Observer Vol. 25, No. 1 January 2012
Observation
Understanding the Impact
Loved, hated, and a source of widespread controversy, journal impact factors (JIF) have taken on a unique role in scientific publishing. These little numbers are considered a measure of a journal’s importance. However, in an article to be published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Peter Hegarty and Zoe Walton question whether JIF actually measures the psychological importance of psychology articles. ... More>
Student Notebook
State of the APS Student Caucus
APSSC President Jesica T. Wong reports that student involvement is growing, and the APSSC Board is working to ensure that the trend continues.... More>
Teaching Tips
Tips for Incorporating Writing Into An Introductory Statistics Course
Statistics educators know all too well that teaching statistics can be a challenge, even for the most experienced instructors. Students often bring with them anxieties and misperceptions that can lead to a tense and frustrating learning environment, compelling many students to delay taking a statistics course. What is a statistics instructor to do?... More>
Observer Article
Reflections on Wikipedia in the Classroom
Mona Ibrahim turned the APS Wikipedia Initiative into an assignment that students enjoyed.... More>
Observer Article
Rising Stars
The Observer presents more Rising Stars, exemplars of today's psychological scientists. ... More>
