HANDBOOK FOR TEACHING INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY by Michelle Rae Hebl (Editor), Charles L. Brewer (Editor), Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. (Editor) ( 9780805836547 )

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Title:

HANDBOOK FOR TEACHING INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

Volume:

Volume II

By:

Michelle Rae Hebl (Editor), Charles L. Brewer (Editor), Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0805836543

ISBN 13:

9780805836547

Publisher:

LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES INC

Pub. date:

12 August, 2000

Pages:

280

Description:

The first section of this guide covers teaching issues and approaches relevant to introductory psychology, ranging from strategies for large classes to alternatives to lectures. Part Two consists of over 40 activity articles on all the topics typically covered in an introductory psychology course.

Synopsis:

This Handbook contains work by many diligent and dedicated teachers who have enriched the lives of countless students enrolled in introductory psychology. This comprehensive guide provides introductory psychology instructors with ideas and activities that can immediately be put into practice in the classroom. This volume contains 85 new articles, originally published in Teaching of Psychology (TOP), the official journal of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association), between 1985 and 1999. This volume consists of two main sections. Section I includes 44 articles covering a wide range of topics, such as course goals and content, student participation in large classes, team teaching, lecture alternatives, engaging and maintaining student interest, active and collaborative learning, incorporating material about diversity, improving students' writing and critical thinking skills, and using computers.Section II consists of 41 articles that feature demonstrations, class and laboratory projects, and other techniques for enhancing the teaching and learning of the key topics covered in introductory psychology: research methods and statistics, biological and developmental psychology, sensation and perception, learning, memory and cognition, psychological disorders, social psychology and personality, sex and gender, and industrial/organizational psychology. This book is an indispensable guide for anyone teaching introductory psychology.

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Imprint:

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc

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