Written by Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Garth Neufeld, Jeanne Turner
Purpose
The purpose of this active learning activity is to give your students an opportunity to develop their metacognitive skills (i.e., their ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning processes), while also teaching about research methods. For this activity to have the most impact, you should explicitly discuss the role of metacognition in this activity.
National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula
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Scientific Inquiry and Research Methods Foundation
Time Required
Varies.
Task
Students will use this Experiments Assignment Worksheet to guide them through an experimental design. At various times within the assignment, students are asked to reflect on their knowledge and learning.
Assessment
Accuracy in designing an experiment.
Attachment
Experiments Assignment and Worksheetopens in new window (PDF, 129KB)
This resource was developed by a Working Group on Skills that Promote Well-Being and Flourishing from the APA Summit on High School Psychology Education (July 2017).