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Teaching, Learning and Assessing in a Developmentally Coherent Curriculum
APA Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Strengthening the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Psychological Science
American Psychological Association
2008
Abstract
The Task Force Charge
This report presents the work of the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Task Force on Strengthening the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Psychological Sciences. This task force, appointed in April 2005, was charged with bridging the gap between the National Standards for the Teaching of High School Psychology (National Standards; APA, 1999) and the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major (Guidelines; APA, 2007). The National Standards established a set of benchmark learning objectives, designed initially for use in high schools, for teaching the first course in psychology, but it quickly became apparent that the these standards could apply to the first psychology course offered at any level. The Guidelines set a standard for the competencies that should be expected of students graduating from colleges and universities as undergraduate psychology majors.
The two documents provided guidance in designing the beginning of the academic study of psychology and establishing behavioral expectations for outcomes upon completion of undergraduate study, but they left unaddressed the elements of development that transpire between that first course and receipt of the baccalaureate degree. Accordingly, the charge of the current task force was to consider the development of the psychology student from the first course to the bachelor’s degree and to propose a set of intermediate outcomes or abilities that these students attain en route.
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- Title
- Teaching, Learning and Assessing in a Developmentally Coherent Curriculum
- Publication Details
- APA Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Strengthening the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Psychological Science
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Number of pages
- 40
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 by the American Psychological Association. This material may be photocopied and distributed without permission provided that acknowledgment is given to the American Psychological Association. This material may not be reprinted, translated, or distributed electronically without prior permission in writing from the publisher. For permission, contact APA, Rights and Permissions, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
- Identifiers
- 99380478397006600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English