We tried an extra credit subject pool for many years and could not get
it to work satisfactorily. The main problem was that students would sign
up and not show up. So not only did we not get as many participants as
we needed for an active faculty and student research program (most extra
credit was minimal and not utilized by that many students regardless of
how they could earn it). But we also felt that we had a system where
students disrespected our research program (there was obvious no
incentive for them to show up). So we just last semester switched to
requiring research participation (or they can during designated "office
hours" with our academic associate read and answer questions about a
research article; the research articles are suggested by the 100 level
professors). We have written a detailed handout that every 100-level
professor attaches to his or her syllabus. Professors cannot alter or
change the requirements (it is a department level requirement unlike the
extra credit arrangement which was up to each professor to arrange).
We only require research participation in 100 level classes but students
in 200 and 300 level classes can use the pool for their class-related
research and faculty can continue to offer extra credit in non-100 level
courses for research participation)
Cheers
Marie
Deb Briihl wrote:
Hi! We are looking into starting a subject pool. I am looking for
information from people that have one on their campus that gives extra
credit rather than requires students to do experiments (or something
else). What specifically do you do? What is written in the syllabus?
One problem is so many different people teach intro to psych here -
how do you handle that? Do you just use intro to psych students, or do
you use other classes as well?
Deb
Dr. Deborah S. Briihl
Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
(229) 333-5994
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dbriihl/
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