Informações sobre o curso: Learners discover how apply to research methods to their study of Positive Psychology. In this course, we study with Dr. Angela Duckworth and Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft. Through an exploration their work "True Grit" and interviews with researchers and practitioners, you develop a research hypothesis and learn how to understand the difference between internal and external validity. You also begin to understand and apply the strengths and weaknesses associated with different types of measurements and evaluation designs. You then interpret the results in an empirical study. Suggested prerequisites: Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science and Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions.
Para quem é direcionado este curso: This class if for all students interested in Positive Psychology.
Desenvolvido por: University of Pennsylvania
Ministrado por: Claire Robertson-Kraft, Ph.D., Director, ImpactED
Positive Psychology Center and Fels Insititute of Government
Ministrado por: Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Positive Psychology Center
| Informações básicas | Curso 3 de 5 no Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization |
| Nível | Beginner |
| Compromisso | Four weeks of study, 5-7 hours a week. |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
| Classificação do usuário |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Planning for Research
9 vídeos, 5 leituras
- Vídeo: 1.1 Planning for Research
- Reading: True Grit: Trait-Level Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals Predicts Effectiveness and Retention Among Novice Teachers
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: Overview of Character
- Vídeo: 1.2 Hypothesis and Theories
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interviews (1.2) Paddy Steinfort, Andrew Soren, David Meketon
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: Theory of Character
- Reading: Characteristics & Qualities of a Good Hypothesis
- Discussion Prompt: Developing a hypothesis
- Vídeo: 1.3_Stages of the Research Process
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interviews (1.3) Andrew Soren
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: Theory of Grit
- Reading: Overview of the Research Process
- Reading: Module Overview
- Vídeo: 1.4_Validity
- Reading: Internal and External Validity: General Issues
- Discussion Prompt: Extension Assignment
Nota atribuída: Quiz 1
Nota atribuída: Developing a hypothesis
SEMANA 2
Collecting Data
11 vídeos, 7 leituras
- Vídeo: 2.1 Collecting Data
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interviews (2.1) David Meketon
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 2.1- Self-Discipline Study
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 2.1 All Measures are Imperfect
- Reading: Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents
- Reading: Module 2 Validity Overview
- Vídeo: 2.2 Quantitative Methods
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview (2.2) Paddy Steinfort
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 2.2 Self-Control Measures
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 2.2 Grit Measures
- Reading: Grit Scale
- Reading: BioData Measure of Grit
- Reading: Self-Control Scale
- Reading: Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit – S)
- Discussion Prompt: Operationalization Proposal
- Vídeo: 2.3 Qualitative Methods
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview (2.3) Andrew Soren
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 2.3 Qualitative Coding
- Reading: An Overview of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Methods
- Discussion Prompt: Extension Assignment
Nota atribuída: Module 2 Quiz
Nota atribuída: Operationalization, Validity and Reliability
SEMANA 3
Analyzing Data
11 vídeos, 5 leituras
- Reading: Lesson 1 Overview
- Vídeo: 3.1 Data Analysis
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 3.1 WOOP
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview (3.1) David Meketon
- Reading: Research Methods Knowledge Base: Analysis
- Vídeo: 3.2 Descriptive Analysis
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview (3.2) Andrew Soren
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 3.2 Purpose & Grit
- Reading: Research Methods Knowledge Base: Descriptive Statistics
- Discussion Prompt: Hypotheses and Analyses
- Vídeo: Inferential Statisics
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 3.3 Correlation
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 3.3 Effect Size
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 3.3 Growth Mindset
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview (3.3) Paddy Steinfort
- Reading: Research Methods Knowledge Database: Inferential Statistics
- Reading: Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals
- Discussion Prompt: Extension Assignment
Nota atribuída: Module 3 Quiz
Nota atribuída: Hypotheses and Analyses
SEMANA 4
Using Research to Inform Your Work and the World Around You
9 vídeos, 5 leituras
- Vídeo: 4.1_Using Research
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 4.1 Deliberate Practice
- Reading: Becoming an Educated Consumer of Research: A Quick Look at the Basics of Research Methodologies and Design
- Discussion Prompt: Research Design
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview: Andrew Soren and Paddy Steinfort
- Vídeo: 4.2_ The Anatomy of a Research Article
- Reading: How to Read a Research Study Article
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 4.2 Grit and Other People
- Vídeo: 4.3_A Review of Validity
- Vídeo: Angela Duckworth: 4.3 Grit & Parenting
- Vídeo: Research: Angela Duckworth: Consequential Validity
- Vídeo: Practitioner Interview: (4.3) Andrew Soren
- Reading: Eavesdropping on Happiness
- Reading: Grit
- Discussion Prompt: Extension Assignment
- Reading: Participate in the World Well-Being Project (optional)
Nota atribuída: Quiz 4
Nota atribuída: Research Design
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Classificações e avaliações
Excellent intro to scientific research... and grit, of course! :)
This course has helped me clarify a lot of things regarding how to be gritty and how to persevere through obstacles.I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn the same.The teachers are tremendous and explain the workings behind the topics in a simple and an easily understandable manner.The reference material is deep and diverse.
This course explained research methods in the most "easily" understood I have ever experienced.
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I learned more about interpreting journal articles from this course than my graduate level research class.