ERIC Number: EJ1014316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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Psych "Lite:" Great Price, Less Filling
Jackson, Sherri L.; Griggs, Richard A.
Teaching of Psychology, v40 n3 p217-221 Jul 2013
Introductory psychology textbooks have been criticized for being too long and too expensive. A national survey of introductory teachers found that 89% of introductory courses are only one term in length and that teachers could only cover 68% of a text's topics. This situation has been made more problematic by the soaring prices of introductory texts, leading many students to not purchase them. However, a class of more concise, less expensive introductory textbooks has recently emerged. We provide an objective analysis of these concise texts, along with a comparison to previous similar analyses of full-length and brief introductory texts. For introductory teachers interested in adopting a concise text, these data will be helpful in the text evaluation and selection process. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Psychology, Introductory Courses, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Content Analysis, Layout (Publications), Comparative Analysis, Costs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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