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Teaching About Puberty: Learning to Talk About Sensitive Topics.

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Charlesworth, John R., Jr.; Slate, John R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986

Describes a small-group exercise that allows students to discuss affective and cognitive aspects of puberty. After reading textbook chapter on puberty, students wrote a group letter to a male or female child explaining changes child would encounter during puberty. Procedure increased student knowledge about puberty and made them feel more…

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement

Writing to Learn While Learning to Write.

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Blevins-Knabe, Belinda – Teaching of Psychology, 1987

Discusses various ways that writing can facilitate learning in a developmental psychology course. Argues that writing assignments are valuable because they promote active learning and provide another way to teach psychology. (Author/GEA)

Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Developmental Psychology, Higher Education, Learning Activities

Writing as a Tool for Teaching Social Psychology.

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Snodgrass, Sara E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985

Described are practical ways in which writing can be used to help students learn the concepts and methods of social psychology. These include keeping a course log (a type of journal), writing analyses of published articles, doing an observational study, and writing a formal research report. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Introductory Courses

Use of a Portfolio Writing Assignment in a Course on Developmental Psychology.

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Beers, Susan E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985

The portfolio writing assignment given to students in a life span developmental psychology course required that they complete 10-15 typewritten pages of writing for the course. Students were allowed to choose their own projects; for example, they might write about an interview they had conducted, or discuss an outside reading. (RM)

Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Descriptions, Developmental Psychology, Higher Education