Lessons Learned Teaching Educational Psychology: Results From Two Action Research Studies

• In Event: Poster Session 3
  In Poster Session: Teaching Educational Psychology: Strategic Practices for Engaging Learners

Abstract

The objective of this presentation is to share results from two separate studies conducted to improve the teaching of an introductory educational psychology course. Data were collected across three semesters of the same course, all “super” sections to examine the effectiveness of two different learning activities: specific writing prompts and case study analyses. In study 1, pre- and post- tests were administered to examine lowest points of prior knowledge across content. Specific writing prompts targeting these areas were administered. In study 2, performance on quizzes were compared between control and experimental groups. The writing to learn prompts were found to be effective in increasing content knowledge, but only one of the case studies were effective compared to the control group.

Authors

• Meagan Caridad Arrastia, Valdosta State University

• Samantha Tackett-Bradt, Florida State University

• Kelly Torres, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology