TNTLab Projects

Current Projects

Contextualized Honesty Testing for the Prediction of Cheating in Unproctored Internet-based Testing (2010-)

Investigators: Landers, Johnson, Leffler

This project examines potential difficult-to-fake predictors of dishonest behavior (e.g. cheating) in online unproctored Internet-based testing.

Anonymity and Agency in Discussion (2009-)

Investigators: Landers, Johnson, Garza, Davison, Singleton

This project examines the use of anonymity and agency (representation in real life, in a chat room, and in a virtual world) to improve training outcomes when learning about controversial training topics (such as affirmative action or sexual harassment).

Disposition-Treatment Interactions in Distributed Training (2009-)

Investigators: Landers, Reddock, Vladu

This project examines differences in learning outcomes when crossing dispositional characteristics with online communication modes. More extraverted trainees, for example, might benefit from an online discussion in which they are able to interact with others more quickly and with more expression.

Social Networking and Learner-Centered Measurement in Automated Social Mentoring Systems (2009-)

Investigators: Landers
Funding: ODU Office of Research

This project examines the use of learner-centered measurement and social networks to provide a system by which to automatically determine and assign mentors within an organization, in order to support an online training initiative. For more information, see this introductory video to socialPsych, the online social network we created and deployed in the ODU Department of Psychology during Summer 2010.

Traditional and Web-based Instruction: A Comparison of Training Methods (2008-)

Investigators: Landers, Reddock, Johnson

This project uses meta-analysis to investigate the differences between training outcomes for those participating on traditional, face-to-face instruction and web-based training programs.