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Teacher-Centered Approach Prevalence in Algerian Secondary-School EFL Classes: The Case of English Teachers and Learners in Mostaganem District
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Baghoussi, Meriem – Arab World English Journal, 2021
Before implementing the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) in 2003, the Algerian educational system was based on traditional teaching methods that focused mainly on acquiring the knowledge about language delivered by the teacher and the amount of information the learner could accumulate to pass the exams. Although CBA has shifted the teacher's role…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Making Classical Conditioning Understandable through a Demonstration Technique.
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Gibb, Gerald D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
One lemon, an assortment of other fruits and vegetables, a tennis ball, and a Galvanic Skin Response meter are needed to implement this approach to teaching about classical conditioning in introductory psychology courses. (RM)
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Demonstration Experiments in Learned Taste Aversions.
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Kling, J. W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
This report describes the introductory psychology demonstration showing conditioned taste aversion in rats based on those animals' inability to distinguish between safe NaCl and toxic LiCl solutions. Test results showed the established phenomena of classical conditioning. Included is a discussion of the experiments relevance to behaviorist…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classical Conditioning, Demonstrations (Educational), Experimental Psychology
Teaching and Demonstrating Classical Conditioning.
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Sparrow, John; Fernald, Peter – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Discusses classroom demonstrations of classical conditioning and notes tendencies to misrepresent Pavlov's procedures. Describes the design and construction of the conditioner that is used for demonstrating classical conditioning. Relates how students experience conditioning, generalization, extinction, discrimination, and spontaneous recovery.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Classical Conditioning, Demonstrations (Educational)
How the Use of Cognitive Psychology Findings Can Raise the Productivity of Computer-Assisted Instruction.
Hodges, Daniel L. – 1986
An overview is provided of the principles of cognitive psychology that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). First, the paper looks at the features of classical and operant conditioning that provide the foundation for important parts of mastery learning and CAI programs. Next, findings from four areas of…
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Community Colleges
Teaching Operant Conditioning at the Zoo.
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Lukas, Kristen E.; Marr, M. Jackson; Maple, Terry L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes a partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology in teaching the principles of operant conditioning to students in an experimental psychology class. Maintains that the positive training techniques used in zoos are models of applied operant conditioning. Includes a discussion of zoo training goals. (MJP)
Descriptors: Animal Caretakers, Behavior Modification, Classical Conditioning, Cognitive Psychology
Favorite Activities for the Teaching of Psychology
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Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans