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Joseph J. Slade; Stephanie M. Byers; Kathryn A. Becker-Blease; Regan A. R. Gurung – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Introduction: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education ushers in a new era of teaching and learning possibilities for both educators and students. Statement of the Problem: These technologies not only offer unparalleled opportunities for personalized learning and instructional support, but also introduce challenges…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
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Gamble, Tim; Turner-Cobb, Julie M.; Walker, Ian; Holt, Nigel – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Integral to most undergraduate psychology degree programs are research methods courses. Students learn about theory, study design and hypothesis testing, and gain knowledge that is assessed by laboratory reports. We describe a problem-based learning approach with an emphasis on acquisition of study design skills. Working in small groups, students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Hypothesis Testing, Problem Based Learning
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Grassetti, Stevie N.; Solic, Katie; Getz, Zachary – Teaching of Psychology, 2021
Introduction: The discrepancy between what is known from clinical research and what is done in applied clinical practice is called the "science-to-service gap." Teaching students to bridge this gap must be a primary focus of graduate education in applied psychology sub-disciplines. Statement of the Problem: Since science is fluid, an…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Service Learning
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Schwarzmueller, April – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
This article details a multi-modal active learning experience to help students understand elements of social categorization. Each student in a group dynamics course observed two groups in conflict and identified examples of in-group bias, double-standard thinking, out-group homogeneity bias, law of small numbers, group attribution error, ultimate…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Active Learning, Group Dynamics, Classification
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Greene, Edie – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
This article describes an active learning component of an advanced course in psychology and law. The assignment is to present, in the context of a mock appellate court, the best available psychological data in support of one party in a legal case. Students choose one side of a hypothetical case, locate and review the relevant scientific…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Active Learning, School Psychology, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Poirier, Christopher R.; Feldman, Robert S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
Individual response technology (IRT), in which students use wireless handsets to communicate real-time responses, permits the recording and display of aggregated student responses during class. In comparison to a traditional class that did not employ IRT, students using IRT performed better on exams and held positive attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Psychology, Course Content, Active Learning, Student Attitudes
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Knight, Jennifer L.; Hebl, Michelle R.; Mendoza, Miriam – Teaching of Psychology, 2004
To challenge students' stereotypes about gendered performance on motor skills tasks, we developed a classroom active learning demonstration. Four 3-person, same-gender teams received either a Barbie(r) doll or a Transformer(r), and team members dressed the Barbie or manipulated the Transformer from a tank to a robot as quickly as possible, with…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Gender Differences, Psychomotor Skills, Sex Stereotypes
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Goodwin, Kerri A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
In contrast to "Just Say No" lectures on drug use common in K to 12 drug education programs (e.g., Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E.), this activity used peer teaching in an Introductory Psychology course to promote active learning and open discussion of controversial issues about drug use. Working in small groups, students researched…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Psychology, Discussion, Peer Teaching
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Casteel, Mark A.; Bridges, K. Robert – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
This article describes a seminar approach for teaching small classes of advanced undergraduates modeled on graduate seminar-style courses. Students act as daily discussion leaders for assigned readings, first in small teams and later individually, and the instructor acts as facilitator. Students received evaluations based on both their active…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Student Surveys, Seminars, Student Attitudes
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Nichols, Joe D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
Describes a class demonstration in which students learn about Jean Piaget's concepts of schemata, assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. Explains that students work in pairs (but cannot see one another) where one teaches the other how to make a duplicate of an already constructed block model. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
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Krauss, Judith – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Believes that it may be daunting for some students to learn about the history of psychology. Describes a teaching strategy that uses jigsaw puzzles to teach about the historical terms of structuralism, functionalism, and gestalt psychology. Finds that students performed better on test questions related to these three concepts after using this…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational History, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
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Werth, James L., Jr.; Harvey, James; McNamara, Rebecca; Svoboda, Andrea; Gulbrandson, Raina; Hendren, Jennifer; Greedy, Tiffany; Leybold, Christie – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
Describes a mock trial focused on Jack Kevorkian and an euthanasia case that was included in a psychology and law course. Discusses the course format, provides the reactions to the mock trial by students and consultants, and includes suggestions for improving the mock trial. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Strategies, Euthanasia
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Perkins, David V.; Saris, Renee N. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Describes an activity called the jigsaw classroom technique for use with working groups of undergraduate statistics students that divides a worksheet into two to four steps. Reveals that the students viewed the technique positively because it helped them understand statistical procedure and offered a variety of learning experiences. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Benefits, Educational Strategies, Group Activities
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Organista, Pamela Balls; Chun, Kevin M.; Marin, Gerardo – Teaching of Psychology, 2000
Reviews the course, Psychology of Ethnic Groups in the United States (University of San Francisco). Explains that the goals of the course are to educate, sensitize, and stimulate critical thinking about the role of culture and ethnicity in human social behavior. Addresses course content and issues, the class project, and student evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Cultural Influences
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Koschmann, Nancy; Wesp, Richard – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Describes different research activities that can be used in a college dining facility to make it a real-life laboratory where students can apply research skills and learn about the scientific method. Offers evidence that the experience provides an effective tool to teach the scientific method. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Colleges, Dining Facilities, Higher Education
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