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Direct linkElizabeth L. Wetzler; Kenneth S. Cassidy; Margaret J. Jones; Chelsea R. Frazier; Nickalous A. Korbut; Chelsea M. Sims; Shari S. Bowen; Michael Wood – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Background: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) represents a potentially powerful, time-saving tool for grading student essays. However, little is known about how AI-generated essay scores compare to human instructor scores. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the essay grading scores produced by AI with those of human…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing Evaluation, Scores, Evaluators
Chew, Stephen L.; Neufeld, Garth; Hamill, Sharon; Taylor, Annette; Macias, Salvador, III. – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
The challenge of teaching communication skills outlined in Goal 4 of the "APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major" is that it occurs in many contexts and the communicator must adapt the form to match both context and purpose. We created a taxonomy of dimensions and kinds of communication that represents the various contexts…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Communication Skills, Psychology, Undergraduate Students
Wentworth, Diane Keyser; Whitmarsh, Lona – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Teaching the general psychology course provides instructors with the opportunity to invite students to explore the dynamics of behavior and mental processes through the lens of theory and research. Three innovative writing assignments were developed to teach students to think like a psychologist, operationalized as enhancing critical thinking,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Introductory Courses, Writing Assignments
Stellmack, Mark A.; Sandidge, Rita R.; Sippl, Amy L.; Miller, Danneka J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Previous research has shown that when students are required to submit a draft and a revision of their writing, large proportions of students do not improve across drafts. We implemented a writing assignment in which students were permitted to submit up to four optional drafts. To encourage substantive revisions, students were awarded additional…
Descriptors: Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Revision (Written Composition)
Doe, Sue R.; Gingerich, Karla J.; Richards, Tracy L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
This study explored graduate teaching assistant (GTA) grading on 480 papers across two writing assignments as integrated into large Introductory Psychology courses. We measured GTA accuracy, consistency, and commenting (feedback) quality. Results indicate that GTA graders improved, although unevenly, in accuracy and consistency from Time 1 to 2…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Feedback (Response), Grading, Introductory Courses
Stewart, Tracie L.; Myers, Ashley C.; Culley, Marci R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2010
We assessed the benefits of employing microthemes--short in-class writing assignments designed to facilitate active learning--as pedagogical tools in psychology courses. Students in target course sections completed 10 in-class microthemes during a semester. We designed the microthemes to serve as active learning assignments that would enhance…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Active Learning, Psychology
