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Kottke, Janet L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
For a class project students in an industrial/organizational psychology course had to construct a performance appraisal instrument for assessing the instructor's performance. Evaluations revealed that students found the exercise useful. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
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Harari, Herbert; Jacobson, Adela – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Introductory psychology textbooks were analyzed to determine what percentage of space they devoted to the following content areas: experimental/learning, physiological/biological, developmental, social/personality, cognitive, clinical, educational, industrial/organizational, tests and measurements, and other. Results showed a clear preponderance…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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Lamal, P. A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
To determine whether interest in the personalized system of instruction (PSI) in the behavioral sciences has waned since 1968, conference papers and poster presentations dealing with PSI were surveyed. The number of papers and posters devoted to PSI peaked in the years 1972-1979 and has since clearly declined. (RM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Conference Papers, Educational History, Educational Research
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Carlson, Stephen; Millard, Richard J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
An content analysis of introductory psychology textbooks revealed that only 25 percent of the texts include a section on industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology and that another 25 percent fail to even mention the area. Such limited coverage of the I/O field may limit career alternatives that students consider. (RM)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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Piotrowski, Chris; Keller, John W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
A survey that investigated the status of psychodiagnostic testing in masters level counseling (terminal) programs showed that whereas the majority of respondents felt that masters graduates should be familiar with projective techniques such as the Rorschach and TAT, few advocated projectives personality asessment as part of the required…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Training, Course Content, Diagnostic Teaching
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Korn, James H. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Psychology can be considered a humanity as well as a science. Distinctions between the humanities and the sciences are examined, and five characteristics of a humanity are suggested. Three examples of psychology as a humanity are provided. The impact that this view might have on teaching and research is discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Berry, Kathryn A.; Daniel, Robert S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Journal articles published in 1984 dealing with the teaching of psychology at the college level are summarized. A wide variety of topics, including teaching methods and educational research, are examined in the articles. (RM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
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Wollen, Keith A.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Psychology students studied one of two versions of a passage that explained several concepts. One version included definitions of concepts and examples; the other included definitions only. A major finding was that the increased performance of students who received examples was obtained on applied questions but not on literal questions. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Arnold, J. David; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Students evaluated the educational applications of introductory courses. Social science courses had the highest average rating, followed by introductory psychology, arts/humanities courses, and natural science courses, respectively. Application items rated as most helpful were understanding yourself, understanding others, and coping with problems.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment
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De Meuse, Kenneth P. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
Life stress among 159 students enrolled in a psychology course was found to be inversely related to exam scores, extra credit points, and total course points. Final course grades were also predicted by life stress. Teachers must recognize that students do not exist in a social, academic vacuum. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Higher Education, Performance
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Starke, Mary C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A project that combined a research practicum for 17 psychology undergraduates with the implementation and evaluation of an assertiveness training program for physically disabled college students is described. A follow-up of students' postbaccalaureate activities revealed that the majority were using skills that they had learned in the project.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Educational Research, Higher Education, Physical Disabilities
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Brown, Larry T. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Relatively little evidence of misconceptions about psychology among introductory psychology students was found in this study. Many of the misconceptions that teachers suspect are widely shared are in fact rejected by the majority of students. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology
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Banziger, George – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Participants in a summer Elderhostel program, all of whom were 55 years of age or over, were exposed to a one-week course on parapsychology which emphasized skeptical inquiry. As a result of the course, the older adults became more skeptical in their belief of the paranormal. (RM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Minicourses
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Skinner, Nicholas F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Because of a belief that the alternatives they had chosen initially were probably correct, most subjects were reluctant to change answers, and, consequently, did so only when they were highly confident in the change. Results were that more than half the changes were correct. (RM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Females, Higher Education
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McClain, Lucinda – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
"A,""B," and "C" students scored higher when the final psychology exam was given early in the examination period. Fatigue which accumulates over the course of finals week and increasing anticipation of vacation festivities may contribute to the observed results. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses