I guess my question is how much ambiguity are you expecting students to deal with? I tell my students that there are multiple sides to many issues and that they can have an opinion, as long as it is an educated one and realize that perhaps it could change with additional evidence provided. Also, what kind of task would you like them to do? A test? Quick in class project? A debate? I do debates in my Senior Seminar class that I could send info for. I also have a few quick in-class projects from my intro class that might work if I know more of what the department is trying to assess.
Frantz, Sue wrote: >Hi all, > > > >Our department is currently planning for next year's assessment of >student learning outcomes. Using this document as a reference, we were >looking to evaluate the ability of our students to tolerate ambiguity: > >http://www.apa.org/ed/governance/bea/curriculum.pdf > > > >After much rousing discussion, we're not entirely satisfied with our >efforts at designing such an assignment for Intro Psych. Before we >throw in the towel or move forward with an assignment none of us are >very excited about, I was wondering if anyone else had tackled this one. >If so, how did you measure tolerance of ambiguity? > > > >Replies off-list are fine. > > > >Thanks! >Sue > > > >-- >Sue Frantz <http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/> >Highline Community College >Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA >206.878.3710 x3404 [email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> > >Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director > >Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) > >APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology ><http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> > > > >APA's p...@cc Committee <http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html> > > > > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bdea62&n=T&l=tips&o=2818 >or send a blank email to leave-2818-13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bde...@fsulist.frostburg.edu ---------------------------------- Deb Dr. Deborah S. Briihl Dept. of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University 229-333-5994 [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2830 or send a blank email to leave-2830-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
