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Peer reviewedDeVoge, 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
Kushner, Richard I.; Hartigan, Phyllis – 1983
Wellness and holistic health models, which focus on life style as a major component of long term health, are thriving throughout the United States. To evaluate the impact of an undergraduate psycholgoy course dealing with health enhancement, wellness, and prevention issues, 24 college freshmen enrolled in one of two courses for a 10-week period: a…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Freshmen, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives
Download full textBell, James – 1980
In response to a low passing rate in a general psychology course taught at Howard Community College (MD), as well as to student and instructor dissatisfaction with the course, a systems model was developed and applied to improve course quality. The development of the model involved nine steps: (1) enumerating precise skill objectives which could…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation
Stahl, Robert J. – 1977
The report contains the results of a survey of precollege psychology in Mississippi carried out between October 1975 and March 1976. The purpose of the survey was to obtain a profile of major psychology activities--separate psychology courses, objectives, textbooks, approaches, and teaching methods. A questionnaire was mailed to 388 Mississippi…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives
Register, Cheri; And Others – 1978
This paper describes and evaluates two courses comprising a senior seminar designed as the culmination of a women's studies curriculum. Interdisciplinary in nature and team-taught, the seminar included studies from the fields of literature, psychology, and anthropology. The theme of the Winter 1977 course was "Women, Culture, and Power." Lectures…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Stahl, Robert J. – 1976
The results of a 1974-75 survey of Florida secondary schools that are concerned with the teaching of psychology are reported and compared with similar surveys made in 1970-71 and 1972-73. The purpose of the survey was to obtain a profile of schools offering psychology courses. The 1974 survey, a 40-item questionnaire, was mailed to 337 schools and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives
