national standards for psychological literacy and global citizenship

Evidence of outcome attainment:
Positive ratings of the existing GAs by the 2010 APEN Meeting participants (see Table 1);
Consensual revision of the TLO specifics at the April 2012 Summit, developed further in
terms of ideal and realistic models of UG education (Cranney & Botwood, 2012; see
Appendix F for a copy of the submission to the APAC Standards Review); and,
Integration of GA/SLO assessment reporting into the APAC application.
Figure 6: Psychological Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes within the UG Psychology Major Domain
The central circle represents the core of the proposed ‘realistic model’ of UG education, that
is, scientific literacy (primarily revised GAs 1, 2), which also includes application of some kind
(GA6). The top two partial quadrants are the highly recommended domains of application,
with the bottom two being aspirational (e.g., ‘applied behavioural practitioner’, and ‘global
citizen’, L-R respectively). Underlying all are critical and creative thinking (revised GA3) and
communication skills (revised GA5), and above all is the explicit acknowledgement that
values and attitudes are key to our motivation to learn, research and practice (i.e., why we
engage with the science and practice of psychology)(GA4). Adapted from Cranney &
Botwood (2012) (www.psychologicalliteracy.com).
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