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ERIC Number: EJ387957
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Research Findings in Developmental Psychology: Common Sense Revisited.
Barnett, Mark A.; And Others
Teaching of Psychology, v15 n4 p195-97 Dec 1988
Reports an assessment of the extent to which research findings in developmental psychology textbooks are known to students with limited psychology training. Concludes that many research results reported in textbooks may already be known to students. Attempts to explain this phenomenon, noting implications for developmental psychology teachers. (GEA)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, High Schools, Higher Education, Prior Learning, Research Reports, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Childhood and Adolescence Research Test (CART); Psychology Instruction; Research Results