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Fish, Thomas A.; Fraser, Ian H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 110 students in advanced undergraduate psychology courses to assess their retrospective impressions about their introductory psychology course, current course selections and performance, and future academic plans. Finds that students who had participated in a science fair gave significantly higher ratings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Psychology
Gumnior, Elisabeth C.; Richards, Eric L. – 1992
This paper demonstrates with specific examples from various students' journals how subtly and, at the same time, pervasively ethnocentricity expresses itself, and offers suggestions on how to assess and combat ethnocentric beliefs through writing assignments and classroom exercises in an international business law course at Indiana University. The…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Business Administration Education, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness

Bierzychudek, Paulette; Reiness, C. Gary – Bioscience, 1992
Describes a course entitled "DNA and Evolution" in which students develop an appreciation for what science is and how it is practiced as well as an understanding of how some of the most central ideas in biology were developed and tested. Discusses the design of the course, the lecture and discussion topics, and the results and their…
Descriptors: Biology, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Discussion (Teaching Technique)

White, Aaronette M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Presents a description of an undergraduate course, "Psychology of Oppression." Maintains that the course teaches an understanding of the factors that undermine the appreciation of multiculturalism and other forms of societal diversity. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Studies, Assignments, Black Studies, Civil Rights