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Hill, Katherine Grace; Martischewsky, Macy Jayne; Erickson, Cynthia Ann – Teaching of Psychology, 2021
Background: Faculty might disclose personal information in order to illustrate a concept related to course material. However, the impact of self-disclosing potentially personal information (e.g., medical or mental health) is unclear. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how students perceive professors who self-disclose personal…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Psychology, Introductory Courses
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Fierro, Catriel; Ostrovsky, Ana Elisa; Di Doménico, María Cristina – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
This study is an empirical analysis of the field's current state in Argentinian universities. Bibliometric parameters were used to retrieve the total listed texts (N = 797) of eight undergraduate history courses' syllabi from Argentina's most populated public university psychology programs. Then, professors in charge of the selected courses (N =…
Descriptors: Psychology, Bibliometrics, Interviews, Teaching Methods
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Landrum, R. Eric; Stowell, Jeffrey R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Faculty members ("N" = 39) from two universities had their lectures recorded. From these videos, we selected 5-min vignettes centered on eight dimensions of the Teacher Behavior Checklist. Undergraduate students from two universities ("N" = 753) viewed three 5-min video clips of college teachers across various disciplines.…
Descriptors: Master Teachers, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Behavior, Check Lists
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Golding, Jonathan M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
A review of prior research on the role of attendance policies in large lecture classes (including psychology) is presented. This research showed that although students often did not attend class, various policies were effective in getting students to the classroom. Moreover, some research showed that an attendance policy did not lower instructor…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Lecture Method, Correlation, Attendance Patterns
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Gier, Vicki S.; Kreiner, David S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
Instructors often use Microsoft PowerPoint lectures and handouts as support tools to provide students with the main concepts of the lectures. Some instructors and researchers believe that PowerPoint encourages student passivity. We conducted 2 studies to determine whether the use of content-based questions (CBQs) would enhance learning when…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method, Computer Software
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Wight, Randall D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
William James addressed the last 3 lectures in "Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals" (1899/1958) specifically to students. The first of these lectures, "The Gospel of Relaxation," encouraged students to be both relaxed and active. The second, "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings," promoted awareness of and…
Descriptors: Empathy, Psychology, Lecture Method, Consciousness Raising
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McCann, Lee I.; Perlman, Baron; De Both, Tanya L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Presents the results of a two-page survey asking introductory psychology instructors to rate the effectiveness of 22 teaching techniques that focus on improving student performance. Finds that in-class examples/activities, writing assignments, emphasis on core concepts in lectures and examinations, and providing a copy of the lecture outline were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Faculty, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
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Buskist, William – Teaching of Psychology, 2000
Describes ten common technical mistakes most graduate teaching assistants make while teaching, such as projecting a weak presence, relying too heavily on their notes, posing vague questions, and not reinforcing student participation. Offers suggestions for correcting the mistakes. States that faculty might want to monitor their own teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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White, Lawrence T.; Ransdell, Sarah – Teaching of Psychology, 2000
Describes the experience of teaching psychology at Tartu University and Tallinn Pedagogical University in Estonia. Discusses the lessons learned by teaching in Estonia and applies those lessons to teaching psychology in the United States, focusing on the benefits teachers reap when they become more aware of themselves and their audiences. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Generation Gap, Higher Education