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Peer reviewedFerguson, Norman B. L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes changes made in a general psychology course to encourage greater student responsibility, active participation, and critical thinking. Aims were accomplished by variety of techniques, including having students develop and discuss a list of expectations and responsibilities, requiring students to write their own examination questions, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedBeers, Susan E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Reports a strategy for integrating questioning and essay writing in a course on personality. Students wrote sample essay questions which were then discussed and classified according to Bloom's taxonomy. Rough drafts of essays were discussed in small groups. Ninety percent of the students viewed these activities positively. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Psychology
Peer reviewedEmbree, Marlowe C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Reports how 10 college students in a psychology of personality course increased their awareness of their own implicit theories of personality by completing an 18-item questionnaire dealing with various issues of personality. Instructor-supplied responses representing the perspectives of Freud, Skinner, Rogers, and Glasser were used to foster…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Learning Activities
