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Fleck, Bethany; Hussey, Heather D.; Rutledge-Ellison, Lily – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
This study contributes to the service learning (SL) literature by providing new empirical evidence of learning from a problem-based SL research project conducted in a developmental research methods course. Two sections of the course taught in a traditional manner were compared to two sections of the course taught with an integrated SL project…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Methods Courses, Educational Research, Problem Based Learning
Nguyen, Khuyen; McDaniel, Mark A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Recently, the testing effect has received a great deal of attention from researchers and educators who are intrigued by its potential to enhance student learning in the classroom. However, effective incorporation of testing (as a learning tool) merits a close examination of the conditions under which testing can enhance student learning in an…
Descriptors: Testing, Student Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Educational Benefits
Woodzicka, Julie A.; Ford, Thomas E.; Caudill, Abbie; Ohanmamooreni, Alyna – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
A collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation allowed the first two authors to provide students at primarily undergraduate institutions with a multi-faculty, multi-institution team research experience. Teams of undergraduate students at Western Carolina University and Washington and Lee University collaborated with one…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teamwork, Educational Research, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Tomcho, Thomas J.; Foels, Rob; Walter, Mark I.; Yerkes, Kyle; Brady, Brittany; Erdman, Molly; Dantoni, Lindsay; Venables, Megan; Manry, Allison – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
A primary objective for researchers who publish teaching activities and methods in the "Teaching of Psychology" (ToP) is to inform best practices in classroom teaching. Beyond the learning effect in the classroom, these ToP teaching activity and method articles may also have a "scientific" effect that heretofore researchers…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Bibliometrics
Barber, Larissa K.; Bailey, Sarah F.; Bagsby, Patricia G. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
The undergraduate psychology curriculum often does not address guidelines for acceptable participant behavior. This two-part study tested the efficacy of a recently developed online learning module on ethical perceptions, knowledge, and behavior. In the preliminary quasi-experiment, students who viewed the module did not have higher…
Descriptors: Ethics, Learning Modules, Online Courses, Educational Research
Landrum, R. Eric – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Over 5 semesters and 10 sections, students in a 300-level research methods course used clickers to respond to knowledge-based and opinion/attitude questions about clicker use, the effectiveness of assignments, self-confidence regarding skills and abilities, and more. Changes during the semester and student answers to questions about pedagogy and…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Research Methodology
Zinn, Tracy E.; Magnotti, John F.; Marchuk, Kimberly; Schultz, Bridget S.; Luther, Andrew; Varfolomeeva, Veronika – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Previous research has examined differences between students and faculty regarding the weight of effort in assigning grades. Here, students and faculty responded to questions regarding the relative weight of performance and effort on final grades and what letter grades faculty should assign across different types of courses. The authors asked these…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Student Attitudes
Irons, Jessica G.; Buskist, William – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
We surveyed the editorial board of "Teaching of Psychology" regarding their perspectives on the distinction between the scholarships of teaching and pedagogy. Respondents provided wide-ranging and divergent answers to our queries, suggesting that scholarship, its attendant activities, and distinctions among related terms are complex issues in need…
Descriptors: Surveys, Editing, Periodicals, Scholarship
Wilson, Janie H.; Wilson, Shauna B. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
Teaching experts assert that the first day of class impacts students, with potential negative effects lasting the entire term. However, no empirical research supports this supposition. We randomly assigned students to view a video of their professor either providing a positive or negative first-day experience. Students with the positive experience…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Psychology, Teaching Methods
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Hall, Alfred E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A previous study ranked 867 private undergraduate institutions by the number of students at each school who subsequently received doctorates between 1920 and 1980. The study reported here analyzed the top ranking 101 institutions in psychology to determine what proportion of psychology majors at each school subsequently received doctoral degrees.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Educational Research, Higher Education, Majors (Students)
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Lunneborg, Patricia W.; Wilson, Vicki M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Of the 797 psychology baccalaureates who were asked if they would major in psychology again if they had it to do all over, 70 percent said that they would. Study results are discussed in terms of how academic advising of psychology majors can be improved. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement
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Lunneborg, Patricia W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A total of 178 psychology baccalaureates were surveyed to determine how satisfied they were with their jobs. Forty-one percent of the graduates did not participate in the study. Results showed that general job satisfaction was associated with business contact and general cultural jobs and not with organizational and technical jobs. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Baker, Linda; Lombardi, Bruce R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
The amount and kind of information included in the notes taken by undergraduate psychology students were found to be related to test performance. Most students included in their notes less than 25 percent of the propositions judged worthy of inclusion and only 50 percent of the targeted main ideas. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Lecture Method
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Roberts, M. Susan; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Describes two studies which evaluated procedures supplemental to instructor-set and student-set deadlines in a self-paced psychology course. One procedure required students to report their progress on quizzes, while the other required them to meet all deadlines. Concludes that both measures reduced procrastination through increased pacing rates…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Independent Study
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Lumsden, Ernest A.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Reports on a survey of 447 graduate psychology programs in the United States and Canada concerning preparation of graduate students for classroom teaching and supervising the work of others in applied and research settings. Finds acceptance for idea that graduates should be prepared for teaching and supervising in applied settings but shows less…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Graduate Students, Graduate Study