.

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Annotated Bibliography on the Teaching of Psychology: 1990

Wise

Fulkerson

1991

Teaching of Psychology

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This bibliography is a continuation of those published by Berry and Daniel (1984, 1985), Daniel (1981a, 1981b), Fulkerson and Wise (1987, 1990), Fulkerson, Wise, and Ancelet (1988), Johnson and Daniel (1974), Morgan and Daniel (1983), Mosley and Daniel (1982), and Wise and Fulkerson (1986, 1989). Search methods, criteria for inclusion, and other considerations were similar to those used previously. We have also continued the cumulative numbering practice of previous bibliographies. We have included a number of pre-1990 citations not listed in previous bibliographies because we continue to terminate our search in June. A noteworthy observation about this year's bibliography concerns the increase in the number of articles reporting research on college teaching in general and on the education of women, minorities, and nontraditional students in particular.

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Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments

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An Adaptive Learning Mode of “Public Psychology” Based on Creative Thinking with Virtual Simulation Technology

An Adaptive Learning Mode of “Public Psychology” Based on Creative Thinking with Virtual Simulation Technology

Converting an Experimental Laboratory Course from Paper and Pencil to Computer

Annotated Bibliography on the Teaching of Psychology: 1990

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