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A Self-Reference Exercise for Teaching Life Expectancy.
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Foos, Paul W. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Presents a study that examined the effect of using a self-reference exercise to supplement a lecture on standard life expectancy in which general psychology students participated. Reports that students who completed the exercise had significantly higher test scores overall and also on the ten items involving longevity. (CMK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Research, Higher Education, Lecture Method
Instructor Evaluations of Introductory Psychology Teaching Techniques.
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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
Teaching Observational Research in Introductory Psychology: Computerized and Lecture-based Methods.
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Blasko, Dawn G.; Kazmerski, Victoria A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Compares teaching observational research using a lecture format to using a software program called Courseware for Observational Research (COR). Finds that the COR-instructed class obtained a mean score of 78% on the examination, earned higher grades on the research reports, and rated the usefulness of conducting research more highly than the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Introductory Courses