What is it about?
Conducting an original research project over the course of a semester improves critical thinking in introductory psychology students enrolled in large lecture style classrooms
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Why is it important?
This study is important because it shows that introductory psychology students -- mostly 18-year-old first-year "freshmen" students -- have the capacity to carry out an original research project, and doing so increases their ability to think critically.
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This page is a summary of: Research experience in recitation sections within introductory psychology courses: The effectiveness of a semester-long laboratory component., Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, June 2021, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/stl0000187.
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