Yes, You Can Get a Job With That Major! Goal 5 Strategies for Facilitating, Assessing, and Demonstrating Psychology Students’ Professional Development

Authors

Kristin M. Vespia, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Karen Z. Naufel, Georgia Southern University
Jerry Rudmann, Irvine Valley College
Jaye F. Van Kirk, San Diego Mesa College
Deborah Briihl, Valdosta State University
Jason Young, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-11-2020

Abstract

The Summit on the National Assessment of Psychology was held on June 2016 to chart a path for assessing student achievement of the goals of the undergraduate psychology major. Our subcommittee was charged with identifying evaluation strategies and tools for students’ professional development, which included applying psychology to various careers; engaging in effective self-regulation, project management, and teamwork; and developing lifelong professional skills. In this article, therefore, we not only review a wide range of assessment tools for facilitating and evaluating professional development in psychology, but we also discuss the larger importance of the learning goal both to students and to public perceptions of psychology.

Comments

This work was originally published in Teaching of Psychology, available at https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0098628320945122