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Koch, Mary Kate; Mendle, Jane – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: Incorporating professional development into undergraduate psychology coursework is an ongoing area of improvement for educators. Objective: We present a novel activity encouraging students to explore various professional skills and roles for which their psychology major prepares them through application to real-world issues. Method:…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Developmental Psychology, Majors (Students), Professional Development

Goldstein, Gary S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Reports on a collaborative learning project in which college-level counseling students designed and presented workshops on therapeutic intervention. Finds workshops stimulated more personal involvement with the topic and individual written papers ensured that all shared the workload. Concludes that workshops prepare students for collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Counselor Training, Experiential Learning, Group Activities

Conner, David B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a college psychology course activity designed to help students define the parameters of cognitive psychology. Students selected a feature film and a journal article that represented some aspect of cognitive psychology. They then wrote a paper discussing the theoretical and empirical connections between the sources and the topic. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Content Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Film Study

Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a collaborative writing project in which students must identify key variables, search and read relevant literature, and reason through a research idea by working closely with a partner. The end result is a polished laboratory report in the APA style. The class includes a peer review workshop prior to final editing. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Discusses writing techniques and assessment methods used in an interdisciplinary writing course. Recommends freewriting, small-group writing assignments, and peer tutoring. Supports assessment by more than one faculty evaluator, peer feedback, and optional versus mandatory rewriting. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education