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History of Psychology: Cornerstone Instead of Capstone.

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Milar, Katharine S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987

Outlines a history of psychology course in which research design and methodology are introduced in a historical context. Describes course texts and experimental projects in which students ask research questions that are appropriate to a particular historical figure or theorist. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of teaching the course in this…

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, History, Instructional Innovation

Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments.

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Rittle, Robert H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990

Discusses a research design course in which undergraduates were taught to program microcomputers for the control of experimental tasks. Describes the teaching approach for the three-hour course unit, along with the experimental tasks that were performed. Reports that students ranked the programing of experimental tasks as important as other…

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Database Management Systems