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Direct linkGurung, Regan A. R.; Burns, Kathleen – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Summary Retrieval practice and spacing out studying help increase learning. Introductory Psychology students at nine colleges/universities took quizzes with more (RP+) or less (RP-) retrieval practice and more (SP+) or less (SP-) spacing between quizzes. We compared (N = 351) scores on class exams and on a standardized test. We also measured key…
Descriptors: College Students, Study, Cognitive Processes, Tests
Calma-Birling, Destany; Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2017
Mindfulness practices improve cognition, emotional balance, and well-being in clinical and non-clinical populations. The bulk of mindfulness research in higher education has focused on improving psychological and cognitive variables, leaving academic performance largely unexplored. We investigated the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention on…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Tests, Academic Achievement
Soicher, Raechel N.; Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2017
Previous research has indicated that an intervention called "exam wrappers" can improve students' metacognition when they are using wrappers in more than one course per academic term. In this study, we tested if exam wrappers would improve students' metacognition and academic performance when used in only one course per academic term. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Student Improvement
Landrum, R. Eric; Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2013
When students are given a period or window of time to take an exam, is taking an exam earlier in the window (high latency to deadline) related to test scores? In Study 1, students (n = 236) were given windows of time to take online each of 13 quizzes and 4 exams. In Study 2, students (n = 251) similarly took 4 exams online within a test window. In…
Descriptors: Scores, Time, Tests, Predictor Variables
Landrum, R. Eric; Gurung, Regan A. R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Almost 2 million students enroll in introductory psychology each year in the United States, making it the second most popular undergraduate course in the nation. Introductory psychology not only serves as a prerequisite for other courses in the discipline but for some students this course provides their only exposure to psychological science.…
Descriptors: Psychology, Introductory Courses, Student Behavior, College Students
Gurung, Regan A. R.; Daniel, David B.; Landrum, R. Eric – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
Four hundred and fifty-four students enrolled in introductory psychology at different institutions across the nation participated in a study of factors related to learning. Key measures included an instructor rating, ratings of textbook quality and helpfulness, study time, student self-evaluations of study behaviors, approach to learning,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Introductory Courses, Learning, Undergraduate Students
Gurung, Regan A. R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
I tested whether students' reported use and perceived helpfulness of textbook pedagogical aids and other instructional methods (e.g., group discussion) related to better exam performance. More than 200 undergraduates rated 10 commonly used pedagogical aids and instructional techniques. Students reported using boldface and italics terms and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Textbook Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Tests
