Teaching Method and Effect on Learning Piagetian Concepts

Instructors of psychology typically use a variety of methods to teach concepts. The present double-blind experiment is intended to determine the effectiveness of popular television clips as exemplars of Piagetian concepts compared to verbal descriptions of the same exemplars among a sample of 86 und...

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Published in:	Psychology learning and teaching Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 55 - 63
Main Authors:	Swiderski, David J., Amadio, Dean M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-03-2013
Subjects:	Achievement Gains Concept Teaching Hypothesis Testing Instructional Effectiveness Intermode Differences Introductory Courses Kuder Richardson Reliability Formulas Likert Scales Piagetian Theory Popular Culture Psychology Teaching Methods Television Undergraduate Students United States (Northeast)
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Summary:	Instructors of psychology typically use a variety of methods to teach concepts. The present double-blind experiment is intended to determine the effectiveness of popular television clips as exemplars of Piagetian concepts compared to verbal descriptions of the same exemplars among a sample of 86 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory psychology course in a US college. Results indicated an advantage in learning the concept of conservation at follow-up stage for students exposed to the popular television exemplars, but there were no differences in overall learning at initial assessment, or on the three other Piagetian concepts.
ISSN:	1475-7257 1475-7257 2057-3022
DOI:	10.2304/plat.2013.12.1.55