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

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 150/.71/1
• Soggetto topico: Psychology - Study and teaching
• Altri autori: DunnDana ChewStephen L
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Best practices for teaching introduction to psychology
• ISBN: 1-135-60656-0; 1-135-60657-9; 1-282-37526-1; 9786612375262; 1-4106-1343-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815920603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II