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Do Graduate Students Really Think Straight About Weird Things?
I'm Sean Hughes from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Students come to the study of psychology equipped with a range of misconceptions. Unless they are directly targeted for correction, students often leave with many of these erroneous beliefs intact. We tested 550 graduate psychology students to see if they could distinguish psychological fact from fiction.
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Self-Explanation of an Answer Choice Is Beneficial to Student Performance
My name isDarcey N. Powell from West Virginia Universityand I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington DC. Requiring students to explain their answers to multiple-choice homework questions improved their performance on the assignment, suggesting that these explanations facilitate a deeper understanding of the concepts. Female students scored higher than male students, but explanations were only associated with significantly higher scores for the male students. Teaching Institute Poster Session - Board: - 049 Thursday, May 26, 2011, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gunston Darcey N.
