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Direct linkLineweaver, Tara T. – Teaching of Psychology, 2010
To increase the number of students who read the text before class and to promote student interaction centering on text material, I developed an online discussion assignment as a required component of a cognitive psychology course. Across 2 studies, this assignment had a limited effect on examination performance, but students completing online…
Descriptors: Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Reader Text Relationship, Discussion Groups
Bartsch, Robert A.; Engelhardt Bittner, Wendy M.; Moreno, Jesse E., Jr. – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
Internal validity is important in assessing teaching demonstrations both for one's knowledge and for quality assessment demanded by outside sources. We describe a method to improve the internal validity of assessments of teaching demonstrations: a 1-group pretest-posttest design with alternative forms. This design is often more practical and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Pretests Posttests, Validity, Experiments
Carney, Russell N.; Levin, Joel R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
Recent articles in "Teaching of Psychology" have endorsed the classroom use of various mnemonic techniques. Yet a degree of mnemonophobia (i.e., fear of using mnemonics) may persist in the minds of some "ToP" readers due to various lingering misconceptions. In this regard, we conducted 3 practical experiments with college students using the…
Descriptors: Mnemonics, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods, Memory
Peer reviewedBritton, Bruce K. – Teaching of Psychology, 1979
Examines the research participation system in college and university psychology departments. Students in an elementary psychology course were surveyed regarding their opinion of the educational value of participating in a psychology experiment. Nearly all subjects reported positive feelings about their participation. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Experiments, Higher Education
Gordon, Anne K.; Kaplar, Mary E. – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
In this article we describe a new classroom exercise for introducing the actor-observer bias in social perception. We describe 2 experiments that compared our new technique (which involves resolving interpersonal dilemmas for oneself and another) with a previously established technique (judging the applicability of traits for oneself and another).…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Perceptual Development, Class Activities, Interpersonal Competence
Bowman, Laura L.; Waite, Bradley M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
Participating in a research activity by volunteering in a research study or by writing a short research paper as part of a course requirement relates to favorable perceptions of psychology and research, greater knowledge of procedures associated with participation, and other demographic and situational variables. College students who volunteered…
Descriptors: Psychology, Employment Level, Educational Benefits, Research Papers (Students)
Egan, Paul J.; McCabe, Patrick; Semenchuk, Danielle; Butler, Joanna – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
This study investigated the effectiveness of portfolios as an instructional technique to reduce errors associated with test scoring by graduate students. Both the control and experimental conditions consisted of a lecture and demonstration on proper administration and scoring followed by a discussion. The experimental condition also required…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Portfolios (Background Materials), Tests, Scoring
