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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
The Nature and Role of Comparative Psychology in the Teaching of Psychology.
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Thompson, Roger K. R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
An advanced undergraduate comparative psychology course is described. Reviews the methodological goals and traditional roles of comparative psychology courses. Focuses on research strategies for relating group differences to specific processes and for inferring the evolutionary and developmental histories of behavior. The conclusion stresses the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions, Educational Methods, Higher Education
Comparative Psychology: An Epigenetic Approach.
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Greenberg, Gary – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
A comparative psychology course oriented around the themes of phylogeny and ontogeny is described. The course emphasizes the evolution and development of behavioral processes and includes a discussion of the concept of integrative levels and Schneirla's approach/withdrawal theory. The course evaluates genetic determinism and stresses the principle…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Methods, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Phases of Feminist Re-Vision in the Psychology of Personality.
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Torrey, Jane W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
Reviews McIntosh's 1983 theory on the five-phase evolution of scholarship required by increasing feminism. Documents the sequence of the five phases using references to scholarly literature on the psychology of personality. Elaborates on Phase III in which investigators study women as inherently different from men and urges further study and…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Feminism, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Teaching a Course in Learning to Learn.
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Pintrich, Paul R.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
Describes an undergraduate course which provides instruction in theory and research in cognitive psychology and in the application of learning strategies for studying. Topics covered in the course include learning from lectures, texts, and discussions; memory models and strategies; motivation; writing skills; test-taking strategies; problem…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Taking Psych 101: A View from the Back of the Room.
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Johnson, Linda L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Based on observations made in an introductory psychology course, the author offers suggestions to instructors who use the lecture-textbook-test method of instruction. States that students should be taught appropriate study and note-taking skills and that they should be encouraged to ask questions when they encounter difficulty. (GEA)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Introductory Courses
How I Kicked the Lecture Habit: Inquiry Teaching in Psychology.
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Zachry, William H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Inquiry teaching requires students to engage in hypothesis formation, collection and evaluation of evidence, and the drawing of logical conclusions. Prerequisite skills for inquiry learning are discussed, and examples of inquiry learning in a college level general psychology course are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Discovery Learning, Higher Education