The Diener Education Fund (DEF) and Noba Psychology have announced the three top entries in the 2014 Noba Student Video Award recognizing the most outstanding student-made videos developed around psychological concepts related to memory. The Award was open to currently enrolled students at colleges and universities around the world and one of the top prizes was claimed by SMU social science undergraduate Ang Rui Xia and business undergraduate Ong Jun Hao for a video titled “The Misinformation Effect”.
The team’s entry, judged by a panel of leading psychologists, was among entries from the US, Europe, South America, and Asia. In addition to receiving a cash award of US$1,000, the video focusing on a phenomenon of altered memory will be included as a part of the Noba Psychology digital textbook in a module centered on memory.
The Noba Psychology Collection is a free and open-licensed intro-to-psychology resource created for college-level learners and instructors as an alternative to expensive traditional textbooks. Noba emphasizes “active” learning and created the 2014 Student Video Award as an opportunity for students to connect to the science of psychology in a creative and meaningful way.
In announcing the Award, Noba Co-Founder Ed Diener spoke about Ang and Hao’s entry, “Our judges liked this video because it did a good job of illustrating the science of memory while also using some humor and pop culture references. This will make it an even better resource for other students to learn from.”
Winning videos can be viewed on the Noba Psychology website – nobaproject.com/student-video-award/winners