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Bluestein, Venus – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
A model is described for teaching about death and dying with emphasis on mental health aspects. The author relates personal observations from her experience as a death educator and suggests precautions for individuals organizing thanatology courses for the first time. (AV)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Death

DeVoge, Susan; Varble, Duane L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Explores the merits of using a combined cognitive and experiential approach to the teaching of psychology. Findings indicate that expanding a traditional course to include vivid personal experiences integrated with cognitive growth is an effective modification and enhances concept learning. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation

Mazur, Elizabeth – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Describes an undergraduate course entitled "Nontraditional Families and Individual Development" that focuses on nontraditional families and their implications for life-span development while familiarizing students with psychological research, theories, and applied issues. Explains that this course was created as a response to the changing state of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Family (Sociological Unit)

Gray, Peter – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Describes a college-level psychology course in which students learn how to think about the ideas of psychology instead of memorizing psychological information. Suggests modeling of thought in lectures and other classroom activities. Recommends strategies for class discussions and student evaluation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Critical Thinking

Grasha, Anthony F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Argues that the bulk of most undergraduate psychology curriculum is geared towards preparing students for graduate study. Proposes several specific curriculum changes designed to give the general undergraduate a working and useful knowledge of some of the fundamental concepts concerning psychology. Includes course outlines and structured…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization

Horner, David T.; Stetter, Kathleen R.; McGann, Lee I. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes techniques for clarifying goals, improving organization, and evaluating students in research courses that are typically unstructured. Includes methods for assisting students in designing experiments, creating evaluation tools, and monitoring student progress throughout the course. These simple methods are appropriate for courses with an…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Higher Education

Plante, Thomas G. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Outlines a laboratory group program for engaging large numbers of undergraduate psychology students in faculty research at small liberal arts colleges with limited research resources. Participating in the group enhances the students' interest in and understanding of research and improves their chances of being accepted into a graduate program.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Laboratory Experiments