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The Teacher of Teachers Talks about Learning to Learn: An Interview with Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie
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Bembenutty, Hefer – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
Wilbert J. McKeachie has been the president of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Association of Higher Education, the American Psychological Foundation, the Division of Educational and School Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and APA's Divisions 2 and 15. He received his PhD at the…
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Learning Strategies, Teacher Educators, Educational Psychology
Implementing Strategies to Assist Test-Anxious Students
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Supon, Viola – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
Teachers can implement effective strategies to assist test-anxious students. By being aware of the types of student with these traits, they can develop, modify, and implement various strategies into their teaching repertoires. Furthermore, teachers who employ formative factors, habitual prudence, purposeful learning experiences, and test-wise…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Learning Strategies, Educational Testing, Educational Strategies
Unique Challenges in Teaching Undergraduate Statistics.
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Conners, Frances A.; Mccown, Steven M.; Roskos-Ewoldsen, Beverly – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Outlines and discusses four unique and major challenges facing the undergraduate statistics instructor. These are motivating students to study material they think is uninteresting, handling mathematics anxiety, dealing with performance extremes, and making the learning memorable. Offers solutions for each challenge. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies