Eljed, Isabelle, Krause, Amanda, Miller, Daniel, Somoray, Klaire, Lurie, Janine, and Knight, Clint (2025) Exploring Student and Staff Experiences of an Online Research-Focused Resource Library. In: [Presented at the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science Online Conference]. From: SIPS 2025: Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science Online Conference, 21-22 May 2025, Budapest, Hungary and Online.

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While teaching research methods and statistics has traditionally relied on in-person, computer lab-based workshops, innovative strategies are needed to support online learning. Given students have requested flexible, interactive, and accessible learning tools over textbooks, we created an open-access research-focused resource library. This qualitative study evaluated student and staff experiences and opinions of the library. A thematic analysis of semi-structured walk-through interviews (12 students, 2 staff) is underway. Preliminary analysis indicates participants value the library’s open-access nature, comprehensive content, and strong alignment with university subjects. Participants also highlighted future improvements such including in-section definitions, additional content including specific statistical analyses and qualitative methods, and more visuals to enhance understanding. These findings contribute to our understanding of what makes an online statistical resource effective and engaging for psychology students and staff, with implications as to how educators can address students’ struggles with statistics.

Item ID:	85574
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
Keywords:	scholarship of teaching and learning, research, research methods, statistics, OER, open educational resource
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Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2025 23:50
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5201 Applied and developmental psychology > 520102 Educational psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology @ 100%
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