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Alpha Is Not the False Alarm Rate: An Activity to Dispel a Common Statistical Misconception
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Thompson, W. Burt – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
When a psychologist announces a new research finding, it is often based on a rejected null hypothesis. However, if that hypothesis is true, the claim is a false alarm. Many students mistakenly believe that the probability of committing a false alarm equals alpha, the criterion for statistical significance, which is typically set at 5%. Instructors…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Misconceptions, Data Interpretation
Uses and Misuses of Student Evaluations of Teaching: The Interpretation of Differences in Teaching Evaluation Means Irrespective of Statistical Information
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Boysen, Guy A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Student evaluations of teaching are among the most accepted and important indicators of college teachers' performance. However, faculty and administrators can overinterpret small variations in mean teaching evaluations. The current research examined the effect of including statistical information on the interpretation of teaching evaluations.…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Faculty
Does Training in Table Creation Enhance Table Interpretation? A Quasi-Experimental Study with Follow-Up
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Karazsia, Bryan T.; Wong, Kendal – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
Quantitative and statistical literacy are core domains in the undergraduate psychology curriculum. An important component of such literacy includes interpretation of visual aids, such as tables containing results from statistical analyses. This article presents results of a quasi-experimental study with longitudinal follow-up that tested the…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Followup Studies, Undergraduate Students, Visual Aids
Enhancing Table Interpretation Skills via Training in Table Creation
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Karazsia, Bryan T. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Quantitative and statistical literacy are core domains in the undergraduate psychology curriculum. An important component of such literacy includes interpretation of visual aids, such as tables containing results from statistical analyses. This article presents a new technique for enhancing student interpretation of American Psychological…
Descriptors: Tables (Data), Data Interpretation, Undergraduate Students, Psychology
Academic Background and Course Involvement as Predictors of Exam Performance
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Zamboanga, Byron L.; Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Hardy, Sam A.; Thompson, Ross A.; Wang, Sherry C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
We examined how academic background and course involvement differentially predicted students' performance on lecture- and text-based exam questions (N = 114; 34% men; 76% freshmen). Results showed that academic background and course involvement predicted performance on lecture-based questions and overall exam performance, whereas academic…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Teaching Methods
Methods and Techniques: Observation or Interpretation? Demonstrating Unintentional Subjectivity and Interpretive Variance
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Connor-Greene, Patricia A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
People often make interpretations when they believe they are providing factual descriptions. To demonstrate unintentional interpretation, the author showed a brief ambiguous video clip and asked students to write descriptions of what they saw and heard. When students evaluated their responses, they discovered that 96% of the class wrote…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Interpretive Skills, Intentional Learning, Learning Strategies