I have talked to many students who, after having to learn more “techie” skills for a project, realised they *enjoyed* it and they needn’t have been anxious. We do our students a major disservice by indulging a bad cultural bias that they have internalised!
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I agree with this, but it isn't true if everyone, and it doesn't change the fact that a lot of students would preemptively opt out of the major if you added formal requirements
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I'm on the same page as you in that I think we should insist on these requirements anyway, but I don't think we should deny that there would be a nontrivial impact on enrollment at most schools
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This is true more in the USA, where you can simply switch majors by changing the mix of classes you take, than the UK. I see no evidence that before they enroll, students have more than a vague idea what psych is about.
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So we get to shape their ideas about psych. In the UK you are in a set three year program and you don’t just switch.
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I see no reason why in the UK - the way the system works - we’d see a drop in enrolments.
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Exactly. This is why I had no idea what Tal was even on about until I realised it was a USA vs UK thing and questioned him.
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But surely the knowledge would trick down. Noone entering a UK university is unaware that physics has nontrivial quantitative skill requirements.
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I have never met a UK psych undergrad who knew there was stats and they tend to think it's a huge shocking thing and initially (at least) dislike it and resent it.
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That is weird - many have done A level psychology which has a statistics element (standard NHST) ...
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Not those I interact with. Mostly international students, Birkbeck students (UGs without A levels often), MSc students, etc. Is Psychology A level actually a requirement for your UGs?
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Madge Jackson @DrMadgeJacksonReplying to @richarddmorey @talyarkoni and 2 othersIn Scotland we have a 4 year course and you can switch degree topic within the first 2 years if you have earned enough credits in the other topic. There are more students than you might think who are surprised that statistics are involved at all in Psychology.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Replying to @o_guest @bradpwyble and
No - but many have done it. Not that they necessarily get a good idea of statistics from the A level - but they should at least have a rough sense of the scope of psychology and methods
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