Doing Research on Research: Assessing Factors that May Influence Student Research Participation in Psychology
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
16-4-2013 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2013 4:00 PM
Student's Major
Psychology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Karla Lassonde
Mentor's Department
Psychology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Hundreds of college students participate in research every year. Although participation is voluntary, it is a critical part of research productivity. We examined archival data collected from the Fall of 2012 and Spring of 2013 using the Psychology Department’s research management system called SONA. Within this data, we were particularly interested in studies that had a high rate of ‘no- shows’. No-shows occur when a participant signs up for a study, but does not show up for either an excused or unexcused reason. A new policy was implemented for the spring 2013 in hopes to lower the high number of no-shows. We gained valuable insight into the utility of this new policy by comparing semesterly data and surveying faculty who rely on the system for research. One implication of a high rate of no-shows is that research is often conducted online vs. face-to-face. This and other insights from this archival analysis will be discussed.
Doing Research on Research: Assessing Factors that May Influence Student Research Participation in Psychology
CSU Ballroom
Hundreds of college students participate in research every year. Although participation is voluntary, it is a critical part of research productivity. We examined archival data collected from the Fall of 2012 and Spring of 2013 using the Psychology Department’s research management system called SONA. Within this data, we were particularly interested in studies that had a high rate of ‘no- shows’. No-shows occur when a participant signs up for a study, but does not show up for either an excused or unexcused reason. A new policy was implemented for the spring 2013 in hopes to lower the high number of no-shows. We gained valuable insight into the utility of this new policy by comparing semesterly data and surveying faculty who rely on the system for research. One implication of a high rate of no-shows is that research is often conducted online vs. face-to-face. This and other insights from this archival analysis will be discussed.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Stacy. "Doing Research on Research: Assessing Factors that May Influence Student Research Participation in Psychology." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 16, 2013.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2013/poster-session-B/11
