Teaching Research Methods - Statistics
How to choose statistical tests Statistics. The most commonly named area of the course when Psychology teachers are asked which part of the A-Level they are most nervous about teaching. When this is combined with how it is often named by students as the part of the course that they are most worried about learning, you've got a recipe for a whole lot of anxiety. As psychologists, we know that some anxiety is good, but too much can have many detrimental effects, including a negative impact on our students' abilities to learn and remember information. As mentioned previously, I quite like teaching Research Methods, and I include statistics in that. The great part about statistics is that the exam questions are fairly predictable and there are so many examples out there that students are able to practise each of the required skills repeatedly. To help to quell the anxiety, I design lessons that build their confidence through repetition. This may not result in the most creative