Developing an Interactive Case to Support Student Learning of Educational Psychology

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Abstract

This paper presents our ongoing work developing an interactive case study for use in teaching behaviorist concepts to undergraduate Teacher Education students. As the first phase of a larger project, we created a case study that involves teacher decision-making about student actions as viewed through a behaviorist lens. We piloted the study with a graduate-level educational psychology course in order to determine the perceived value of the case as an instructional tool. During the pilot we collected feedback on the case narrative and functionality and the influence on student efficacy regarding their ability to understand and implement behaviorist principles. The pilot also allowed us to assess instrument and case design for the continuing study.

Authors

• D Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

• Penelope Vargas, Clemson University

• Meihua Qian, Clemson University