A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology
Author: Sandra Goss Lucas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1444301756

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology focuses on the critical aspects of teaching introductory psychology to undergraduate students. It includes ideas, tips, and strategies for effectively teaching this course and provides useful answers to commonly asked questions. A concise and accessible guide to teaching introductory courses in Psychology Begins with an orienting history of the course· Evaluates current trends in teaching and offers suggestions for developing personal techniques Addresses a number of relevant issues, including how to teach difficult topics; linking course content to everyday experience; developing and using class presentations, lectures, and active learning ideas; and increasing interest in course topics Supported by a website that provides links to useful websites and handouts that instructors can use in their classes (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/teachpsychscience/lucas/)

Teaching Introductory Psychology

Teaching Introductory Psychology
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781557984173

The editor's goal in compiling this book was to invite authors to articulate their philosophies, course designs, and teaching techniques for the introductory psychology course. The authors were told to write a chapter for all introductory psychology teachers and to address how the teaching of introductory psychology could be made more rewarding to students and teachers alike. A few authors comment specifically on the writing process of introductory textbooks, and the parallels they have found between the classes they teach and the material they write. It is hoped that these chapters help to shed light on any introductory textbook's underlying purpose, goals, and organization and thus enable teachers to use these essential texts more effectively.

Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology

Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology
Author: Dana S. Dunn
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006-04-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135606560

This new book provides a scholarly, yet practical approach to the challenges found in teaching introductory psychology. Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology addresses: • developing the course and assessing student performance • selecting which topics to cover and in how much depth • the effective use of teaching assistants (TAs) and efficient and fair ways to construct and grade exams • choosing the best textbook • assessment advice on how to demonstrate students are learning; • using on-line instruction, writing exercises, and class demonstrations • teaching majors and non-majors in the same classroom. This book will appeal to veteran and novice educators who teach introductory psychology as well as graduate students teaching the course for the first time. It will also serve as an excellent resource in faculty workshops on teaching introductory psychology.

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology
Author: R. Eric Landrum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1998
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780155078451

Noteworthy expert in psychology and intelligence Robert J. Sternberg gives an innovative introduction to psychology, focusing on the evolution of ideas and dialectical thinking. This focus on the evolution of ideas is complimented by an examination of the evolution of organisms and the importance of adaptation to their environment. Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (analytical, creative, and practical) is implemented and includes questions embedded within chapters as well as at the ends of chapters. Use of the Psyche myth throughout the text emphasizes continuity of thinking in psychology and exemplifies many of the phenomena that psychologists seek to study: curiosity, envy, love, compassion, altruism, and perseverance. Psyche story on inner cover and Psyche images as part openers identify the role of Psyche as the figure after whom psychology is named. In Search of questions introduce each major section, stating the major elements to be addressed in that section. Dialectical progression of psychology: from one point of view, to an opposing view, to a synthesis of the two, which then becomes the basis for a new point of view to be opposed. You'll also find the following improvements new to this edition: The text as been shortened roughly 15 percent, providing a more focused, easily approachable style to the topics and discussions. The text contains hundreds of updated references. New information and discussions focus the text on psychology as both a social science and a natural-science to better meet the needs of a natural-science oriented curriculum. Chapter outlines, summaries, bold and italicized terms, and definitions have been completely restructured for clarity. InSearch of questions now ask the major question addressed by each part of the chapter and emphasize how the study of psychology is question-driven. An increased multicultural and cross-cultural emphasis helps students understand how various cultures and subcultures relate.Ancillaries are better integrated and easier to use. In response to user feedback, difficult Analytical-Creative-Practical questions are revised to be more focused and useful for students. Also, there are fewer of these questions.

Transforming Introductory Psychology

Transforming Introductory Psychology
Author: Regan A. R. Gurung
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781433834721

This book presents recommendations for teaching the introductory psychology course, developed by the Introductory Psychology Initiative (IPI) task force appointed by APA's Board of Educational Affairs (BEA). Case studies illustrate the application of recommendations to learning goals and outcomes, course design, teacher training, and student transformation.

Teaching Psychology

Teaching Psychology
Author: Douglas A. Bernstein
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317650255

This volume provides thoroughly updated guidelines for preparing and teaching an entire course in psychology. Based on best principles and effective psychological and pedagogical research, it offers practical suggestions for planning a course, choosing teaching methods, integrating technology appropriately and effectively, developing student evaluation instruments and programs, and ideas for evaluation of your own teaching effectiveness. While research-based, this book was developed to be a basic outline of "what to do" when you teach. It is intended as a self-help guide for relatively inexperienced psychology teachers, whether graduate students or new faculty, but also as a core reading assignment for those who train psychology instructors. Experienced faculty who wish to hone their teaching skills will find the book useful, too.

Teaching Psychology

Teaching Psychology
Author: Sandra Goss Lucas
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2004-12-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135634858

Most new psychology instructors enter their first undergraduate classrooms with little or no formal preparation for their role as a teacher. The goal of this book is to review the body of teaching research that is available as well as some of the well-accepted lore, so as to make the first foray into teaching psychology a positive experience. Teaching Psychology outlines the major problems and issues confronting psychology teachers. It presents an overview of the "nuts and bolts" of teaching psychology including dealing with troubled and troubling students, choosing and using technology, developing evaluation instruments, and selecting methods for self-evaluation. Written by two award-winning psychology professors with over 50 years of combined teaching experience, the book offers a wide range of down-to-earth suggestions and immediately usable materials intended to help psychology teachers teach better and help students learn more. The chapters are organized to roughly parallel the sequence of tasks that new psychology teachers face, beginning with goal setting and ending with evaluation of one's teaching. Each chapter is chockfull of helpful tools including checklists, sample lecture notes, writing assignments, and grading criteria. To make it easier to customize this material, these tools are available on an accompanying CD along with a rating sheet for choosing a textbook, a student grade-record sheet, a sample statement on academic integrity and a pool of less-than-perfect test items to hone item-writing skills. This book offers guidelines for teaching such as: setting goals in line with 10 basic principles of effective teaching planning the basics including choosing a text, writing a syllabus, and creating a grading system setting a positive tone in the classroom providing tips on asking and answering questions, promoting critical thinking, and evaluating student performance. Intended for psychology graduate students who are learning to teach, faculty who train psychology instructors, and new psychology faculty at institutions ranging from high schools to universities, as well as experienced faculty wishing to hone their teaching skills.

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology
Author: Jennifer Walinga
Publisher: Hasanraza Ansari
Total Pages: 810
Release:
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. The focus on behaviour and empiricism has produced a text that is better organized, has fewer chapters, and is somewhat shorter than many of the leading books. The beginning of each section includes learning objectives; throughout the body of each section are key terms in bold followed by their definitions in italics; key takeaways, and exercises and critical thinking activities end each section.

International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching

International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching
Author: Joerg Zumbach
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1483
Release: 2022-12-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030287459

The International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching is a reference work for psychology learning and teaching worldwide that takes a multi-faceted approach and includes national, international, and intercultural perspectives. Whether readers are interested in the basics of how and what to teach, in training psychology teachers, in taking steps to improve their own teaching, or in planning or implementing research on psychology learning and teaching, this handbook will provide an excellent place to start. Chapters address ideas, issues, and innovations in the teaching of all psychology courses, whether offered in psychology programs or as part of curricula in other disciplines. The book also presents reviews of relevant literature and best practices related to everything from the basics of course organization to the use of teaching technology. Three major sections consisting of several chapters each address “Teaching Psychology in Tertiary (Higher) Education”, “Psychology Learning and Teaching for All Audiences”, and “General Educational and Instructional Approaches to Psychology Learning and Teaching”.

Handbook for Teaching Introductory Psychology

Handbook for Teaching Introductory Psychology
Author: Ludy T. Benjamin
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780805836547

Intended for teachers of the Intro. Psych. course, this bk consists of articles previously published in TOP which address teaching issues/approaches and suggest demonstrations, projects & other techniques to engage students & enhance teaching/learning.