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4/6/20100Office/Department || Introductory Psychology Pilot Results Presented by: Danae L. Hudson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology
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The Redesign Team Psychology Faculty Rachel Happel, Danae Hudson, Ann Rost, Carol Shoptaugh, Brooke Whisenhunt Instructional Design/Production/Classroom Technology David Caravella, Michael Fisher, Nancy Gordon, JoAnn Matson, Bruce Richards MSU Administrators John Catau, Rachelle Darabi, Tim Daugherty, Frank Einhellig, Helen Reid Graduate Assistants Brittany Combs, Gail Williams
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Introductory Psychology Primary Goals Improve learning outcomes Decrease DFW rate Reduce course drift Adopted Replacement Model Blended Class = meets face to face once/week Significantly changed staffing structure Increased enrollment in each section from 153 to 300 students Decreased instructional costs by 18%
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Redesigned Course Staff Faculty Undergraduate Learning Assistant Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Undergraduate Learning Assistant Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Undergraduate Learning Assistant Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Undergraduate Learning Assistant Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Undergraduate Learning Assistant Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Learning Lab (20 students) Senior Learning Assistant
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One Week of Activities Read Chapter Take Pre- test in MPL Complete Study Plan Take Post- test in MPL Complete Media Assignment Attend Lecture Complete Chapter Exam
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Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Historical Context
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Course Completion Percentage with “D” or Better Traditional Sections (2) = 90.48% Redesign Section (1) = 81.33%
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Successes Quantitative evaluation of 13 different components of the course 1 = extremely ineffective 7 = extremely effective 1.MyPsychLab Study Plan = 4.74 (1.88) 2.Clicker Questions = 5.24 (1.21) 3.Class Activities/Demonstrations = 5.65 (1.18) 4.Undergraduate Learning Assistants = 4.69 (1.61) Development of an additional class (PSY 497; Teaching of Psychology)
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Challenges and Solutions
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