
Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology
by Buskist, William; Davis, Stephen F.-
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Summary
Author Biography
Stephen F. Davis is Professor in Residence at Texas Wesleyan University. He is the author of numerous books, including Psychology (with Joseph J. Palladino, fourth edition 2004), The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology (with Randolph A. Smith, third edition 2004), and the Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (edited, Blackwell, 2003).
Table of Contents
Preface | p. xi |
Introduction to the Teaching of Psychology | p. 1 |
What Teachers Need to Know about Teaching and Learning | p. 3 |
The Scholarship of Teaching and Pedagogy | p. 11 |
Psychology Curricula and the New Liberal Arts | p. 16 |
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology: A Psychology Teacher's Best Friend | p. 23 |
Preparing for Teaching | p. 29 |
Options for Planning a Course and Developing a Syllabus | p. 31 |
Selecting a Text and Using Publisher-Produced Courseware: Some Suggestions and Warnings | p. 36 |
The First Day of Class and the Rest of the Semester | p. 41 |
Techniques of Teaching: Approaches and Strategies | p. 47 |
The Classroom Lecture | p. 49 |
Writing in Psychology | p. 54 |
Let the Concert Begin: The Music of Team Teaching | p. 59 |
Collaborative Learning: Maximizing Students' Potential for Success | p. 65 |
Problem-Based Learning | p. 70 |
Understanding Human Thought: Educating Students as Critical Thinkers | p. 78 |
Leading Discussions and Asking Questions | p. 85 |
Building a Repertoire of Effective Classroom Demonstrations | p. 90 |
Lessons Learned Using PowerPoint in the Classroom | p. 94 |
Using the Internet Effectively: Homepages and Email | p. 99 |
Teaching Students to Use Electronic Databases | p. 107 |
Techniques of Teaching: Special Considerations | p. 113 |
Teaching Large Classes | p. 115 |
Using Teaching Assistants Effectively | p. 120 |
Teaching Courses with Laboratories | p. 125 |
Independent Study: A Conceptual Framework | p. 131 |
Service-Learning | p. 137 |
Distance Learning: Psychology Online | p. 142 |
Teaching and Mentoring Diverse Students | p. 147 |
Teaching and Mentoring Nontraditional Students | p. 149 |
Teaching and Mentoring Students with Disabilities | p. 153 |
Mentoring Female Students | p. 159 |
Teaching and Mentoring Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students | p. 164 |
Using Hope Theory to Teach and Mentor Academically At-Risk Students | p. 170 |
Multiple Cultural Identities: Will the Real Student Please Stand Up? | p. 175 |
Teaching Controversial Psychology Topics | p. 179 |
Teaching Psychology When Everyone is an Expert | p. 181 |
Psychology of Race and Ethnicity | p. 186 |
Evolutionary Psychology | p. 191 |
Teaching Human Sexuality | p. 196 |
Psychology of Gender and Related Courses | p. 202 |
Teaching the Psychology of Religion: Teaching for Today's World | p. 207 |
Drugs and Behavior | p. 214 |
Classroom Management Issues | p. 219 |
Ethical Teaching | p. 221 |
Establishing Classroom Etiquette: General Rules of Classroom Conduct | p. 228 |
Problematic College Students: Preparing and Repairing | p. 233 |
Preventing, Detecting, and Addressing Academic Dishonesty | p. 238 |
Evaluating Student Learning | p. 245 |
Test Construction | p. 247 |
Principles of Effective Grading | p. 254 |
Written and Oral Assignments | p. 259 |
Group Work | p. 265 |
Writing Letters of Recommendation | p. 270 |
Assessment of Teaching | p. 277 |
Using Student Evaluations to Improve Teaching | p. 279 |
In-Class Learning Assessment Strategies | p. 285 |
Lesser Discussed Aspects of Peer Review: Context, Out-of-Classroom Work, and Communication | p. 290 |
Improving Teaching Through Video Feedback and Consultation | p. 295 |
Creating Teaching Portfolios | p. 301 |
Teaching Within the Larger Context of Academic Life | p. 307 |
Helping College Students with Personal Problems: Should I Help and How? | p. 309 |
Inviting Students to Become Research Collaborators | p. 314 |
Fostering Student Professional Development | p. 319 |
Professional Development Through the Integration of Teaching, Scholarship, and Service: If It's Not Fun, I'm Not Doing It | p. 324 |
Mentoring From Your Department Chair: Building a Valuable Relationship | p. 328 |
Navigating the Academic Environment: The Politics of Teaching | p. 333 |
Index of Authors | p. 338 |
Index of Subjects | p. 350 |
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