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NeoAcademic contains the ramblings of a professor of industrial/organizational psychology, which covers the application of psychological principles to the workplace. Primary topics of interest are the use of technology in training and education.
Richard Landers
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- January 19, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 6,751 views
Video Game Training Makes You Faster, Better
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
And if a few hours of Call of Duty will help you survive, don't you owe it to yourself to pick up a controller?... Read more »
Dye, M., Green, C., & Bavelier, D. (2009) Increasing Speed of Processing With Action Video Games. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(6), 321-326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01660.x
- August 24, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 3,927 views
Pre-Teaching Interventions to Maximize Learning
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
What should trainers and instructors do before starting their courses that will maximize learning for students?... Read more »
Mesmer-Magnus, J., & Viswesvaran, C. (2010) The role of pre-training interventions in learning: A meta-analysis and integrative review. Human Resource Management Review, 20(4), 261-282. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.05.001
- December 15, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 3,770 views
Personality Drives Us Toward Violent Videogames
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
It's only a couple of weeks since my massive coverage of video games research, but another interesting article has come up on the topic. This time - an exploration of personality as it can be used to explain attraction to violent video games.... Read more »
Chory, R., & Goodboy, A. (2010) Is Basic Personality Related to Violent and Non-Violent Video Game Play and Preferences?. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0076
- February 22, 2012
- 07:30 AM
- 3,111 views
Combatting Lying on Personality Tests with Interactive Warnings
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
A recent article by Landers, Sackett and Tuzsinki[1] investigated the degree to which 32,311 managerial applicants at a nationwide retailer completed a personality test for promotion to or selection into the position. Up to 6% of the sample (nearly 2000 applicants) distorted their responses on the personality test by responding with only the extreme ends [...]
Related articles from NeoAcademic:
GRE: The Personality Test
Personality Drives Us Toward Violent Videogames
The Personality of Immersion in Video Games and Virtual Worlds
Does Personality Predict Vulnerability to Violence in Games? (VG Series Part 2/10)
Gladwell Was Wrong: High and Very High Ability Employees Perform Differently
... Read more »
Landers, R., Sackett, P., & Tuzinski, K. (2011) Retesting after initial failure, coaching rumors, and warnings against faking in online personality measures for selection. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(1), 202-210. DOI: 10.1037/a0020375
- December 7, 2011
- 08:30 AM
- 2,943 views
Where to Place Demographics on Your Surveys
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
One of the questions faced by survey designers is presentation order. Does it matter if I put the demographics first? Should I put the cognitive items up front because they require more attention? If I put 500 personality items in a row, will anyone actually complete this thing? Some recent research in the Journal of [...]
Related articles from NeoAcademic:
Some Employers Ruin Surveys For the Rest of Us
Predicting Dropout Rates for Students Completing Online Surveys
Your Genetics Incline You to Respond to Surveys
... Read more »
Teclaw, R., Price, M., & Osatuke, K. (2011) Demographic Question Placement: Effect on Item Response Rates and Means of a Veterans Health Administration Survey. Journal of Business and Psychology. DOI: 10.1007/s10869-011-9249-y
- December 18, 2009
- 02:55 PM
- 1,565 views
Learning Styles Are Meaningless
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Compelling empirical evidence for the use of learning styles in education and training simply does not exist.... Read more »
Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2009) Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9(3), 105-119. DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x
- March 10, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 1,445 views
Recruit Top Talent with Web Sites That Combat Industry Stereotypes
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Potential applicants may never apply to work in your organization if your website does nothing to combat stereotypes about industry culture.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:Desperation Can Cost You a Job
Don’t Use Foursquare To Improve Your Workplace
... Read more »
De Goede, M., Van Vianen, A., & Klehe, U. (2011) Attracting Applicants on the Web: PO fit, industry culture stereotypes, and website design. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 19(1), 51-61. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00534.x
- October 7, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 1,404 views
Should Children with Autism Play Video Games? (VG Series Part 6/10)
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Part 6 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: video games and children with developmental disorders.... Read more »
Durkin, K. (2010) Videogames and young people with developmental disorders. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 122-140. DOI: 10.1037/a0019438
- October 4, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 1,358 views
Can Video Games Be Used in Health Care? (VG Series Part 5/10)
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Part 5 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: video games that have been made for patient care and training doctors.... Read more »
Kato, P. (2010) Video games in health care: Closing the gap. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 113-121. DOI: 10.1037/a0019441
- September 16, 2010
- 10:30 AM
- 1,351 views
What Does Video Game Research Really Say? (Part 3/10)
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Part 2 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: the potential of video games to improve spatial cognition.... Read more »
Spence, I., & Feng, J. (2010) Video games and spatial cognition. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 92-104. DOI: 10.1037/a0019491
- October 26, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 1,269 views
Can Video Games Get People to Vote? (VG Series Part 8/10)
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Part 8 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: serious video games and their use to improve civic engagement.... Read more »
Bers, M. (2010) Let the games begin: Civic playing on high-tech consoles. Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 147-153. DOI: 10.1037/a0019490
- December 20, 2010
- 09:30 AM
- 1,261 views
How to Conduct Research in Second Life
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
In a recent issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Minocha, Tran and Reeves (2010)[1] discuss considerations when conducting research in the 3D virtual world, Second Life. They cover a pretty large array of information, including how to explain virtual worlds to IRBs, additional ethical concerns when interacting with natives in virtual worlds, differences [...]... Read more »
Minocha, S., Tran, M. Q., & Reeves, A. J. (2010) Conducting empirical research in virtual worlds: Experiences from two projects in Second Life. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 3(1). info:/
- March 25, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 1,256 views
How People Have Bad Experiences on Online Social Networks
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Recent research by Tokunaga[1] in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking derives ten categories of bad experiences that people have on online social networks. Here they are, in descending order of how commonly they were reported: The person initiates a friend request which is denied or ignored by the person he sends it to. The person [...]
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:Surprise: Social People Use Facebook
Scientists Ignoring Social Networks
Discrimination in Hiring via Social Networks
... Read more »
Tokunaga, R. (2011) Friend me or you'll strain us: Understanding negative events that occur over social networking sites. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0140
- February 18, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 1,255 views
There Are Four Kinds of Social Media Users
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
There are four general classifications of social media users, according to recently published research: introvert, novel, versatile, and expert-communicator.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:Surprise: Social People Use Facebook
Faculty Apparently Use Social Media
Call for Participants in NSF Proposal to Integrate Social Media in Undergraduate Education
... Read more »
Alarcón-del-Amo, M., Lorenzo-Romero, C., & Gómez-Borja, M. (2011) Classifying and Profiling Social Networking Site Users: A Latent Segmentation Approach. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0346
- February 23, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 1,230 views
Designing Learning Games to Maximize Engagement
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Research explores the cognitive-affective states students experience during learning games. Surprisingly, the state of confusion leads to student engagement.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:How Do We Design Effective Video Games for Learning? (VG Series Part 4/10)
Pre-Teaching Interventions to Maximize Learning
College Courses as Live Games
... Read more »
Rodrigo, M. (2010) Dynamics of student cognitive-affective transitions during a mathematics game. Simulation , 42(1), 85-99. DOI: 10.1177/1046878110361513
- March 21, 2011
- 10:00 AM
- 1,145 views
Succeeding at Games Doesn’t Mean Players Enjoy Them
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
If players succeed at a game (play well), they only enjoy the game if they feel they were responsible for that success.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:How Do Video Games Motivate People? (VG Series Part 9/10)
Setting the Difficulty of Serious Training Games
College Courses as Live Games
... Read more »
Trepte, S., & Reinecke, L. (2011) The pleasures of success: Game-related efficacy experiences as a mediator between player performance and game enjoyment. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0358
- February 16, 2011
- 09:00 AM
- 1,131 views
Surprise: Social People Use Facebook
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
New research reveals that social people tend to use Facebook more often than asocial people. I guess the Internet is not just for nerds anymore.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:Faculty Apparently Use Social Media
Inappropriate Work-related Facebook Checkups
Montana Job Applications Required FaceBook Password
... Read more »
Gosling, S., Augustine, A., Vazire, S., Holtzman, N., & Gaddis, S. (2011) Manifestations of Personality in Online Social Networks: Self-Reported Facebook-Related Behaviors and Observable Profile Information. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0087
Landers, R.N., & Lounsbury, J.W. (2006) An investigation of Big Five and narrow personality traits in relation to Internet usage. Computers in Human Behavior, 22(2), 283-293. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.06.001
- November 29, 2010
- 10:00 AM
- 1,116 views
Profiling Cheaters in College
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Cheaters can be identified by their scores on the Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. But now that we can profile them, what comes next?... Read more »
Williams, K., Nathanson, C., & Paulhus, D. (2010) Identifying and profiling scholastic cheaters: Their personality, cognitive ability, and motivation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(3), 293-307. DOI: 10.1037/a0020773
- February 8, 2010
- 09:35 AM
- 1,091 views
All Current Evidence for Second Life in Business and Education
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
I decided to examine the full extent of scholarly literature supporting (or not) the use of virtual worlds for education and training. It's not a long list.... Read more »
DELUCIA, A., FRANCESE, R., PASSERO, I., & TORTORA, G. (2009) Development and evaluation of a virtual campus on Second Life: The case of SecondDMI. Computers , 52(1), 220-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.08.001
Jarmon, L., Traphagan, T., Mayrath, M., & Trivedi, A. (2009) Virtual world teaching, experiential learning, and assessment: An interdisciplinary communication course in Second Life. Computers , 53(1), 169-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.01.010
Jamaludin, A., Chee, Y., & Ho, C. (2009) Fostering argumentative knowledge construction through enactive role play in Second Life. Computers , 53(2), 317-329. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.009
Lester, P.M. . (2009) Analog vs. Digital Instruction and Learning: Teaching Within First and Second Life Environments. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14(3), 457. info:/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01449.x
Good, J., Howland, K., & Thackray, L. (2008) Problem-based learning spanning real and virtual words: a case study in Second Life. ALT-J, 16(3), 163-172. DOI: 10.1080/09687760802526681
Edirisingha, P., Nie, M., Pluciennik, M., & Young, R. (2009) Socialisation for learning at a distance in a 3-D multi-user virtual environment. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(3), 458-479. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00962.x
Herold, D. (2010) Mediating Media Studies – Stimulating critical awareness in a virtual environment. Computers , 54(3), 791-798. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.10.019
McVey, M. (2008) Observations of expert communicators in immersive virtual worlds: implications for synchronous discussion. ALT-J, 16(3), 173-180. DOI: 10.1080/09687760802526673
Livingstone, D., Kemp, J., & Edgar, E. (2008) From Multi-User Virtual Environment to 3D Virtual Learning Environment. ALT-J, 16(3), 139-150. DOI: 10.1080/09687760802526707
Dickey, M. (2005) Three-dimensional virtual worlds and distance learning: two case studies of Active Worlds as a medium for distance education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(3), 439-451. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00477.x
- March 28, 2011
- 04:00 PM
- 1,091 views
Twitter vs. Student Engagement and Grades
by Richard Landers in NeoAcademic
Student engagement and semester GPA were both improved through the addition of Twitter to a course.
Some related articles on Neo-Academic:Designing Learning Games to Maximize Engagement
Best Buy Hired Based on Twitter Followers
Twitter Predicts Box Office Revenue
... Read more »
Junco, R., Heiberger, G., & Loken, E. (2011) The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119-132. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x
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