Faculty Profile

Todd Kirk

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
EdD, Texas Tech University, 2003. 
Major: Higher Education
Degree Specialization: Psychology
Dissertation Title: "A Comparison Of New And Experienced Community College Faculty On Job Satisfaction And Propensity To Leave"
MS, Texas Christian University, 1993. 
Major: Psychology
Degree Specialization: Social Psychology
Dissertation Title: A Non-Specific Factor in Deception Judgments
BS, Abilene Christian University, 1990. 
Major: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PSYC 4690.501, Introduction to Learning and Memory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSYC 4030.501, Multicultural Psychology, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSYC 4520.501, Personality, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSYC 3100.501, Social Psychology, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PSYC 4600.501, History and Systems, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 4520.501, Personality, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 3100.002, Social Psychology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 3100.501, Social Psychology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 4600.900, History and Systems, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 4690.501, Introduction to Learning and Memory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 4030.501, Multicultural Psychology, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 2317.501, Quantitative Methods, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 3530.900, Psychology of the Offender, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 2317.500, Quantitative Methods, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSYC 3317.551, Quantitative Methods Lab, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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