Psychological Literacy: What Is It and How Do We Measure It?
Keynote
Paper/Presentation Title | Psychological Literacy: What Is It and How Do We Measure It? |
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Presentation Type | Keynote |
Authors | Machin, M. Anthony (Author) and Machin, Tanya M. (Author) |
Editors | Baker, Suzanne |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching, 2017-18 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | Washington, D.C., United States |
ISBN | 9781941804551 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachingtips3 |
Conference/Event | 126th Annual American Psychological Association Convention (APA 2018) |
Event Details | 126th Annual American Psychological Association Convention (APA 2018) Event Date 09 to end of 12 Aug 2018 Event Location San Francisco, United States |
Abstract | A number of authors have called for the central focus of psychology education (PsyEd) to be the development of psychological literacy (PsyLit). Hulme et al. (2015) describe a model in which PsyLit is relevant to all aspects of life, from an understanding of oneself through to being a global citizen (see Figure 1 in Hulme et al., 2015). While PsyLit has attracted substantial scholarly attention, a review of the different ways that PsyLit is defined led Newstead (2015) to conclude that there is no agreed definition, a conclusion that is shared by Mair, Taylor and Hulme (2013). It is therefore timely to review |
Keywords | psychology education (PsyEd); psychological literacy (PsyLit) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q59x4/psychological-literacy-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-measure-it
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