Use of Diverse Case Studies in an Undergraduate Research Methods and Statistics Course

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Abstract

Psychology graduates are employed in a wide variety of workplace roles. The broad nature of these future workplace requirements can make it difficult for students to learn and apply classroom knowledge and challenging for educators to develop authentic and engaging materials. In research methods and statistics courses in particular it can be difficult to develop specific context exemplars. This article describes the design of a series of case studies and linked learning activities based on the experiences of psychology graduates in their real-world employment roles. These case studies were embedded in an undergraduate research methods and statistics course with the aim of improving engagement by more clearly articulating the link between classroom learning and future workplace roles. Student feedback suggests that the case studies were motivating and supportive of student learning; however, there was no evidence of an improvement in performance. This approach provides a rewarding, flexible template within which students and educators are able to explicitly discuss the relationship between current learning and future real-world roles.

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Grant, J. B., & Grace, T. (2019). Use of Diverse Case Studies in an Undergraduate Research Methods and Statistics Course. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 18(2), 197–211. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725719828662

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