Document Type
Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication
Publication Date
3-5-2019
Publication Title
Teaching of Psychology
Department
Psychology
College/School
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Abstract
Students frequently request concept-list study guides prior to exams, but the benefits of instructors providing such resources are unclear. Research on memory and comprehension has suggested that some challenges in learning are associated with benefits to performance. In the context of an introductory psychology course, a study was conducted to investigate the impact of providing a concept-list study guide on exam performance, as opposed to having students create a study guide. Additionally, student preferences for various types of study guides were examined. Results indicated that although students greatly prefer that the instructors provide a study guide (as opposed to making their own), providing a concept-list study guide resulted in poorer exam performance. These results call for future research on the influence of study guides on student performance.
Recommended Citation
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage Journals in Teaching of Psychology on March, 5, 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628319834171