Psychology One Conference
Teaching Expo:
Measuring the Impact of Skill-based Learning for Psychology Learners using the Employable Self-Efficacy Survey
Kathleen Hughes Stellmach
Brief Description:
This presentation will detail the efforts of faculty from two community colleges to measure their psychology students’ attainment of skills through “The Employable Skills Self-Efficacy Survey” (ESSES) (Ciarocco & Strohmetz, 2017). One study surveyed undergraduate students and alumni to explore whether students were able to identify an awareness of skill-based learning. The second study collected pre and post data on the ESSES with students in introductory psychology and other courses. Findings from these studies will be shared, along with a discussion of how to help students to develop employable skills and to translate their skills into the workplace.
This presentation will detail the efforts of faculty from two community colleges to measure their psychology students’ attainment of skills through “The Employable Skills Self-Efficacy Survey” (ESSES) (Ciarocco & Strohmetz, 2017). One study surveyed undergraduate students and alumni to explore whether students were able to identify an awareness of skill-based learning. The second study collected pre and post data on the ESSES with students in introductory psychology and other courses. Findings from these studies will be shared, along with a discussion of how to help students to develop employable skills and to translate their skills into the workplace.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Kathleen Hughes Stellmach is a Professor of Psychology for Pasco-Hernando State College and serves as the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department Chair for Arts and Sciences. She is the Past-President for Psi Beta, the National Honor Society in Psychology for Community Colleges. She was President of Psi Beta from 2015-2017 and Vice-President of the Southeast Region from 2010-2015. In 2012, Dr. Stellmach was awarded the NISOD Excellence Award. Dr. Hughes Stellmach has worked in higher education for 17 years as both an administrator responsible for assessment, curriculum, and student success and as a faculty member, teaching both face-to-face and online classes. Her first career was in the area of human-computer interaction where she held titles such as usability specialist and director of user experience. Dr. Hughes Stellmach is determined to help students connect psychology to their everyday life, school, and work experiences. Her focus is on mentoring students and providing them with ways to enhance their professional development skills through applied experiences, such as research and service projects. She is the coordinator for service learning experiences at her institution and was awarded a faculty chair award for the 2018-2019 academic year to develop college-wide resources to support faculty across disciplines infuse service learning in their courses.
"
Dr. Kathleen Hughes Stellmach is a Professor of Psychology for Pasco-Hernando State College and serves as the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department Chair for Arts and Sciences. She is the Past-President for Psi Beta, the National Honor Society in Psychology for Community Colleges. She was President of Psi Beta from 2015-2017 and Vice-President of the Southeast Region from 2010-2015. In 2012, Dr. Stellmach was awarded the NISOD Excellence Award. Dr. Hughes Stellmach has worked in higher education for 17 years as both an administrator responsible for assessment, curriculum, and student success and as a faculty member, teaching both face-to-face and online classes. Her first career was in the area of human-computer interaction where she held titles such as usability specialist and director of user experience. Dr. Hughes Stellmach is determined to help students connect psychology to their everyday life, school, and work experiences. Her focus is on mentoring students and providing them with ways to enhance their professional development skills through applied experiences, such as research and service projects. She is the coordinator for service learning experiences at her institution and was awarded a faculty chair award for the 2018-2019 academic year to develop college-wide resources to support faculty across disciplines infuse service learning in their courses.
"
