Jesse Niebaum
@niebaumjc.bsky.social
developmental psychologist at UC-Davis Center for Mind and Brain. open science advocate. quiet online. opinions offline.
Of course, the results from this excellent analysis are rough (But don’t warrant “English majors can’t read.”).
Perhaps a more apt comparison than with flagship schools are studies testing understanding of critical information within other majors (e.g., Can psychologists interpret a p-value?…)
Perhaps a more apt comparison than with flagship schools are studies testing understanding of critical information within other majors (e.g., Can psychologists interpret a p-value?…)
May 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Of course, the results from this excellent analysis are rough (But don’t warrant “English majors can’t read.”).
Perhaps a more apt comparison than with flagship schools are studies testing understanding of critical information within other majors (e.g., Can psychologists interpret a p-value?…)
Perhaps a more apt comparison than with flagship schools are studies testing understanding of critical information within other majors (e.g., Can psychologists interpret a p-value?…)
This is me. I grew up where the data were collected and majored in English at Kansas.
To give the kids some credit:
Modernizing 1850s Dickens is not easy. Try it.
And, the study aimed to see if students ill-equipped to comprehend complex, archaic texts picked up those skills in college.
To give the kids some credit:
Modernizing 1850s Dickens is not easy. Try it.
And, the study aimed to see if students ill-equipped to comprehend complex, archaic texts picked up those skills in college.
May 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is me. I grew up where the data were collected and majored in English at Kansas.
To give the kids some credit:
Modernizing 1850s Dickens is not easy. Try it.
And, the study aimed to see if students ill-equipped to comprehend complex, archaic texts picked up those skills in college.
To give the kids some credit:
Modernizing 1850s Dickens is not easy. Try it.
And, the study aimed to see if students ill-equipped to comprehend complex, archaic texts picked up those skills in college.
Thanks for the catch!
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March 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thanks for the catch!
The link expired but it’s back up now for 30 days.
The link expired but it’s back up now for 30 days.
Lastly, thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for the idea.
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lastly, thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for the idea.
Special thanks goes to my friend and fellow scientist Thornton Thompson, for sharing his OpEd with @jmoltke.bsky.social & @psmitchej.bsky.social, my incredible advisor @yukomunakata.bsky.social for the encouragement, and @ucdavispsych.bsky.social.
www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...
www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Special thanks goes to my friend and fellow scientist Thornton Thompson, for sharing his OpEd with @jmoltke.bsky.social & @psmitchej.bsky.social, my incredible advisor @yukomunakata.bsky.social for the encouragement, and @ucdavispsych.bsky.social.
www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...
www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...
A quick scan of the small N’s from the manuscript also suggests an error in reporting. N=59 data retained, but N=57 in reported gender and in the school year demographics.
January 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
A quick scan of the small N’s from the manuscript also suggests an error in reporting. N=59 data retained, but N=57 in reported gender and in the school year demographics.