UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GROUPS - 2 MODELS

Research suggests that participation in out-of-class research projects is a valuable experience for undergraduate psychology students. At ma ny academic institutions, however, limited resources and large numbers of majors preclude requiring all students to participate in one-on-on e research opportunities with faculty. In an effort to offer research experience to as many students as possible, some departments have inst ituted research teams. We describe two research team models that have worked well at a mid-sire university. Model 1 is a single-faculty, sin gle-project ream, and Model 2 is a large multifaculty, multiproject re am. Faculty and students find that this team approach is a valuable wa y to meet their research needs.