Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Teaching and Working With Generation Me
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Jean Twenge
San Diego State University |
This talk will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the data on how generations differ (based on a sample of 2 million young people). The generational changes include increases in self-esteem, narcissism, and high expectations and declines in mental health. In other words, today's students really are different. These changes necessitate new strategies for classroom management, interactive learning, and assessment.
2010 Program Committee
Tyler S. Lorig, Washington and Lee University (Chair); Nalini Ambady, Tufts University; Abigail Baird, Vassar College; Sian Beilock, University of Chicago; Daniel Klein, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York; Richard Lewis, Pomona College; Kris Preacher, University of Kansas; Deidra Schleicher, Purdue University; Timothy Strauman, Duke University; Tracy Zinn, James Madison University