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Introductory Psychology Pilot Results. Presented by: Danae L. Hudson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology. The Redesign Team. Psychology Faculty Rachel Happel, Danae Hudson, Ann Rost, Carol Shoptaugh, Brooke Whisenhunt Instructional Design/Production/Classroom Technology
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Introductory Psychology Pilot Results Presented by: Danae L. Hudson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology
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
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%
Course CompletionPercentage with “D” or Better • Traditional Sections (2) = 90.48% • Redesign Section (1) = 81.33%
Successes • Quantitative evaluation of 13 different components of the course • 1 = extremely ineffective 7 = extremely effective • MyPsychLab Study Plan = 4.74 (1.88) • Clicker Questions = 5.24 (1.21) • Class Activities/Demonstrations = 5.65 (1.18) • Undergraduate Learning Assistants = 4.69 (1.61) • Development of an additional class (PSY 497; Teaching of Psychology)