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Carlson, Janet F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Describes a series of writing assignments in which entry level graduate students in a personality theory class wrote four short papers interpreting the personality of a character from a children's story or comic strip. Explains that each paper utilized a different theoretical orientation: psychoanalytic, dispositional, phenomenological, and…
Descriptors: Characterization, Comics (Publications), Fairy Tales, Graduate Students

Oley, Nancy – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Reports study results concerning the effects of peer tutoring, library assistance, and extra credit incentives upon student research paper quality. Indicates that students who sought help got better grades. Reveals a strong correlation between the number of consultations and final research paper grades. Concludes that grade point average also was…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Peer Teaching

Perkins, David V. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes an assignment that requires students to organize, prepare, and revise a case study in abnormal behavior. Explains that students employ a single theoretical perspective in preparing a report on a figure from history, literature, the arts, or current events. Discusses the value of the assignment for students. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Psychopathology

Matiya, James C.; Stahl, Robert J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes a research project for high school students in which they write to an important figure in psychology to ascertain their contributions to the field. Students sent letters to 113 psychologists and received replies from 72 of them. Reports students were enthusiastic about the project. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, High Schools, Letters (Correspondence), Psychologists

Anderson, Dana D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Describes a teaching exercise in an undergraduate psychology course in which students read a book with unconventional perspectives on the field of study. Maintains that the activity develops critical reading and thinking skills by confronting students with controversial views. Identifies some of the books selected to fit the criteria of this…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Higher Education

Paludi, Michele A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Suggests a developmental psychology approach to teaching the psychology of women to deal with students' conservative attitudes. Provides examples of discussion topics, examination questions, and class exercises. Recommends students write a "life review" of their gender role socialization to help integrate the course content. (NL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Conservatism, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences

Goldstein, Gary S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a collaborative learning project in which college-level counseling students designed and presented workshops on therapeutic intervention. Finds workshops stimulated more personal involvement with the topic and individual written papers ensured that all shared the workload. Concludes that workshops prepare students for collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Counselor Training, Experiential Learning, Group Activities

Conner, David B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a college psychology course activity designed to help students define the parameters of cognitive psychology. Students selected a feature film and a journal article that represented some aspect of cognitive psychology. They then wrote a paper discussing the theoretical and empirical connections between the sources and the topic. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Content Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Film Study

Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a collaborative writing project in which students must identify key variables, search and read relevant literature, and reason through a research idea by working closely with a partner. The end result is a polished laboratory report in the APA style. The class includes a peer review workshop prior to final editing. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Radmacher, Sally A.; Latosi-Sawin, Elizabeth – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Describes the use of the writing-across-the-curriculum approach in a college psychology course. Reports on a study of the effect of summary writing exercises on 16 students. Finds that participating student scores on the final examination were eight percent higher than nonparticipating students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Neysmith-Roy, Joan M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Describes a project within an undergraduate developmental psychology course in which students build toys suitable for newborn to four-year-old children. Includes instructional procedures, descriptive examples of toys made during the class, grading procedures, and student evaluations of the project. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Course Content, Course Descriptions

Crawford, Mary – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Advocates the use of Harlequin-style romance novels in a college psychology of women course. Asserts that students develop an understanding of the content and function of gender stereotypes from the books. Describes writing assignments and student evaluation and maintains that student reaction to the approach is positive. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Zechmeister, Eugene B.; Reich, Jill N. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Describes a college-level, senior-year capstone course about the profession of college teaching. Asserts that the primary goal was to attract better students to the teaching profession. Discusses the 14 major topics that comprise the course outline. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment

Neysmith-Roy, Joan M.; Kleisinger, Carmel L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Describes an undergraduate course project where students helped mentally alert senior citizens write their life stories. By assisting senior citizens to organize memories and interpret life decisions, the students experienced stages they had not yet lived through. Students evaluated the course project as a positive learning and personal growth…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Biographies, Course Content

Madigan, Robert J.; Brosamer, James J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Discusses the use of holistic scoring in the introductory college psychology course. Presents data showing the reliability, validity, and efficiency of the holistic scoring of students' written work by teaching assistants. Argues that holistic scoring is a high quality, low cost approach to scoring written work in large classes. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Research, Grading, Higher Education
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