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The First Course in Experimental Psychology: Goals and Methods
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Underwood, Benton J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
A psychology course which uses original experiments to test about research design and validity is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Special Projects Laboratory in Experimental Psychology
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McGill, Thomas E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
A laboratory course in experimental physiological psychology and animal behavior is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Symposium: Teaching the Experimental Psychology Course
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Siegal, Michael H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
How the criticism of a teacher led to the improvement of his experimental psychology course and a symposium on teaching experimental psychology. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Conferences, Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education
Use of the Jigsaw Technique in Laboratory and Discussion Classes.
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Carrol, David W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes the use of the jigsaw teaching technique (which requires each member of a small group to provide a key piece of information) in undergraduate psychology laboratory and discussion classes. Results indicate that students evaluate the approach favorably and that their academic performance improves with use of the jigsaw technique. (JDH)
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Laboratory Procedures
An Advanced Laboratory Course in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
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Michael, Jack – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
An experimental psychology course which analyzes the broad probability of operant conditioning is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Teaching a Research Methods Course in Developmental Psychology: Some Principles, Methods, and Problems
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Harris, Lauren Jay – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
A course in teaching research methods in an experimental child psychology course is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education
A Brief Training Program for Graduate Student Teachers of Laboratory-Tutorial Classes.
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Pennington, Helen – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Describes a training program conducted to prepare graduate students to teach laboratory-tutorial classes in an introductory psychology course. States that the program consisted of four sessions held over six weeks, and included role playing, video feedback, discussion, and written guidelines. Reports a positive reaction to the program. (DB)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)