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Clements, Andrea D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Reports on two studies of student responses to increased emphasis on experiential activities in an undergraduate developmental psychology course. Finds that students in the experiential sections rated the value of and interest in the subject matter higher. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Course Descriptions, Developmental Psychology

Norcross, John. C.; Tomcho, Thomas J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Reports on three separate studies conducted to determine a consensus list of psychology's great books. Describes the 3 studies, including 1 of 39 college-level psychology departments, another of 186 psychologists, and a third study of 83 leaders of the American Psychological Association. (CFR)
Descriptors: Authors, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

Lowe, Dennis W.; Brock, Julie – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study that compared graduate student and faculty views of effective psychology courses. Finds that students placed greater emphasis on course components directly related to their class performance. Suggests strategies for addressing the different perspectives of students and faculty. (CFR)
Descriptors: College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Degrees (Academic)

Messer, Wayne S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Examines the catalog descriptions of 42 undergraduate psychology programs in North Carolina. Reveals that minimum introductory and methodological requirements consists of one-term introductory, statistics, and experimental design courses. A required integrated experience was most often a history and systems course or senior seminar. This is…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Course Content