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Direct linkAngela S. Kelling; Nicholas J. Kelling – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Background: Given the increased emphasis on active learning in psychology, it is important to use data to enhance these experiences. In learning courses, both live animals and virtual training laboratories have been found to enhance learning, but less research has examined student preferences. Generally, live rats are preferred, but students may…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Preferences, Science Laboratories, Computer Simulation
Lloyd, Steven A.; Shanks, Ryan A.; Lopatto, David – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Undergraduate research (UR) is a high-impact practice associated with many positive student outcomes. However, extending UR opportunities to all students is not practical for all psychology programs. Classroom-based UR experiences (CUREs) provide a scalable solution to this problem, but there is a paucity of empirically validated, authentic CUREs…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physiology, Psychology, Student Research
Hunt, Maree J.; Macaskill, Anne C. – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Taking an ethical approach to using nonhuman animals in teaching requires assessment of the learning benefits of using animals and how these compare to the benefits of alternative teaching practices. It is also important to consider whether students have ethical reservations about completing exercises with animals. We compared upper level…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Animals, Psychology
Thieman, Thomas J.; Clary, E. Gil; Olson, Andrea M.; Dauner, Rachel C.; Ring, Erin E. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
For 6 years, we have offered an integrated weekly laboratory focusing on research methods as part of our general psychology course. Through self-report measures and controlled comparisons, we found that laboratory projects significantly increase students' knowledge and comfort level with scientific approaches and concepts, sustain interest in…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Psychology, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedRowland, David L.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Chickens, instead of rats, were used in an upper-level laboratory course on animal learning. To help other instructors interested in using chickens for a lab course, a discussion of the physical and behavioral characteristics of chickens is provided. Student reaction to the course is also discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Higher Education, Laboratory Animals, Laboratory Experiments
Cunningham, Paul F. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
Chairs at 262 prominent U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities (75% response rate) completed a questionnaire about animal use, student choice policies, and alternatives to the use of animals in undergraduate psychology education. Results indicated that a majority of institutions used animals in teaching, only a minority had choice policies…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Educational Policy, Animals, Psychology
Peer reviewedAnderson, Wayne – Teaching of Psychology, 1977
The need to set up classroom conditions under which students can interact with each other about course material is discussed. Micro-labs are suggested as a means of serving this need. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAcker, Loren E.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Discusses a microcomputer program that was created to simulate the behavior of a computerized "animal" so that students could practice the shaping of behavior. Describes mathematical algorithms that allowed the "animal" to show gradual improvements in directional movements after appropriate shaping. Reports that students were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Sommer, Barbara A.; Sommer, Robert – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
A hands-on lab for a lower division research methods course used an online format with Web page, Web forms, an e-mail listproc, and chat room. The virtual section received a higher rating for overall value than did the in-person labs. Students liked its convenience and flexibility. There were no significant differences in examination performance…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Methods Courses, Computer Uses in Education, Internet
Aberson, Christopher L.; Berger, Dale E.; Healy, Michael R.; Romero, Victoria L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
In this article, we describe and evaluate a Web-based interactive tutorial used to present hypothesis testing concepts. The tutorial includes multiple-choice questions with feedback, an interactive applet that allows students to draw samples and evaluate null hypotheses, and follow-up questions suitable for grading. Students either used the…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Hypothesis Testing, Web Based Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests
