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Peer reviewedChrisler, Joan C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Describes a writing assignment based on the main character of a novel, an autobiography, or a biography about mental illness. Requests students to describe the characters' symptoms, to provide a diagnosis, to suggest a treatment plan, and to describe the treatment received. Notes the assignment promotes critical thinking and empathy for the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Mental Disorders
Meade, Martin J. – 1983
It is possible to use writing assignments in college psychology courses as a means of teaching subject matter and writing without substantially increasing instructor workload. There are two sets of strategies for dealing with the problem of limited time and energy, one pertaining to the writing assignment itself, the other to evaluating such…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Psychology
Peer reviewedPoe, Retta E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Suggests an intervention method designed to teach undergraduates how to write literature review papers. Develops a series of exercises addressing typical student difficulties in completing assignments. Provides a sequence of assignments designed to teach students to formulate a topic, summarize articles, and integrate findings. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Literature Reviews
Rish, Shirley; Lapidus-Saltz, Wendy – Writing Instructor, 1982
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: If you teach a composition class which is affiliated with a subject-matter course, one of the following assignments may be appropriate for your students. If, on the other hand, you teach a traditionallly constituted composition class, you might give your students the entire list with instructions to…
Descriptors: Art History, Biology, Business Education, Chemistry
Peer reviewedHinkle, Steve; Hinkle, Ann – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Contrasts immediate and delayed effects of focused freewriting and focused thought on lecture comprehension. Finds the immediate effect was increased comprehension. However, on a one-week delayed test, the performance of the focused freewriting group was below that of the focused-thought group. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Lecture Method
Download full textBell, James – 1988
Designed for students enrolled in an Abnormal Psychology course at Howard Community College (Maryland), this booklet explains the requirements for the course's writing assignments, which are designed to teach the skills of comparison and contrast, analysis, critical thinking, and synthesis. Following an overview of class assignments and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Marx, Michael Steven – 1987
A pilot program at the University of Michigan integrated the teaching of developmental writing and the teaching of introductory psychology based upon the two-fold principles of writing-across-the-curriculum: learning to write and writing to learn. The program consisted of four components: (1) a series of brief autonomous composition assignments…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
