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The Effect of Refuting Misconceptions in the Introductory Psychology Class
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Students often come into the introductory psychology course with many misconceptions and leave with most of them intact. Borrowing from other disciplines, we set out to determine whether refutational lecture and text are effective in dispelling student misconceptions. These approaches first activate a misconception and then immediately counter it with correct information. We tested students' knowledge of 45 common misconceptions and then taught the course with lecture and readings of a refutational or standard format or did not cover the information at all. Students showed significant changes in their beliefs when we used refutational approaches, suggesting refutational pedagogies are best for changing students' misconceptions.
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- Authors
- Kowalski, P., & Taylor, A. K.
- Affiliations
- University of San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kowalski, Patricia
- Venue
- Teaching of Psychology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-06-24
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 153-159
- ISSN
- 0098-6283 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-8023
- OpenAlex
- W2097093880
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 24.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Teaching of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Teaching Methods
- Keywords
- misconceptions, introductory psychology, belief revision, science education, misconceptions about psychology, lecture format, reading textbooks
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