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Keaver, Laura; Ludy, Mary-Jon; Folk, Sara Yi Ling; Gadd, Suzannah; Oleksiak, Maggie; Hsiao, Pao-Ying; Tucker, Robin M. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a qualitative data analysis approach that combines mind mapping with inductive analysis to condense data obtained from group interviews. One benefit of REM is the ability to identify unintended outcomes, or "ripples," of the intervention of interest. Ripples are visually represented by a mind map created…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Physiology, Research Projects
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LaCosse, Jennifer; Ainsworth, Sarah E.; Shepherd, Melissa A.; Ent, Michael; Klein, Kelly M.; Holland-Carter, Lauren A.; Moss, Justin H.; Licht, Mark; Licht, Barbara – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
The current investigation tested the effectiveness of an online student research project designed to supplement traditional methods (e.g., lectures, discussions, and assigned readings) of teaching research methods in a large-enrollment Introduction to Psychology course. Over the course of the semester, students completed seven assignments, each…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Research Methodology, Large Group Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Wilson, Kristy J.; Rigakos, Bessie – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
The scientific process is nonlinear, unpredictable, and ongoing. Assessing the nature of science is difficult with methods that rely on Likert-scale or multiple-choice questions. This study evaluated conceptions about the scientific process using student-created visual representations that we term "flowcharts." The methodology,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Science Instruction, Visual Aids, Science Process Skills
Brooks, Eric Dwayne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigated whether participation in the Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP), a long-term authentic plant research project, in conjunction with explicit verses implicit instruction can change high school students' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS). The participants included a total of 134 students comprised…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Research Projects, Semi Structured Interviews
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Lando, Harry A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Compared a broad-spectrum treatment against a control limited to one week of aversive conditioning. Results indicated a dramatic treatment effect, with 76 percent of experimental subjects (as compared to 35 percent of controls) remaining abstinent at a six-month follow-up. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis
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Beers, Thomas M., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
This exploratory study compared the response patterns of two groups of counselors experienced in crisis intervention. One group (N=5) was trained according to the Rusk model and the other (N=5) in the brief, focal therapy approach. With the exception of explicit empathy, no between-group differences in frequency of intervention were found. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Training
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Fairchild, Thomas N. – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
The traditional diagnostic model of school psychological services was compared with the emerging consultant service model in an effort to determine the effectiveness of each model in working with teachers in the elementary grades. The consultant model with its de-emphasis on the administration of time-consuming tests resulted in more immediate…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consultation Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Feedback
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Powell, Evan R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1976
Worker and caller behaviors are studied and compared in sample of 100 suicide calls to three crisis intervention centers. Verbal behaviors of workers and callers are substantially different, leading to the conclusion that crisis intervention is dissimilarly practiced between centers but similar within them. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crisis Intervention, Helping Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis
Tolsma, Robert J.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
The High School Characteristics Index (HSCI) is an instrument designed to measure environmental press. Measurement characteristics of the HSCI used to measure differences among the responses of individuals are contrasted with those obtained for the HSCI used to measure differences among aggregate group responses. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Environmental Influences, Group Behavior, Individual Differences
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Reinking, Richard H.; Kohl, Marilyn L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Examines relative effectiveness of four types of relaxation training including Jacobson-Wolpe and electromyograph (EMG) feedback. Dependent measures are EMG recordings and self-report measures of relaxation. All groups reported increased relaxation, but EMG groups were superior in EMG measures of speed of learning and depth of relaxation.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experiments
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Baxendale, Janet; Hesketh, Anne – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2003
Background: Both direct (clinician to child) and indirect (clinician to carer) approaches are currently used in the management of children with language delay, but there is as yet little evidence about their relative effects or resource implications. Aims: This research project compared the Hanen Parent Programme (HPP) in terms of its…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Parents, Intervention, Interaction