Assess based on quality and clarity of presentation and quality of methodology. When questioning the youngster ask about if they encountered contrary findings in the literature, without pressing too hard about it, just to see what they say and maybe it leads to a productive and non-contentious discussion of the issues, or not.
Paul On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:49 AM, drnanjo wrote: I am about to embark on a day of volunteer judging of science fair projects for the Los Angeles Unified School District. I've previewed the 20 or so projects to which I am assigned. One of them claims to confirm the existence of learning styles. We don't hold kids to the same standards, I understand. I don't want to obnoxiously squash the research aspirations of budding young, enthusiastic scientists. Any suggestions for how I both assess the work fairly and gently challenge the presenter to reconsider this idea....? I am worried I will come across as a kind of brute.... I'll deal with my fellow judges as adults, since I anticipate more receptivity among the HS Teachers. Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tue, Mar 25, 2014 2:47 pm Subject: [tips] Power YouTube Search Tips for Topics on Psychology In the latest episode of my podcast I show viewers how to find quality psychology videos from credible sources as well as how you can use a cool tool called IFTTT.com<http://IFTTT.com> to email you (or even call you on your cell phone if you are that...enthusiastic) whenever one of these sources either creates a new video on a specific topic in psychology or adds a good video to one of their playlists. I think it could very useful for students looking for good resources for their projects of papers. It's also part of what I'll be presenting at next month's Farmingdale Teachers of Psychology conference: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2014/03/ep-216-video-youtube-power-search-tips/ Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com<http://www.ThePsychFiles.com/> Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o=35535 or send a blank email to leave-35535-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-35535-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=35599 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-35599-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-35599-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=35604 or send a blank email to leave-35604-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
