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: Received: 23 August 2023 / Approved: 23 August 2023 / Online: 24 August 2023 (03:27:07 CEST)
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Rojas-Russell, M.; Martínez-Hirota, M.F.; García-Pacheco, A.F.; Serrano-Alvarado, K. Attitudes toward Research in Undergraduate Psychology Students at a Public University in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2023, 2023081693. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1693.v1
Rojas-Russell, M.; Martínez-Hirota, M.F.; García-Pacheco, A.F.; Serrano-Alvarado, K. Attitudes toward Research in Undergraduate Psychology Students at a Public University in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2023, 2023081693. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1693.v1
Rojas-Russell, M.; Martínez-Hirota, M.F.; García-Pacheco, A.F.; Serrano-Alvarado, K. Attitudes toward Research in Undergraduate Psychology Students at a Public University in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2023, 2023081693. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1693.v1
APA Style
Rojas-Russell, M., Martínez-Hirota, M.F., García-Pacheco, A.F., & Serrano-Alvarado, K. (2023). Attitudes toward Research in Undergraduate Psychology Students at a Public University in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1693.v1
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Rojas-Russell, M., Angel F. García-Pacheco and Karina Serrano-Alvarado. 2023 "Attitudes toward Research in Undergraduate Psychology Students at a Public University in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1693.v1
Abstract
Objective. To examine the relationship between experience and knowledge acquired in research methodology (RM) courses and attitudes toward research in a sample of undergraduate psychology students from a public university in Mexico City. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 261 students. A 10-unit analog scale to assess perceived experience in RM courses and two measures of attitudes toward research were used. Between the two attitude scales, four attitude dimensions were identified: positive appraisal, negative appraisal, meaningless and boring. Four multivariate models were estimated, one for each attitude dimension. Results. A positive correlation was found between learning experiences in RM courses and positive appraisal of research (p < 0.01). Negative associations were also found between RM course experience and two of the three negative research attitudes (p < 0.01). Conclusion. Results highlight the significance of teaching in the knowledge and attitude development of students' research competencies. An approach to teaching RM at the undergraduate level that places more emphasis on encouraging evidence-based practice than on developing and carrying out research projects seems to be a promising subject for study, with implications for changing teaching methods and contents.
Keywords
Research methodology, Teaching, Undergraduate, Psychology, Students
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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