Student Attitudes toward Research in an Undergraduate Social Science Research Methods Course
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| Title: | Student Attitudes toward Research in an Undergraduate Social Science Research Methods Course |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wishkoski, Rachel, Meter, Diana J., Tulane, Sarah, King, Michael Q., Butler, Kevin, Woodland, Laura A. |
| Source: | Higher Education Pedagogies. 2022 7(1):20-36. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Social Sciences, Anxiety, Courses, Research Methodology, Positive Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23752696.2022.2072362 |
| ISSN: | 2375-2696 |
| Abstract: | This study used a mixed-methods longitudinal design to investigate change in students' understanding, attitudes, anxiety, perceptions of relevance, and disinterest in a required social science undergraduate research methods course across a semester. Participants were 78 undergraduates (94% women, 6% men; 92% white non-Hispanic/Latinx, M age = 25.62, SD = 7.17) at a university in the United States. Results suggest that participant attitudes toward and perceptions of research methods shifted over the course of the semester. Overall, anxiety decreased, while positive attitudes increased. However, initial perceptions and changes in perceptions varied among the three course sections. Over time, students largely recognized the course's relevance and conveyed positive attitudes toward research and their success in overcoming the challenge of completing the course. Implications for pedagogy include the need for continued assessment of learners, development of students' self-concept as researchers, teaching of research as a process, and connection to application. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1374081 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study used a mixed-methods longitudinal design to investigate change in students' understanding, attitudes, anxiety, perceptions of relevance, and disinterest in a required social science undergraduate research methods course across a semester. Participants were 78 undergraduates (94% women, 6% men; 92% white non-Hispanic/Latinx, M age = 25.62, SD = 7.17) at a university in the United States. Results suggest that participant attitudes toward and perceptions of research methods shifted over the course of the semester. Overall, anxiety decreased, while positive attitudes increased. However, initial perceptions and changes in perceptions varied among the three course sections. Over time, students largely recognized the course's relevance and conveyed positive attitudes toward research and their success in overcoming the challenge of completing the course. Implications for pedagogy include the need for continued assessment of learners, development of students' self-concept as researchers, teaching of research as a process, and connection to application. |
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| ISSN: | 2375-2696 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23752696.2022.2072362 |
