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Direct linkSurrusco, Angela R.; Kunicki, Zachary J.; DiPerri, Sarah L.; Tate, Marie C.; Risi, Megan M.; Zambrotta, Nicholas S.; Harlow, Lisa L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2021
The statistical package chosen to aid in teaching quantitative methods is at the instructor's discretion, but little research has investigated student attitude toward these different packages. This study compared Google Sheets, a spreadsheet package similar to Microsoft Excel, and a traditional package, SPSS, to determine which of the two programs…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Spreadsheets, Computer Software, Statistics Education
Jenel T. Cavazos; Keane A. Hauck; Hannah M. Baskin; Catherine M. Bain – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Background: The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has sparked numerous discussions about its implications. ChatGPT, a prominent AI conversational model, has attracted significant attention for its ability to generate essays and formulate responses. Objective: The current study sought to explore how and why students are…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Cheating
Jenkins, Baylee D.; Golding, Jonathan M.; Le Grand, Alexis M.; Levi, Mary M.; Pals, Andrea M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant, unforeseen changes in classroom instructions, including the evaluation of students. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate college students' cheating both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of (a) preponderance of cheating, (b) the factors that may have led to an…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Cheating, Student Behavior
Davidson, Heather; Jabbari, Yasaman; Patton, Heather; O'Hagan, Fergal; Peters, Kevin; Cribbie, Robert – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Two controversial topics related to the teaching of statistics to psychology students are (a) when to introduce statistical software and (b) which statistical software package to use. The current research looked at the use of statistical software in statistics classes from every university with a psychology program in Canada. Researchers collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics, Psychology, College Students
Johnson, William F.; Stellmack, Mark A.; Barthel, Abigail L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Electronic feedback given via word-processing software (e.g., track changes in Microsoft Word) allows for a simple way to provide feedback to students during the drafting process. Research has mostly focused on student attitudes toward electronic feedback, with little investigation of how feedback format might affect the quality of instructor…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Writing Assignments, Educational Technology
Veilleux, Jennifer C.; Chapman, Kate M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Research methods and statistics are core courses in the undergraduate psychology major. To assess learning outcomes, it would be useful to have a measure that assesses research methods and statistical literacy beyond course grades. In two studies, we developed and provided initial validation results for a research methods and statistical knowledge…
Descriptors: Psychology, Item Response Theory, Computer Software, Research Methodology
Johnson, Douglas A.; Christensen, Jack – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint and similar presentation tools have become commonplace in higher education, yet there is very little research on the effectiveness of different PowerPoint formats for implementing this software. This study compared two PowerPoint presentation techniques: a more traditional format employing heavy use of bullet points with text…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis
