This thoroughly revised third edition of Teaching Psychology synthesizes the latest pedagogical research on effective teaching and translates it into recommendations for classroom application. It also takes into account the many changes in the teaching landscape that have taken place in recent years. Covering key topics such as planning a course, choosing teaching methods, assimilating technology, and the integration of teaching into the rest of your academic life, this book also includes an abundance of supportive, supplementary content to guide and inform new teachers. This content will also benefit seasoned teachers who wish to re-evaluate their current teaching practices and explore new teaching ideas and techniques. Presenting a comprehensive and cutting-edge teaching guide for psychology teachers, this book is a vital resource for those who are training psychology instructors or undertaking a teaching psychology course. It is also a useful text for more experienced faculty looking to update their current teaching practices.
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.
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Each year, well over a million undergraduate students take an introductory psychology course. This edited volume presents recommendations for designing and teaching this important course.
The Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology is a state-of-the-art volume that provides readers with comprehensive coverage and analysis of current trends and issues, basic mechanics, and important contextual variables related to effective ...
This book presents a wide variety of experiential learning activities to help instructors enliven their courses and teach critical concepts in psychology and law.
All royalities from this book will be donated to the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association), which each year sponsors many activities across the country to promote the teaching of ...
This edited volume may be the 'definitive text' on methods and content in teaching psychology from an international and critical perspective.
Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more.
Conceptual explorations: courage ; humility ; strengths ; eudaimonia ; work ; culture and identity ; purpose ; spirituality -- Experiments: positive emotion ; positive health ; relationships ; empathy ; culture and subjective well-being ; ...
This volume provides thoroughly updated guidelines for preparing and teaching an entire course in psychology.