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Kit W. Cho – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2024
The present study explored the accuracy of participants' (N = 317) metacognitive awareness (self-reported difficulty and confidence) of psychology concepts and the moderating effects of their psychology background (academic major, number of psychology courses completed, and overall psychology course grades). Participants first rated the difficulty…
Descriptors: College Students, Psychology, Concept Formation, Metacognition
Eva Seifried; Cordelia Menz; Birgit Spinath – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Teachers' perception of psychology is of importance because they get in contact with psychology as a scientific discipline and should apply (educational) psychological findings. This requires a generally positive attitude toward corresponding findings, which should be fostered during teacher education. Objective: The goal of this study…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Psychology, College Students
Jeremy D. Jamieson; Catherine M. Reich; Rick A. LaCaille; Lara J. LaCaille – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Psychology coursework may include opportunities to reduce mental illness stigma attitudes among college students. However, some strategies are known to backfire, and little is known about how these attitudes evolve during psychology coursework. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether psychology students' mental…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias, Undergraduate Students
Skills and Competencies Gained from a Psychology Bachelor's Degree: European Graduates' Perspectives
Ioulia Papageorgi; Nicola Falzon; Lenka Sokolova; Iva Stuchlikova; Sergio Salvatore; Morag Williamson; Juliet Foster; Nina Pavlin-Bernardic; Mirjana Beara; Helen Bakker; Stephan Dutke – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2024
Results from a survey conducted by the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Board of Educational Affairs are reported. A total of 227 psychology graduates from across Europe responded to an online survey. Participants were presented with a set of psychology subject-specific competencies and a set of general competencies and asked to…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Psychology, College Graduates, Attitudes
Maureen K. Flynn; Courtney Rocheleau – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Limited research exists on the prevalence of undergraduate research participant pools (URPs) in psychology departments or guidelines surrounding their use. Objective: The aim of the current study was to replicate older studies on the prevalence of URPs in the United States and the procedures and guidelines related to those…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Psychology, Psychological Studies
Sokolová, Lenka – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: During the past two decades, psychology has become a favorite school subject in many countries. This situation has led to studies on students' attitudes and perceptions of psychology as a secondary school subject. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare motives for choosing psychology as a school subject among secondary…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Psychology, Decision Making, Secondary School Students
Bartels, Jared M. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2023
There have been dozens of papers published on the misrepresentation of psychological studies and theories (e.g., omitting criticisms) presented in introductory textbooks. Authors of these papers have offered numerous explanations for the errors including limited space for covering criticisms and the desire among textbook authors to…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Ideology, Information Dissemination, Introductory Courses
Azaan Vhora; Ryan L. Davies; Kylie Rice – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2024
Background: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are a simulation-based assessment tool used extensively in medical education for evaluating clinical competence. OSCEs are widely regarded as more valid, reliable, and valuable compared to traditional assessment measures, and are now emerging within professional psychology training…
Descriptors: Psychology, Higher Education, Psychometrics, Objective Tests
Lund, Emily M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Introduction: People with disabilities are under-represented among psychology faculty and graduate students and are more likely than their non-disabled peers to attrite from psychology graduate programs. They face numerous barriers in graduate training. Statement of the Problem: Teaching experience is a core experience for psychology graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Psychology
Hans-Peter Nolting; Paul Georg Geiss – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Undergraduate psychology education has also faced the fact that two-thirds of its graduates immediately apply for jobs in the private or public sector rather than pursuing master's studies (Norcross et al.,2016). In this context, faculty members of psychology departments deliberated at an American Psychological Association (APA) conference in2008…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Psychology, Undergraduate Study, Undergraduate Students
Fish, Jillian – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Introduction: Since the 1990's, psychology has demonstrated a strong commitment to the full spectrum of human diversity (Vera & Speight, 2003). Statement of the Problem: However, psychologists from underrepresented backgrounds and diversity science (DS) remain marginalized in psychology (Syed & Kathawalla, 2020), which affects the ease…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychologists, Diversity, Disproportionate Representation
Vittengl, Jeffrey R.; Vittengl, Karen L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Acquisition and generalization of data analysis skills are perennial challenges for psychology students. Teaching advanced data analysis in a psychology-specific context might improve students' learning. Objective: At a mid-sized public university, we evaluated student outcomes after a new quantitative psychology course taught in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Generalization, Psychology
Wright, Robert – Education, 2023
Interdisciplinary programs of study, especially within psychology, offer many benefits including addressing diverse student interests while encouraging the growth of skills, perspectives, and experiences in collaboration that would otherwise be impossible. A health psychology emphasis was created within the psychology major as an interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Health Education
Collisson, Brian; Eck, Brian E. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Career options available to psychology graduates are often underestimated despite psychology being a marketable and versatile degree with hundreds of career options. Objective: This article identifies which career options students perceive as available to psychology graduates and assesses student interest in psychology-related careers.…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Psychology, College Students, Majors (Students)
Conroy, Jessica C.; Stamm, Karen E.; Pfund, Rory A.; Christidis, Peggy; Hailstorks, Robin; Norcross, John C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Despite the popularity of the undergraduate psychology major, little is known about career support and preparation available to psychology students. Objective: This study examined the prevalence, types, and methods of career assistance available to undergraduate psychology students both through their psychology programs and through…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Student Personnel Services