ABSTRACT

In this study, we implemented a visual illusions contest as an educational activity within the practical programme of the subject Perception and Attention (Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology). The contest was evaluated by verifying its effectiveness as a teaching tool for achieving the competences assigned to the course. We designed questionnaires for evaluating its effectiveness that were given to the students at the beginning and end of the course. The statistical analyses show that there are significant differences between the students’ knowledge of the psychological processes before and after the activity (A2 competence). There were also significant improvements in the use of bibliographic and search resources (C3 competence) between the initial and final questionnaire. We conclude that the proposed activity is effective as a teaching tool for helping students achieve the core knowledge of the subject and its assigned competences.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们实施了视觉错觉竞赛，作为感知和注意力主题实践计划中的一项教育活动（心理学学士学位）。比赛通过验证其作为实现课程分配能力的教学工具的有效性来进行评估。我们设计了评估其有效性的问卷，这些问卷在课程开始和结束时发给学生。统计分析表明，学生在活动前后对心​​理过程的了解（A2能力）存在显着差异。在初始问卷和最终问卷之间，书目和搜索资源（C3 能力）的使用也有显着改善。我们的结论是，所提议的活动作为一种教学工具是有效的，可以帮助学生获得该学科的核心知识及其指定的能力。