Nearly every state licensure board requires psychologists to engage in continuing education (CE) for license renewal as a mechanism for ensuring ongoing learning and continuing professional competence. But what instructional methods promote the greatest learning, how do actual practices match those instructional preferences, and how successful is CE in generating new learning and practices? In a 2-part nationwide survey, psychologists (N = 6,449) indicated which instructional methods they learned the most from, and these preferences were then compared with actual instructional practices in an independent sample of psychologists (N = 1,014) who participated in 70 different CE workshops conducted at an annual American Psychological Association convention. Results indicated a moderately strong relationship between preferred and actual instructional practices overall (r = .63), but with some methods potentially being overutilized (e.g., PowerPoints, lectures) and others being underutilized (e.g., demonstrations, videos), with the vast majority utilizing multiple instructional methods (mode = 6 different methods). Results also indicated that participants reported relatively high levels of learning from their CE trainings as well as the translation of that learning into practice. Implications are discussed in relation to the developing literature on evidence-based CE and suggestions for optimal CE delivery.

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心理学继续教育：偏好、实践和感知结果。

几乎每个州执照委员会都要求心理学家从事继续教育 (CE) 以更新执照，以此作为确保持续学习和持续专业能力的机制。但是什么样的教学方法可以促进最好的学习，实际实践如何与这些教学偏好相匹配，以及 CE 在产生新的学习和实践方面有多成功？在一项由两部分组成的全国性调查中，心理学家 (N = 6,449) 指出他们从哪种教学方法中学到的最多，然后将这些偏好与独立样本的心理学家 (N = 1,014) 的实际教学实践进行比较，他们参与了 70在一年一度的美国心理学会年会上举办的 CE 研讨会。结果表明，总体而言，首选和实际教学实践之间存在适度强的关系 (r = .63)，但有些方法可能被过度使用（例如，PowerPoint 演示、讲座）而其他方法未得到充分利用（例如，演示、视频），其中绝大多数利用多种教学方法（模式 = 6 种不同的方法）。结果还表明，参与者报告说他们从 CE 培训中获得了相对较高的学习水平，并将这些学习转化为实践。讨论了有关循证 CE 的发展文献和最佳 CE 交付建议的影响。绝大多数使用多种教学方法（模式 = 6 种不同的方法）。结果还表明，参与者报告说他们从 CE 培训中获得了相对较高的学习水平，并将这些学习转化为实践。讨论了有关循证 CE 的发展文献和最佳 CE 交付建议的影响。绝大多数使用多种教学方法（模式 = 6 种不同的方法）。结果还表明，参与者报告说他们从 CE 培训中获得了相对较高的学习水平，并将这些学习转化为实践。讨论了有关循证 CE 的发展文献和最佳 CE 交付建议的影响。