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Alexia Micallef; Philip M. Newton – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Prior research suggests that the teaching of abstract concepts can be enhanced by the use of concrete examples, but there are few controlled studies. Objective: To replicate key findings from experiment one from Rawson et al. (2015). Method: Experiment participants studied definitions of abstract concepts from psychology, either with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Psychology, Concept Formation
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McCarthy, Maureen A.; Niederjohn, Daniel M.; Bosack, Theodore N. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Evidence of student learning has increasingly become the focus of external constituents, yet methods of documenting student learning outcomes are considered expensive, onerous, or both. This article provides a brief review of the limitations associated with traditional student opinions or course evaluations as evidence of teaching effectiveness,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Curriculum Development, Evaluation