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Teaching RM in Psychology

Teaching RM in Psychology. Dr Matthew Coxon. Aims of this workshop. To reflect on your role and responsibilities when teaching RM in Psychology; To share tips, approaches and solutions to ensure the best learning experience for the students. Postgraduates who Teach?.

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Teaching RM in Psychology

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  1. Teaching RM in Psychology • Dr Matthew Coxon

  2. Aims of this workshop • To reflect on your role and responsibilities when teaching RM in Psychology; • To share tips, approaches and solutions to ensure the best learning experience for the students.

  3. Postgraduates who Teach? • You have little control over what is taught; • You spend most time in statistics workshops; • And some time helping students design studies/collect data?

  4. What do you do? In pairs you have two tasks: Share with the other person your experience thus far of teaching research methods (if you have never taught research methods, tell them about your experience of being taught RM as an undergraduate!). Write down on your postcard a statement, or two, that you feel best captures your role and responsibilities within those experiences (i.e. what are you supposed to be doing?).

  5. One (different?) perspective • Supporting your students development; • Increasing their confidence; • Reducing their anxiety.

  6. Discussion time • In your groups, try to think of examples from your experience of stats workshops in which: • Students are not supported in developing their own skills; • Students confidence may take a beating;and/or • Students anxiety levels may go through the roof.

  7. Six quick tips anyone can use • Watch your (body) language – remember that students don’t know what you know, so don’t knock their confidence with your language; • Use careful questioning/guidance – reinforce student confidence, help them learn.

  8. Six quick tips anyone can use • Be prepared – know what they’ve been told and identify alternative resources to recommend (and recommend them!); • Talk to the students – don’t ignore those who don’t ask for help just because it is easier.

  9. Six quick tips anyone can use • If possible, offer timetabled additional support (saving ad-hoc support for the most extreme cases); • Talk to your teaching team about solutions, as well as the problems!

  10. Some useful resources (all free!) • Jackson, S. L., & Griggs, R. A. (2012). Teaching statistics and research methods: Tips from ToP. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/stats2012/index.php • HEA collection of mini-projects related to both RM and Statistics: http://tinyurl.com/pfxkkgx • Association for Psychological Sciences collection of resources: http://psych.hanover.edu/APS/teaching.html#statistics • Online resources from Andy Field: http://www.statisticshell.com/

  11. In summary • One of your main roles is to support your students with independent learning; increase their confidence; and decrease their anxiety. • Everyone has different approaches to meeting these challenges, but make sure you keep the student at the centre of them.

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