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50 Years of ERIC
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Croll, William; Moskaluk, Sheila – Teaching of Psychology, 1977
Comparison of evaluation method and results of ten introductory psychology textbooks. They were evaluated according to both Flesch formulas and student opinions on both readability and interest levels. (ND)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Psychology
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Teaching of Psychology, 1977
Anonymous criticism of a reading consultant's readability analysis of the authors' introductory psychology textbook. (ND)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments, Psychology
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Steininger, Marion; Voegtlin, Kathleen – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
The relationship between the study of psychology and liberal or conservative attitudes among high school students, introductory psychology college students, and psychology majors is examined. (DE)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Political Influences
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Boeding, Coreen Hockenberry; Vattano, Frank J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Two discussion methods used in an introductory psychology course by undergraduate teaching assistants are compared for effectiveness. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
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Hettich, Paul – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
This article describes an autobiographical technique of learning wherein students relate psychology course material to their individual thoughts and experiences. (Author)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
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Klos, Dennis S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
A course in which students gather data for an original case study of another person is described. The task requires the student to design the study, collect the interview data, write the case narrative, and interpret the findings. (DE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
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McBurney, Donald H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
The author describes the development and organization of a psychology course on extrasensory perception. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education
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Wortman, Camille B.; Hillis, Jay W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
An introductory psychology course which used undergraduate-taught minicourses and the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) approach is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
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Calhoun, James F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Systematic experimental manipulation of the four components of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) approach and required lectures gives results suggesting that dropping any one component is undesirable. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
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Riedel, Robert C.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Even initial unit test performance of Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) students is superior to that of students in a traditional course, under controlled conditions. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Course Organization, Higher Education
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Longstreth, Langdon E.; Jones, Donald – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Grade inflation and its causes are studied. (DE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Average, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
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Barrera, Manual, Jr.; Glasgow, Russell E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
A course in behavioral self-control which uses the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) approach is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
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Fenster, C. Abraham; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
An overview of the objectives and courses of a doctoral program in forensic psychology is provided. Forensic psychology is the application of psychological methods, principles, and skills to the relevant needs of the legal system. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Doctoral Programs, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
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Ballard, Michael; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
A comparison between student and peer ratings of faculty is reviewed. Teaching effectiveness is seen as a combination of amount learned by students, student opinion, and faculty opinion. (DE)
Descriptors: Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education, Psychology, Student Attitudes
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Blampied, Neville M.; Black, William A. M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
Forty-three references dealing with the teaching of behavior therapy and behavior modification are included in this bibliography. (DE)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Sciences, Bibliographies
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