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Peer reviewedFish, Thomas A.; Fraser, Ian H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 110 students in advanced undergraduate psychology courses to assess their retrospective impressions about their introductory psychology course, current course selections and performance, and future academic plans. Finds that students who had participated in a science fair gave significantly higher ratings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Psychology
Peer reviewedGordon, Randall A. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of perceived resource scarcity on compliance among 176 college students. Finds that the scarcity manipulation did not differentially affect the proportion who turned in written assignments early but did have a significant effect on the speed with which these students turned in their assignments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Incentives, Motivation Techniques
Peer reviewedMcKinney, Kathleen; Graham-Buxton, Mary – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Asserts that, although many researchers and teachers have written about the use of cooperative, or collaborative, learning groups, their work has focused on small classes. Reports on a study of informal cooperative group assignments used in a large (225 students) college-level Introduction to Sociology class. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Course Evaluation
