Using the Psychic Blue Dot to Teach about Science (and Pseudoscience)

Autor/in	Ashton, William A.
Titel	Using the Psychic Blue Dot to Teach about Science (and Pseudoscience)
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Psychology, 35 (2008) 4, S.409-412 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-1956
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Research Methodology; Introductory Courses; Psychology; Student Research; Active Learning; Evaluative Thinking; Science Process Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Einführungskurs; Psychologie; Studentenforschung; Aktives Lernen
Abstract	A new teaching method is described for teaching research methods in an Introductory Psychology curriculum with the goals of making the section on research methods more interesting, providing an active learning environment for research methods and to allow students to examine scientifically the claims of pseudoscience. Student groups created and conducted experiments to test the claims made of the psychic blue dot and described their projects in brief papers. An evaluation of the projects found that students did find the project interesting and the students felt that the project was useful in learning research methodology concepts. Students did not report being more wary of claims of pseudoscience. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10