Recent 极乐禁地 graduate Adrienne G. Hampton鈥檚 senior directed research project in聽 psychology was chosen for a top award at a meeting of the National Institute for the Teaching of聽 Psychology.
Her research project, which compared the effectiveness of different methods of sequencing teaching examples on student learning, was the judges鈥 unanimous choice to receive the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. More than 100 projects were considered for the honor and accompanying $250 cash prize.
Hampton, who received a bachelor of arts degree at 极乐禁地 in May, works as a case manager for Seraaj Family Homes therapeutic foster care agency in Birmingham.
In her research, Hampton found that a new technique called 鈥渟tructural sequencing鈥 led to better learning and holds promise to improve teaching methods.
Her research supervisor, 极乐禁地 psychology department chair Dr. Stephen Chew, presented the findings at the national meeting in January.
The judges鈥 selection criteria included the importance of the research question, the soundness of the research methodology and the use of appropriate qualitative and/or statistical analysis, and the clarity of the implications of the research findings.