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Peer reviewedHerringer, Lawrence G. – Teaching of Psychology, 2000
Describes an activity for introductory research methods in which students form a hypothesis regarding a personality difference between Captain Kirk from the original "Star Trek" and Captain Picard from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and then empirically test the hypothesis by observation of operationally defined behaviors.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Learning Activities, Observation
Peer reviewedKoschmann, Nancy; Wesp, Richard – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Describes different research activities that can be used in a college dining facility to make it a real-life laboratory where students can apply research skills and learn about the scientific method. Offers evidence that the experience provides an effective tool to teach the scientific method. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Colleges, Dining Facilities, Higher Education
Peer reviewedThompson, Richard J., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 1999
Describes a short undergraduate course built entirely around a research trip to an astronomical observatory. (WRM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Observation
Peer reviewedBlasko, Dawn G.; Kazmerski, Victoria A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Compares teaching observational research using a lecture format to using a software program called Courseware for Observational Research (COR). Finds that the COR-instructed class obtained a mean score of 78% on the examination, earned higher grades on the research reports, and rated the usefulness of conducting research more highly than the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Peer reviewedCallison, Daniel – Library & Information Science Research, 1997
The case study method (employing direct observation and interviews) has become the primary means of investigating how secondary school and undergraduate students locate and use information in the library. This article examines and illustrates the shift from survey to case study with examples from dissertations and field studies of secondary school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change, Higher Education, Information Seeking
