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Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise

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Carpenter, S; Rowatt, T; Brooks, L; Magid, V; Stage, R; Wydro, P; Cramer, S; Walker, M; Wolfe, C; Singleton, R; Sigall, H; Eichelberger, A ...
Published in: Teaching of Psychology
January 1, 2004

We developed a novel variation on classroom data collection by having students conduct a national research project. Students at 20 different colleges and universities measured "school spirit" at their institutions according to several operational criteria (school apparel wearing, car stickers, alumni donation rate, ratings by a major sports publication, and questionnaire measures). Instructors then combined this information into one large dataset, allowing students to analyze and compare trends measured at their school with those measured at other schools. We discuss the process of organizing a national study (recruitment of faculty participants, dissemination of instruments, compilation of data), aspects of the project that instructors thought were most educationally valuable, and substantive results of the study (how well the different measures of school spirit correlated).

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Published In

Teaching of Psychology

ISSN

0098-6283

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
 

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Carpenter, S., Rowatt, T., Brooks, L., Magid, V., Stage, R., Wydro, P., … Seta, C. (2004). Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 31(1), 18–21.
Carpenter, S., T. Rowatt, L. Brooks, V. Magid, R. Stage, P. Wydro, S. Cramer, et al. “Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise.” Teaching of Psychology 31, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 18–21.
Carpenter S, Rowatt T, Brooks L, Magid V, Stage R, Wydro P, et al. Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise. Teaching of Psychology. 2004 Jan 1;31(1):18–21.
Carpenter, S., et al. “Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise.” Teaching of Psychology, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 2004, pp. 18–21.
Carpenter S, Rowatt T, Brooks L, Magid V, Stage R, Wydro P, Cramer S, Walker M, Wolfe C, Singleton R, Sigall H, Eichelberger A, Jordan J, Leaf S, Grahe J, Brown RP, Swim J, Pearson NB, Wetzel C, Pezzo M, Gosling S, MacLin K, Reifman A, Awbrey B, Wright C, Jerzak P, Samuels SM, Lemmond G, Leary M, Seta C. Measuring School Spirit: A National Teaching Exercise. Teaching of Psychology. 2004 Jan 1;31(1):18–21.
Journal cover image

Published In

Teaching of Psychology

ISSN

0098-6283

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy