scholarly journals Attachment Parenting: A Media Activity for Developmental Psychology Research Methods

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Sy ◽  
Edna Brown ◽  
Jennifer Amsterlaw ◽  
Jennifer Myers
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
News Magazine ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Attachment Parenting ◽  
General Topic

The purpose of the activity described here is help students apply course concepts to a ‘real-world’ issue, understand how to develop a specific research study from a general topic, and become more critical consumers of information. The activity required students to critically analyse claims about a new method of parenting presented in a TV news magazine show. Quantitative and qualitative data gathered from students indicate that they found the exercises interesting and useful in helping them both understand and apply concepts they learned in their developmental psychology research methods course.

scholarly journals Madhubani Art: A Journey of an Education Researcher Seeking Self-Development Answers through Art and Self-Study

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavita Mittapalli ◽  
Anastasia Samaras
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Arts Based Research ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Self Development

This study is situated within a self-study research methods course to scaffold doctoral students’ explorations of the intersections of their culture, and research interests using arts as a tool. Embracing the arts as a research method, the first author painted a self-portrait using the vibrant colors of Madhubani art which holds cultural significance to her. She utilized Blumer’s (1986) and Mead’s (1934) theory of symbolic interactionism to explain the process of her self-development as a researcher. Combining her self-portrait with an earlier research study proved valuable as a conduit for understanding and interpreting her work as a research methodologist. This study is valuable to others interested in studying their practice and research identity through an arts-based research method.

Stepping Outside of the Box: Using Psychology-Based Methodology To Investigate Temperamental Variables in Children Who Stutter

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Author(s):  
Kia N. Johnson ◽  
Kristen M. Johnson ◽  
Elizabeth A. O’Malley
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Clinical Application ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
And Behavior

The purpose of this paper is to raise interest in the use of methodological techniques grounded in developmental psychology to best answer empirical questions about temperamental aspects of stuttering in young children. Empirical studies that examine the temperament of children who stutter based on commonly used developmental psychology research methods—questionnaires and behavior observational tasks—will be reviewed. The benefits and drawbacks of this methodology will also be discussed. Last, suggestions for research or clinical application will also be discussed.

Teaching a Research Methods Course in Developmental Psychology: Some Principles, Methods, and Problems

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Jay Harris
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Experimental Child Psychology ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Methods Course

Experimental Child Psychology taught by a teacher who believes that research is fun only if the problems are not too easily solved.

Taking a Course in Research Methods Improves Reasoning about Real-Life Events

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W. VanderStoep ◽  
John J. Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Statistical Reasoning ◽  
Science Majors

We examined the extent to which students who take a course in research methods improve their reasoning about real-life events. Because social science majors improve their methodological and statistical reasoning during 4 years of college (Lehman & Nisbett, 1990), a logical source of this improvement in psychology would be the Research Methods course. We tested students in Research Methods and in Developmental Psychology on methodological and statistical reasoning at the beginning and the end of the term. As expected, reasoning scores of Research Methods students improved more than did scores of Developmental Psychology students. These results have implications for teaching because they support our intuitive notions that what we are teaching has real-life value.

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