Teaching psychology : a step by step guide / Sandra Goss Lucas, Douglas A. Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goss Lucas, Sandra.

Contributor:

Bernstein, Douglas A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Study and teaching.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 277 pages ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2005.

Summary:

Most new psychology instructors enter their first undergraduate classrooms with little or no formal preparation for their role as a teacher. The goal of this book is to review the body of teaching research that is available as well as some of the well-accepted lore, so as to make the first foray into teaching psychology a positive experience. ""Teaching Psychology outlines the major problems and issues confronting psychology teachers. It presents an overview of the "nuts and bolts" of teaching psychology including dealing with troubled and troubling students, choosing and using technology, developing evaluation instruments, and selecting methods for self-evaluation. Written by two award-winning psychology professors with over 50 years of combined teaching experience, the book offers a wide range of down-to-earth suggestions and immediately usable materials intended to help psychology teachers teach better and help students learn more. The chapters are organized to roughly parallel the sequence of tasks that new psychology teachers face, beginning with goal setting and ending with evaluation of one's teaching. Each chapter is chockfull of helpful tools including checklists, sample lecture notes, writing assignments, and grading criteria. To make it easier to customize this material, these tools are available on an accompanying CD along with a rating sheet for choosing a textbook, a student grade-record sheet, a sample statement on academic integrity and a pool of less-than-perfect test items to hone item-writing skills. This book offers guidelines for teaching such as: *setting goals in line with 10 basic principles of effective teaching; *planning the basics including choosing atext, writing a syllabus, and creating a grading system; *setting a positive tone in the classroom; *providing tips on asking and answering questions, promoting critical thinking, and evaluating student performance. Intended for psychology graduate students who are learning to teach, faculty who train psychology instructors, and new psychology faculty at institutions ranging from high schools to universities, as well as experienced faculty wishing to hone their teaching skills.

Contents:

Some Basic Principles of Effective Teaching 3

The Scholarship of Teaching 6

Your Role as a Teacher 9

2 Preparing Your Courses 15

Choosing a Textbook 18

Creating a Syllabus 20

Setting Up a Grading System 29

Communicating With Your Students 37

3 The First Few Days of Class 40

Exploring Your Classroom 41

Establishing Yourself as a Teacher 42

Presenting Your Syllabus 44

Learning Your Students' Names 49

Setting the Stage for Group Work 50

Ending the First Class 51

4 Developing Your Teaching Style 55

Some Characteristics of Effective Teachers 56

Effective Lecturing 59

Promoting Active Learning 69

Conducting Memorable Demonstrations 72

Answering and Asking Questions 73

Stimulating Class Discussions 77

Assigning Student Presentations 80

Creating Opportunities for Cooperative Learning 81

Using Case Examples 86

Arranging for Service-Learning 89

Encouraging Critical Thinking 90

Teaching Style and Class Size 94

The Last Day of Class 96

5 Evaluating Student Learning 99

Some Guidelines for Assessing Student Learning 100

Tests and Quizzes 101

Written Assignments 112

Applying the Psychology of Learning to Student Evaluation 123

6 Faculty-Student Relationships 127

The Ethical Use of Teacher Power 128

Managing the Classroom Climate 129

Dealing With Students' Needs, Excuses, and Complaints 135

Dealing With Problem Students 144

Dealing With Academic Dishonesty 154

Enhancing Students' Motivation to Learn 163

Providing Academic Help 169

Protecting Students' Privacy 177

Writing Letters of Recommendation 178

Ethics in the Faculty-Student Relationships 180

7 Using Teaching Technology 186

High-Tech Teaching Tools 187

PowerPoint Slides 188

Classroom Internet Access 191

CD-ROM Ancillaries 192

Textbook Web Sites 194

Web Links and Resources 195

Asynchronous Web Components for Traditional Classes 196

Instructor Web Sites 200

Student-Instructor E-Mail 200

Web-Based Courses 204

8 Assessing and Improving Your Teaching 208

Sources of Evaluative Feedback on Teaching 209

Student Evaluations 209

Evaluations by Colleagues 222

Self-Evaluation 226

Faculty Development Activities 229

9 Integrating Teaching Into Your Academic Life 236

Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service 237

Dealing With Teaching Anxiety 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805842241

080584225X

OCLC:

54694719