APS

29th APS Annual Convention

Teaching Institute Poster Session

Thursday, May 25, 2017 · Boston, MA

Poster

Presentations

  1. Active Learning Exercise to Teach Undergraduate Students the Dangers of Researcher Degrees of FreedomJeffrey Osgood
  2. The "Flipped" Internship: Re-Envisioning the Internsip Experience for Optimal Student SuccessBenjamin Tallman, Wendy Dunn
  3. Meta-Lay Theories of Scientific Potential Drive Students’ Sense of Belonging in STEMAneeta Rattan, Krishna Savani, Meera Komarraju, Megan Morrison, Carol Boggs, Nalini Ambady
  4. How Beneficial Is a Technologically-Rich Environment for Knowledge Acquisition? Adelheid Nicol, Soo Owens, Stéphanie Dill, Allister MacIntyre, Christina Eastwood
  5. Demystifying Psychological Science: A Course in Scientific Reading and WritingGary Thorne, Anna Medina
  6. Students in Context: Applying Ecological Theory to Graduate School EducationSarah Ferguson
  7. International Psychology Ethics Codes: Where Is the "Culture" in Acculturation?Karen Parsonson, Luz Alquicira
  8. Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Humanizing Homework Assignment to Reduce Transprejudice Among Students Taking an Introductory Course in Abnormal PsychologyTanya Tompkins
  9. Client-Centered Research: Evaluating the Incorporation of an Applied Research Project into an Applied Social Psychology CurriculumRobert Ridge, Matthew Hiatt
  10. Student Report of Cell Phone Use in Psychology ClassesZandra Gratz, Ilyse O'Desky
  11. Self-Assessment of Paranormal Belief, Superstition, and Magical Thinking in Psychology StudentsFlorent Grain, Krystal Rowan, Michael Murtagh, D. Alan Bensley, Christopher Masciocchi, Michael McTaggart, et al.
  12. Accommodating Cognitive Diversity in Statistics CoursesErin Miller
  13. Engaging Intro Psych Students in Psych+Feminism: A Wikipedia Year of Science InitiativeElizabeth Che, Sabrina Walters, Christina Shane-Simpson, Patricia Brooks
  14. Click Away for Critical Thinking: An Alternative Use of Clickers in Small Enrollment Introductory Psychology CourseKayoung Kim
  15. Model Advisement Procedures (MAP) for Undergraduate Psychology MajorsJennifer Nieman-Gonder, Marya Howell-Carter
  16. Using Portfolios for Program Assessment: Strengths and ChallengesAllison Buskirk-Cohen
  17. Innovative Online Course for Mind Body HealthMelissa Bray, Cheryl Maykel
  18. Graduating Gilbert - a Gamefied Version of Online PsychologyChris Roddenberry
  19. Using Tags to Characterize Approaches to Teaching in Graduate Student InstructorsRonald Whiteman, Anna Schwartz, Ethlyn Saltzman, Patricia Brooks
  20. Double Quizzing Increased Student Engagement in Class DiscussionsMea Benson
  21. Effectiveness of Hybrid Courses Embedded in Teacher Residency Brittany Lewno, Melissa Dittberner, Amy Schweinle
  22. Self-Change Projects Improve Students' Ecological FootprintsKathleen Knights
  23. Curricular Assessment Using a Pre-Post Course-Embedded DesignAnurag Rimzhim, Matthew Heinly, Caleb Bragg, Rebecca Boncoddo, Carolyn Fallahi
  24. Review Quizzing in Face-to-Face Courses: Students Prefer Graded or Ungraded to Pop Quizzes, but No Differential Impact on Long-Term LearningKamil Hamaoui
  25. Beginnings in Psychological Science: Improving Mindfulness through Learning about the BrainYasmine Kalkstein, Jessica Free, Daria Sullivan, Elizabeth Lavin
  26. Games in Social Psychology: Learning Booms with Two Rooms and a BoomJake Choynowski, Jessica Stansbury
  27. Helping Students Discover DarwinThomas Heinzen
  28. Using Individual Characteristics to Assemble Successful Learning Teams: The Importance of Gpa and PretestingJennie Brown, Samantha Bureau, Samantha Bizon, David Trafimow
  29. Do Adult Psychology Students Use Effective Learning Techniques?Daniel Clark
  30. Specifications Grading Produces Higher Grades in a Research Methods CourseElizabeth Cooper
  31. To Have and Have Not: Comparing Psychology Departments Across Similar InstitutionsAlan Swinkels
  32. Service-Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Psychology StudentsJennifer Gibson, Renee' Zucchero
  33. Brain Training in the Classroom Boosts Exam PerformanceHolly White, Lauren Highfill
  34. A Cross-Lagged Panel Design of Spss Attitudes and Quantitative Confidence from Mid- to End-SemesterZachary Kunicki, Marie Tate, Nicholas Zambrotta, Megan Risi, Lisa Harlow
  35. “Breakfast Meets the Brain: An Exploration of a ‘Break-Fast Cook-Off’ Incorporating College General Assessment, and Integration of Other Courses in Upper-Level Sensation & Perception ClassManpreet Rai
  36. Becoming a Global Citizen: Evaluating the Efficacy of Social/Global Core Curriculum Courses in Meeting Learning Outcomes.Linda Morrison, Christina Pedram, Chloe Whittaker, Erin Shores
  37. Teaching Style Impacts Learning More Than Teaching Method or ModeAnna Schwartz, Christina Shane-Simpson
  38. A Creative Project on Diverse Psychologists: Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion in a History of Psychology Course Nicole Rossi
  39. Courses with Embedded International Travel Enhance a Global Perspective on PsychologyVictoria Kazmerski, Dawn Blasko, Heather Lum
  40. Emphasizing the Science of Psychology: Using Physiological Demonstrations in Lower-Level Psychology ClassesLum Heather, Kazmerski Victoria, Carol Wilson
  41. Positive Attitudes Toward Using R in Psychology Statistics Courses: Differences Between Graduate and Undergraduate StudentsAlyssa Counsell, Nataly Beribisky, Linda Farmus, Robert Cribbie
  42. “Why Doesn’t She Just Leave?” an Exercise for Developmental Psychology to Illustrate the Realities of Domestic ViolenceMelinda Burgess, Kortney Merrell
  43. Gender Matters: Teaching Gender Based Analysis in PsychologyAlexandra Rutherford, Jacy Young, Kelli Vaughn-Johnson, Tal Davidson, Jennifer Bazar, Elissa Rodkey, et al.
  44. The Emerging Adulthood Measured at Multiple Institutions As a Set of Classroom ToolsJon Grahe, Caitlin Faas, Scott Hall, Matthew Schmolesky, Holly Chalk, Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
  45. Psychosocial Predictors of Academic Self-Efficacy Among General Education Psychology StudentsErin Hill, Christian Krägeloh, Craig Webster, Julie Chen, Roger Booth, Marcus Henning
  46. Undergraduate Mentoring and Research Experience in STEMShelia Greenlee, Dorothy Doolittle
  47. Addressing College Retention By Teaching Diverse Students to Read Journal ArticlesJoyce Boyland
  48. Improving General Psychology Success Rates at a Community CollegeGary Yarbrough, Kristin Biondolillo, Rachael Hawthorne, Roberts Jarod
  49. Utilizing Group Norms and Peer Ratings to Increase Student Motivation, Engagement, and Cohesiveness in Collaborative Academic TasksJulianna Alitto
  50. Manuscript Builder: The Use of Digital Pedagogical Tool to Teach Research Methods in the Social SciencesTeresa Ober
  51. The Effects of Autobiographical Growth Narratives on Math Performance in Women Eva Frishberg, Thomas Hutcheon
  52. Critical Thinking and Paranormal Belief in Self-Avowed Skeptics and BelieversKrystal Rowan, D. Alan Bensley, Florent Grain, Christopher Masciocchi, Alexis Young, Michael McTaggart
  53. Implementing the APA "Big Problems" Activity in Introductory PsychologyLaura Freberg, Karen Freberg
  54. Using Variation and Comparison to Help Students Recognize Structural Features of Statistics Word ProblemsLucy Cui, Emma Geller, James Stigler
  55. Plans Vs. Bans: Comparing Approaches to Helping Students Avoid Technology Multitasking in ClassCayce Hook, Bridgette Hard, Gregory Walton
  56. Study Guide Completion Plays a Crucial Role in Effective Lower-Resource TutoringJohn Pennington, Teresa Davis, Greg Schmidt
  57. Psyched up: Engaging Students in 101 By Connecting Material to Real Life ExperienceKyra Kulik-Johnson, Jeremy Wilmer, Julia Cromwell, Margaret Harney
  58. Interleaving so They Don’t Leave without Understanding (Using Interprofessional Examples and Theoretical Content to Foster Development & Transfer) Rick Shifley, Susan Jenkins
  59. ○ Learning Research and Culture 6,514 Miles from Home: The Student Perspective on Embedded TravelDawn Blasko, Grace Waldfogle, Jacob Benedict, Victoria Kazmerski, Heather Lum
  60. The Impact of Cellphones on Cognitive TasksDiana Elliott, Anna-Marie Roland
  61. Teaching Content or Teaching Skills: A Test of Abductive Reasoning Improvement in a Research Methods CourseKelsey Merlo, Rebecca Smith, Christopher Hertzog
  62. Lasting Effects of Eclectic Supplemental InstructionCassandra Domingo
  63. Note-Taking Choices Affect Learning Outcomes: Finger Tips Versus LaptopsHeather Collins, Dan Bellack
  64. Thoughtfully Designing a Psychology Research Methods Lab CurriculumRobin Locke, Trina Kershaw, Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson, Jennifer Fugate
  65. Quizzing: Increases Academic Success without Improving MetacomprehensionSharon Lewis
  66. Teaching Data Skills for the Real World: Reflections and Requests from Multiple PerspectivesBarton Poulson, Hope Browning, Sebi Jeong, Ryan Roberts, Josh Brown, Danni Petersen
  67. Factors Contributing to Classroom BelongingHayley Skulborstad, Nathan Sprengle
  68. Improvement in Attitudes about Statistics and Research MethodsMarianne Fallon
  69. Why Is It so Hard to Teach Critical Evaluation of Sources? the Potential Impact of Emotional Salience on Critical Consumption of Media.Anna Schwartz, Kasey Powers
  70. Blending Content with Process: Research Immersion Improves Learning in Community College StudentsJanine Riopel, Heather Collins
  71. Making z-Scores Relevant to Psychology Majors: A Class ExerciseCheryl Armstrong
  72. Concretize It! Developing Readiness for Post-Bac LifeElizabeth Levelle
  73. Scalable Growth Mindset Interventions at the College Level: A Longitudinal StudyBrian Bergstrom, Shirley Ashauer, Tammy Gocial, Dustin Nadler
  74. Do We Know What They Are Thinking? Using Theory of Mind to Engage Affective Pedagogy.Aimee Knupsky, M. Soledad Caballero
  75. Benefits for Using “This I Believe” Essays in Psychology Classes Nelson Adams
  76. Metacognitive Benefits of a First Year Transitions CourseHeather Mitchell
  77. Class Participation: Students' PerceptionsKevin O'Connor
  78. Teaching Process Skills By Continuous Improvement Improves Students' Development of Research IdeasJudith Sims-Knight
  79. Is the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election a Flashbulb Event?Mary Still, Moses Langley, Brian Cronk
  80. Literacy and General PsychologyWilliam Altman, Judith Pena-Shaff, Cassandra Domingo
  81. “Google It!”: Use of Google Assignments and Related in-Class Activities to Enhance Students’ Understanding of Social Justice and Its Applicability to PsychologyLaurette Morris
  82. To Learn or Not to Learn: Testing Adaptive Learning Technologies in Psychology ClassesHeather Collins, Dan Bellack, Berry Hiott
  83. Academic Advising PostersDrew Appleby