Teaching About Psychological Disorders: A Case for Using Discussion Boards in the Classroom
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Teaching of Psychology
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This study compares the traditional use of case studies against the novel use of discussion boards to teach naive students in the United Arab Emirates about anxiety disorders. Sixty-six female students from an abnormal psychology class were randomly assigned to either the case study condition (CSC) or the discussion board condition (DBC). Students read about anxiety disorders and at the end of the class rated their experience based on four learning outcomes. In each instance, students in the DBC rated their learning outcomes significantly higher than students in the CSC. This suggests that incorporating discussion boards as a pedagogical tool can add a new dimension for engaging student interest, fostering knowledge development, and increasing empathy.
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ISSN
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Volume
44
Issue
1
First Page
74
Last Page
77
Disciplines
Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
online discussion boards, pedagogical tools, psychological disorders
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Recommended Citation
Sheen, Mercedes; AlJassmi, Maryam A.; and Jordan, Timothy R., "Teaching About Psychological Disorders: A Case for Using Discussion Boards in the Classroom" (2017). All Works. 3289.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3289
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no