Proposes that psychology teachers help promote a more active consideration of the psychology of peace and war in the nuclear age by including the topic in their courses. Specific ways to incorporate this issue into psychology courses are offered. (Author/JDH)

Based on observations made in an introductory psychology course, the author offers suggestions to instructors who use the lecture-textbook-test method of instruction. States that students should be taught appropriate study and note-taking skills and that they should be encouraged to ask questions when they encounter difficulty. (GEA)

Describes the use of DATAGEN, a BASIC computer program which generates independent and correlated data samples from population parameters specified by the instructor. Maintains that DATAGEN facilitates the demonstration of some fundamental statistical concepts and encourages students to work independently. (Author/JDH)

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…

Describes the use of classic psychological experiments taken from scholarly journals in teaching an undergraduate experimental methodology course. Includes suggestions for matching journal articles with common topics and provides questions to facilitate students' understanding of the articles. (Author/JDH)

Describes an inexpensive program using invertebrates as subjects in conditioning demonstrations and experiments. Provides a bibliography of reviews about invertebrate learning in addition to information on obtaining required apparatus and invertebrates.

Describes a strategy for teaching the history and systems of psychology. The approach uses A. H. Smith's (1982) "great ideas model," and T. S. Kuhn's (1962) conception of paradigm shifts and revolution in science as analytical devises. A summary of evaluations of this approach by students is provided. (Author/JDH)

Case study and journal record methods are described and positive outcomes for learners are noted. A "live" case, along with journal records, was used in teaching adolescent psychology. Evaluation indicates benefits to both college students and involved teenagers. Suggestions for future research are discussed. (Author)

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)

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…

Presents an in-class activity which uses videotaped television shows to teach time sampling, event sampling, and trait rating techniques. Students responded favorably to this activity, and many reported that it increased their understanding of the different observation techniques. (Author/JDH)

Reveals the need for departments to offer course instruction in behavioral self-change. Describes a self-change course which offers students an opportunity to apply proven psychological principles to their own lives and thus meets the need for personal relevance of education. Provides suggestions for implementation of a self-change course.…

Describes an exercise that teaches students about methodological issues concerned with making reliable observations of behavior. Students learned Eckman's (1972) Facial Affect Scoring Technique from a microcomputer program and then applied it in real life. This exercise generated much discussion about research methods, built observational skills,…

Describes a variation of the case study method where adolescent psychology students composed hypothetical cases, proposed solutions to problems, and surveyed other groups regarding case dilemmas and adolescent issues. (Author/JDH)

Techniques to keep students interested include videotaped demonstrations and a self-paced, unit-mastery approach. When lecturing, teachers should use a microphone, maintain eye contact with students in all sections of the room, use an overhead projector and write clearly, talk about interesting topics, be dramatic, and share their experiences and…