Outputs (7)

Students engage with and benefit from active learning when this is appropriately embedded in curriculum design (2024)
Journal Article
McDonald, S., Huntington, B., & Allen, H. (2024). Students engage with and benefit from active learning when this is appropriately embedded in curriculum design. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.56230/osotl.108

The present investigation sought to evaluate the influence of active and blended learning approaches to teaching on student engagement, learning gains, confidence, and sense of belonging in their psychology course. Two-hundred and eighty-four student... Read More about Students engage with and benefit from active learning when this is appropriately embedded in curriculum design.

The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study (2023)
Journal Article
McDonald, S., Beer, S., & Cragg, L. (2023). The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study. Research for All, 7(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.14324/rfa.07.1.20

Although a growing number of young people are choosing to undertake non-compulsory education, there is concern that not enough are electing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. Research has suggested that out-of-school... Read More about The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study.

The influence of prior experience with mathematics and A-Level science subjects on statistics anxiety in undergraduate psychology students (2023)
Journal Article
McDonald, S., & Barnard, M. P. (2023). The influence of prior experience with mathematics and A-Level science subjects on statistics anxiety in undergraduate psychology students. Psychology Teaching Review, 29(1), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsptr.2023.29.1.37

Statistics is a core subject in the psychology undergraduate curriculum and is often associated with increased anxiety among learners. The aim of this study was to identify factors relating to statistics anxiety, and specifically, how prior experienc... Read More about The influence of prior experience with mathematics and A-Level science subjects on statistics anxiety in undergraduate psychology students.

A Theoretical Qualitative Investigation Exploring Illness Perceptions and Decision-Making About COVID-19 in an Ethnically Diverse UK-Based Sample (2023)
Journal Article
McDonald, S., & Blackie, L. E. (2023). A Theoretical Qualitative Investigation Exploring Illness Perceptions and Decision-Making About COVID-19 in an Ethnically Diverse UK-Based Sample. Patient Preference and Adherence, 17, 473-489. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S389660

Purpose: The primary aim of the present investigation was to explore perceptions, experiences, and decision-making relating to the COVID-19 illness as the UK entered into a phase of “living safely with COVID-19”. A secondary aim was to explore how pe... Read More about A Theoretical Qualitative Investigation Exploring Illness Perceptions and Decision-Making About COVID-19 in an Ethnically Diverse UK-Based Sample.

A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom. (2020)
Journal Article
Blackie, L. E. R., Colgan, J. E. V., McDonald, S., & Mclean, K. C. (2023). A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom. Qualitative Psychology, 10(1), 154-170. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000163

Research in the field of narrative psychology has found that redemption—a narrative sequence in which people recount emotionally negative experiences as having positive endings—is a useful mechanism for coping with adversity. Redemption has been view... Read More about A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom..

A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications (2019)
Journal Article
McDonald, S., Ferguson, E., Hagger, M. S., Foss, A. J. E., & King, A. J. (2019). A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications. Patient Preference and Adherence, 2019(13), 819-828. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S174922

Purpose: Investigating patients’ perceptions of their illness can provide important insights into the experience and management of the illness and associated treatment, and enhance understanding of variations in adherence to prescribed medication. Th... Read More about A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications.

Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries (2016)
Journal Article
Tiwana, R., McDonald, S., & Völlm, B. (2016). Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0037-y

Background: Sexual expression by forensic psychiatric patients is poorly researched.
Methods: Forensic experts representing 14 European countries were interviewed to explore the diverse ways in which sexual expression within forensic settings is han... Read More about Policies on sexual expression in forensic psychiatric settings in different European countries.