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Jessica Cail – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Background: Rapid changes brought on by generative artificial intelligence (AI) have emphasized the need to teach students to work with this technology while also developing the "robot proof" human skills future workers will need, such as creativity, communication, and critical thinking. Objective: The study objective was to explore…
Descriptors: Psychology, Accuracy, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Integration
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Howell, Jennifer L.; Collisson, Brian; King, Kelly M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
This study assessed the nature of psychology and its consensus regarding core content. We hypothesized that psychology possesses little agreement regarding its core content areas and thus may "envy" more canonical sciences, such as physics. Using a global sample, we compared psychologists' and physicists' perceptions regarding…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychologists, Content Analysis, Physics
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Blessing, Stephen B.; Blessing, Jennifer S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
A capstone experience serves as a culminating exercise for students to assimilate the information learned in a course and to realize how to use the material and skills in different contexts. Both majors and nonmajors benefit from having the material in the introductory course consolidated in such a way, for later study in the field and to more…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Learning Activities, Instructional Films, Instructional Materials
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Zucchero, Renee' A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Previous research revealed that introductory psychology textbooks included limited information about psychology ethics. This study reviewed 48 current introductory psychology textbooks for research and other APA ethics content. These textbooks included slightly more total ethics content and were more thorough in their review of research ethics…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Ethics, Introductory Courses
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Griggs, Richard A.; Jackson, Sherri L.; Christopher, Andrew N.; Marek, Pam – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Updates Roberts S. Daniel's history of "Teaching of Psychology" that focused on the major changes of the journal from 1974 to 1990. Describes the various journal format and editorial changes, provides contributor analyses for the 25 years of publication, and presents a content analysis of issues published from February 1991 through November 1998.…
Descriptors: Authors, Change Strategies, Computers, Content Analysis
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Swenson, Elizabeth V. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Describes and evaluates a two-semester college-level course in pediatric psychology involving classroom and hospital experiences. Evaluations indicated that most students were very interested in the course and that many were considering careers involving chronically ill or disturbed children. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Content Analysis, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Lowman, Joseph; Mathie, Virginia Andreoli – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a content analysis of 18 manuals designed for college-level teaching assistants. Finds that frequently included topics focused on intellectual and interpersonal tasks. Suggests that the study's results could serve as a model for teaching assistant materials. (CFR)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Content Analysis, Faculty Handbooks, Graduate Students
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Kirsh, Steven J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes a course on social and personality development in which students wrote term papers about 10 aspects of child and adolescent development depicted in an animated film of their choice. Students had to provide two examples of each aspect from the films. Student response to the assignment was generally favorable. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Animation, Child Development, Content Analysis
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Froese, Arnold D.; Gantz, Brandon S.; Henry, Amanda L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Presents an integrated model for teaching students to write psychology literature reviews. Outlines a series of five writing tasks incorporating meta-analytical techniques. Describes a series of writing problems and provides solutions. Argues that such instruction, presented early in undergraduates' training, prepares them to write formal papers…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Evaluative Thinking, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
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Miller, Stuart – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Discusses the results of a content analysis of student journals in which the students applied concepts from their social psychology course to their daily social experiences. Reveals that students applied each of four cognitive operations (labeling, explaining, reducing consequences, and self-assessing) to various aspects of the self. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Course Content, Higher Education
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Richard, Harriette W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an assignment where students chart the development of a film or literary character's racial identity according to theoretical models of identity development. Students found the exercise thought-provoking, intriguing, and informative. Includes outlines of the racial identity model and an examination of the issues raised during discussion.…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Content Analysis, Cultural Images, Cultural Interrelationships
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Simoni, Jane M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Presents a rationale for making the psychology curriculum more inclusive of gay and lesbian issues. Reports on a survey of current psychology textbooks that indicates inadequate coverage and segregated treatment of the topic of homosexuality. Provides instructional suggestions to correct these omissions and biases. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Content Analysis, Educational Discrimination, Educational Environment