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Morling, Beth; Calin-Jageman, Robert J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
Psychology teachers have likely heard about the "replication crisis" and the "open science movement" in psychology, and they are probably aware that psychologists have proposed new standards for research practice. How should our psychology courses reflect these new standards? We describe several modern practices that have…
Descriptors: Psychology, Knowledge Level, Scientific Research, College Faculty
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Friedrich, James; Childress, Julia; Cheng, David – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
This study describes a close replication of Friedrich, Buday, and Kerr's late 1990s survey of statistics instruction in undergraduate psychology programs. Disciplinary reform efforts at that time such as the report of the APA Task Force on Statistical Inference, together with recent progress in the "new statistics" movement, raise…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Statistics, Psychology, Educational Change
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Bebermeier, Sarah; Hagemann, Anne – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
We describe how students can be encouraged to actively review course contents on inferential statistics by creating application-oriented exercises and sample solutions on the basis of concrete and realistic research articles and their data. For evaluation purposes, we use students' reactions to the activity and investigate its effects on the final…
Descriptors: Statistics, Course Content, Statistical Inference, Learning Activities
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May, Richard B.; Hunter, Michael A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Investigates student interpretation of research by asking samples of undergraduates, graduates, and faculty questions concerning the implications of random sampling and random assignment. Finds that random sampling is understood while the role of random assignment in interpretation of results is misunderstood. Concludes there is a need for…
Descriptors: Generalization, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Psychology
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Derry, Sharon; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Maintains that literacy and informed decision making in an uncertain world require the ability to reason statistically. Describes a course designed to help students use statistical concepts as tools for social reasoning within simulations of real-world problems. Describes four types of instructional activities used. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking