Sandra Goss Lucas

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology focuses on the critical aspects of teaching introductory psychology to undergraduate students. It includes ideas, tips, and strategies for effectively teaching this course and provides useful answers to commonly asked questions.
A concise and accessible guide to teaching introductory courses in Psychology
Begins with an orienting history of the course - Evaluates current trends in teaching and offers suggestions for developing personal techniques
Addresses a number of relevant issues, including how to teach difficult topics; linking course content to everyday experience; developing and using class presentations, lectures, and active learning ideas; and increasing interest in course topics
Supported by a website that provides links to useful websites and handouts that instructors can use in their classes

Produktdetails

• Teaching Psychological Science
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9781405151511
• ISBN-10: 140515151X
• Artikelnr.: 23506973

Autorenporträt

Sandra Goss Lucas is Director of Introductory Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois. Her teaching awards include the University of Illinois Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Alpha Lambda Delta Award for Outstanding Teacher of Freshmen. Her publications include Teaching Psychology: A Step by Step Guide (with Douglas A. Bernstein, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. An Introduction to
Introductory Psychology. 2. Getting Ready to Teach. 3. Teaching the course:
Introduction, Research Methods, Culture. 4. Teaching the course: Human
Development. 5. Teaching the course: Biological Psychology. 6. Teaching the
course: Sensation and Perception. 7. Teaching the course: Consciousness,
Motivation and Emotion. 8. Teaching the course: Learning and Memory. 9.
Teaching the course: Cognition, Language, and Cognitive Abilities. 10.
Teaching the course: Health, Stress, Coping, and Personality. 11. Teaching
the course: Mental Disorders and Therapies. 12. Teaching the course: Social
Psychology. 13. Ending the Course, Reflecting On It, Getting Ready for the
Next Time. Appendix: Professional Development Resources in the Teaching of
Psychology.

Rezensionen

"We are pleased to recommend this book as a meaningful addition to instructors resource libraries. The activities presented are clearly suitable for introductory and advanced courses. Moreover, the suggested readings and an appendix that delineates teaching organizations and related conferences provide numerous opportunities for professional development." ( PsycCRITIQUES , March 2009)