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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783695203321

Titolo

Best practices for teaching introduction to psychology / / edited by Dana S. Dunn, Stephen L. Chew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. ; ; London : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-60656-0

1-135-60657-9

1-282-37526-1

9786612375262

1-4106-1343-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChewStephen L

DunnDana

Disciplina

150/.71/1

Soggetti

Psychology - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a conference held Sept. 26-27, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Grounding the Teaching of Introductory Psychology: Rationale for and Overview of Best Practices; PART I: Basic Issues; PART II: Alternative Approaches to Teaching Introductory Psychology; PART III: Assessment; PART IV: Focus on Student Learning; PART V: Last Words; About the Editors; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 demonstra