Psychology for Psychologists [recurso electrónico] : a Problem Based Approach to Undergraduate Psychology Teaching

This book uses psychological theories and learning processes, such as Problem Based Learning (PBL), to provide a new approach for teaching psychology at an undergraduate level and prevent diminishing motivation. It creates a detailed example of a psychology degree using the PBL method and suggests how a week of the course could be planned. Most undergraduate psychology curricula are based on knowledge rather than skills. Undergraduate psychology students experience knowledge overload and diminishing motivation to learn as current techniques, such as lectures, continue to encourage superficial learning. This book uses psychological theories and learning processes, such as Problem Based Learning (PBL), to provide a new approach for teaching psychology at an undergraduate level. It creates a detailed example of a psychology degree using the PBL method and suggests how the course could be planned Front Matter....Pages i-xii The Development of Undergraduate Psychology Degrees and the Need for Change....Pages 1-18 Problem-Based Learning....Pages 19-33 Student Assessment in a Problem-Based Curriculum....Pages 34-73 A Psychology Problem-Based Curriculum....Pages 74-140 Sample Problem-Based Learning Cases in Psychology....Pages 141-185 Epilogue....Pages 186-189 Back Matter....Pages 190-203