NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Use of the Jigsaw Technique in Laboratory and Discussion Classes.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Carrol, David W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes the use of the jigsaw teaching technique (which requires each member of a small group to provide a key piece of information) in undergraduate psychology laboratory and discussion classes. Results indicate that students evaluate the approach favorably and that their academic performance improves with use of the jigsaw technique. (JDH)
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Laboratory Procedures
Laboratories and Demonstrations in Child Development with Unedited Videotapes.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Poole, Debra Ann – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Multipurpose demonstrations of child development are easy to produce by videotaping children while they interact with parents, siblings, or friends. Unlike commercial films, videotapes without narration allow students to formulate and test their own research questions. This article describes how to use unedited videotapes for laboratories in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Infant Behavior
Teaching About Puberty: Learning to Talk About Sensitive Topics.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Charlesworth, John R., Jr.; Slate, John R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Describes a small-group exercise that allows students to discuss affective and cognitive aspects of puberty. After reading textbook chapter on puberty, students wrote a group letter to a male or female child explaining changes child would encounter during puberty. Procedure increased student knowledge about puberty and made them feel more…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Overcoming Misunderstanding about the Concept of Negative Reinforcement.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Tauber, Robert T. – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Presents a method for enhancing student understanding of negative reinforcement. Suggests a quiz be administered to determine students' degrees of misunderstanding. Introduces remedies for inadequate understanding. Urges the use of the consequence-grid matrix, delineating between negative reinforcement and punishment, and student analysis of their…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement