It depends on your institution's IRB. Our IRB accepts approval from other IRB's even for research done on our campus.
Marie On Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:27 PM, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: > >Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 14:27:36 -0800 >From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: "poor test-takers?" > >Each institution would have to approve of it. Of that I am quite certain. I >can't see why that should create anxiety among us....it's a simple enough >expedited review type of study. > >Annette > >Quoting "John W. Nichols, M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> An ugly thought: >> Does this sound like something that would require the approval of an >> IRB? >> >> If so, anyone know of a friendly IRB? >> >> >> >> "John W. Nichols, M.A." wrote: >> > >> > "Oh, please God, grant me the wisdom to keep my mouth shut (or fingers >> > off the keyboard) in the future", he mutters to self. >> > >> > I am interested enough in the topic that I could organize it. If >> > someone can locate or create a questionnaire that we can all use, that >> > would be a good start. >> > >> > Miguel, is the measure of test-wiseness you mentioned free and simple >> > enough for us to use? Maybe a better first question would be, does your >> > Psych Lit search reveal that the question is sufficiently answered? >> > Anything available on the Web -- without requiring subscriptions? >> > >> > Maybe someone more experienced than me could create a spreadsheet that >> > would make analysis simple? >> > >> > I don't know if Dave's argument for including a measure of general >> > intelligence would be manageable in this situation. Any thoughts? >> > "Annette Taylor, Ph. D." wrote: >> > > >> > > I'm game: John, are you organizing this? >> > > >> > > Annette >> > > >> > > Quoting "John W. Nichols, M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > > >> > > > Great suggestion. If anyone knows of a normed questionnaire, or >> > > > develops one, please share. Perhaps several/many Tipsters would like >> to >> > > > collect the data, pool it/them, and create a "paper" we can all use >> > > > similar to the study time survey we did a few years ago. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > "Christopher D. Green" wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > Beth Benoit wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > I'm more inclined to believe that having failed to learn good >> study >> > > > skills >> > > > > > seems a more likely description to me than that the hapless student >> is >> > > > > > saddled with some cognitive defect. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Send me something. (Just kidding.) >> > > > > >> > > > > What a fine empirical question to be tested. It would, of course, be >> > > > > best to test it experimentally, but perhaps we oculd get started with >> a >> > > > > correlational self-report study. Have a bunch of students rate >> > > > > themselves on how good a "test-taker" they thinking they are >> (perhaps >> > > > > have them respond in deciles, relative to other college students). >> Then >> > > > > give them a questionnaire about their study habits (perhaps a normed >> one >> > > > > of these already exists somewhere "out there" -- anyone know of >> one). >> > > > > Then see if there is a significant correlation between their >> > > > > self-reported test-taking ability and their score on the study >> habits >> > > > > test. If there is, then we might go on to some better-controlled >> version >> > > > > of the study, conducted prospectivedly over the course of a real >> semester. >> > > > > >> > > > > Best, >> > > > > -- >> > > > > Christopher D. Green >> > > > > Department of Psychology >> > > > > York University >> > > > > Toronto, Ontario, Canada >> > > > > M3J 1P3 >> > > > > >> > > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 >> > > > > fax: 416-736-5814 >> > > > > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ >> > > > > ============================ >> > > > > . >> > > > > >> > > > > --- >> > > > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > >> > > > ----------==========>>>>>>>>>> ��� <<<<<<<<<<==========---------- >> > > > Sometimes you just have to try something, and see what happens. >> > > > >> > > > John W. Nichols, M.A. >> > > > Assistant Professor of Psychology >> > > > Tulsa Community College >> > > > 909 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119 >> > > > (918) 595-7134 >> > > > >> > > > Home: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols >> > > > MegaPsych: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/megapsych.html >> > > > >> > > > --- >> > > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > >> > > >> > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. >> > > Department of Psychology >> > > University of San Diego >> > > 5998 Alcala Park >> > > San Diego, CA 92110 >> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> > > --- >> > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > -- >> > >> > ----------==========>>>>>>>>>> ��� <<<<<<<<<<==========---------- >> > Sometimes you just have to try something, and see what happens. >> > >> > John W. Nichols, M.A. >> > Assistant Professor of Psychology >> > Tulsa Community College >> > 909 S. 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