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Teaching Institute Showcases the Latest Research and Teaching Techniques
On May 23, APS will hold its Fourth Annual Institute on the Teaching of Psychology in Washington, DC. Scheduled in conjunction with the Ninth Annual Convention (May 23-26, 1997), this exciting one-day preconference is open
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Thirteen Ideas to Help Computerize Your Course
Whether you’re a computer neophyte or computer guru, you will find here ideas for some useful high-tech supplements to traditional education methods, and we hope to persuade you to explore further the many facets of
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Class Discussions: Promoting Participation and Preventing Problems
“I tried to have a discussion today, but hardly anybody said anything. You’d think a class of 95 students really would get into arguing about theory XYZ.” Sound familiar? It’s a common and chronic refrain
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Those Who Can, Teach
When Elliot Aronson was a student, he had a recurring nightmare in which, at the end of a semester, he realized he had registered for a course and forgot about it until the afternoon of
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Using Evolution By Natural Selection as an Integrative Theme in Psychology Courses
Many who teach the introductory course bemoan the enormous breadth and diversity of our field. How, we ask, can we present psychology in an organized fashion, not as just a hodgepodge of facts and theories?
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Improving Your Students’ Writing: Arts and Drafts
More and more psychology instructors are having students write multiple drafts of research papers. This process leads to better final papers and is closer to what psychologists do when they write their own scientific work.