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Peer reviewedRadmacher, Sally A.; Latosi-Sawin, Elizabeth – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Describes the use of the writing-across-the-curriculum approach in a college psychology course. Reports on a study of the effect of summary writing exercises on 16 students. Finds that participating student scores on the final examination were eight percent higher than nonparticipating students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedLackey, Chad – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Recommends the use of student-written sociological short stories as an alternative to traditional term papers. Describes how students choose a topic and use sociological theories and research to outline a plot, characters, dialogue, and settings. Includes excerpts from student stories and recommendations on student evaluation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Fiction, Higher Education, Short Stories
Peer reviewedCarlisle, Marcia – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Maintains that to encourage student discussion about history, students must have something to say and be willing to say it, and the teacher must be able to guide a discussion. Describes a secondary-level course in which student discuss assigned readings on an electronic mail bulletin board. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Electronic Mail
