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Assessment of Deep Learning in the Methods of Psychological Science

Assessment of Deep Learning in the Methods of Psychological Science . Patricia Marten DiBartolo , Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Smith College Teaching Arts Luncheon November 2011. Outline. Caveats Our timeline and process The measure itself Lessons learned Discusssion.

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Assessment of Deep Learning in the Methods of Psychological Science

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  1. Assessment of Deep Learning in the Methods of Psychological Science Patricia Marten DiBartolo, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Smith College Teaching Arts Luncheon November 2011

  2. Outline • Caveats • Our timeline and process • The measure itself • Lessons learned • Discusssion

  3. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.William Butler YeatsNobel Laureate in Literature, 1923

  4. A Timeline Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2011 June 2011 Fall 2011 PSY Five-Year Review PSY 192 Curriculum Committee Sherrerd-Sponsored Summer Workshop Sherrerd-Sponsored Teaching Circle Department Department et al. + Sherrerd Sherrerd Sherrerd T & L Seminar

  5. Our Measure • Open-ended assessment demanding engagement with a messy, real world problem—high school start time • Their task Your job is to write an essay in which you state and explain your conclusions about the evidence, articulating its strengths and limitations. Be sure to include your best recommendation to Dr. Post about keeping versus delaying the school start time. Recall that Dr. Post is a trained psychologist who is familiar with scientific vocabulary within the discipline of psychology. • Materials included (including multiple choice questions for this round)

  6. Lessons Learned • Iterative and thorny task requiring long-term investment, made possible by faculty goodwill and the college’s structural support • Importance of faculty ownership • Need for meaningful connections to work

  7. My Co-Conspirators • PSY 192 Curriculum Committee Annaliese Beery, Fletcher Blanchard, Jill de Villiers, Patty DiBartolo, Lauren Duncan (Chair), Benita Jackson, Mary Harrington, Bill Peterson, Beth Powell • Sherrerd-Center Workshop Participants Annaliese Beery, Patty DiBartolo (Organizer), Lauren Duncan, Phil Peake, Bill Peterson, Beth Powell, and Al Rudnitsky, with visits from Minh Ly and Cate Rowan • Sherrerd-Sponsored Teaching Circle Members Patty DiBartolo (Organizer), Lauren Duncan, Minh Ly, Bill Peterson, Beth Powell, Cate Rowan, and Al Rudnitsky • Special thanks to Emily Pagano, Institutional Research’s student intern, and the Sherrerd Center, especially Kevin Shea and Christine Pelletier

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