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Intro Psych Application Papers SRL Projects Jan – Jun 2008. Robin Lightner Raymond Walters College. Psy 102 | Museum Assignment.
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Intro Psych Application PapersSRL Projects Jan – Jun 2008 Robin Lightner Raymond Walters College
Psy 102 | Museum Assignment Use observations, theories, and concepts about child development (e.g., Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson) to make suggestions for improvements to the Cincinnati Children’s Museum.
Goals • At least ½ of students will turn in papers for revision. • 70% of students will score in the top two levels of performance in each of the writing categories.
Support for Students • Pretest-revision sheet • SRL exercise with examples in class • Goal setting sheet with check-ins • In-class article practice
Support for Students • Brainstorming Results • Example of an A paper (with annotated explanations of different parts) • Due dates for parts (although a few vehemently oppose) • Grammar highlighting option • Audio commentary option • APA style mini-lecture in class • Grammar highlighting • In-class writing day (?) • Due Dates • Ticket stub, Topic, References, • Exhibit description, (2 pgs + Title + Refs) Jan 29th • Draft for audio Feb. 12th • Grammar highlight Feb. 21nd • Final Paper Feb. 26th • Weekly Goals for your writing process
Results • Articles remain challenging! More scaffolding needed. • Student absences on key days a challenge • Students forget to include psych terminology/concepts • Too many students didn’t even look at rubric.
Adjustments • Sources and concept inclusion need structuring • Shorten goal sheet/time frame • Show data from winter about audio comments • Assign self-ratings on rubric
Psy 103 | Movie Assignment Using principles of social psychology, evaluate the movie for its portrayal of relationships.
Goals • 80% of students would turn in appropriate references • 80% of students would pass the pre-paper worksheet. • 80% of students would earn a B or better on every section of the paper
Support for Students • SRL activity, goal setting sheet, weekly check-ins • References activity • Worksheet for concepts and article summaries • In-class tone activity • Audio feedback on drafts • Grammar highlighting • Rubric self-rating assigned
Support for Students Brainstorming options for help: Writing lab Audio commentary Peer review Conference Grammar highlighting Outline check Worksheet feedback Librarian appointment
Up from 47%!
Results • Didn’t meet goal, but students did okay on a more difficult paper this year • Article use getting better • Worksheet on articles/content = a keeper • Persuasion to use audio feedback helped • Self-ratings on rubric = a keeper • What’s going on with grammar this quarter????
Conclusions & Adjustments • Paper explanations to be posted on Blackboard as mp3’s • APA style exercises • Article summary exercises • How much structure is too much? • How much APA style and grammar should I expect them to have or seek out independently?