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Measuring meaningful learning in introductory psychology: The IPI student learning outcomes
Transforming introductory psychology: Expert advice on teacher training, course design, and student success, pp.57-80
American Psychological Association
01/01/2022
Abstract
The promise of introductory psychology as a high-impact experience can weigh heavily on an instructor, leaving us with two essential questions: Because the course entails a daunting amount of information about psychological science, where and how should we focus? This chapter provides some background about the role of student learning outcomes (SLOs) and assessment, specifically as those concepts apply to the introductory psychology course. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of the national push toward SLOs to set the stage for the main purpose of this chapter: to outline an overarching set of SLOs that can be broadly useful for designing and scaffolding the introductory psychology course. The task force carefully considered what types of content, skills, and values should cut across contexts. The chapter provides a rationale for the selection of specific SLOs and key themes that emerged from those discussions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create)
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- Title
- Measuring meaningful learning in introductory psychology
- Publication Details
- Transforming introductory psychology: Expert advice on teacher training, course design, and student success, pp.57-80
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association; Washington, DC, US
- Copyright
- © American Psychological Association 2022
- Identifiers
- 99380468036306600
- Academic Unit
- Usha Kundu, MD College of Health; Psychology
- Language
- English