Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology

The Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology is a state-of-the-art volume that provides readers with comprehensive coverage and analysis of current trends and issues, basic mechanics, and important contextual variables related to effective teaching in psychology.Uses concise and targeted chapters, written by leading scholars in the field, to explore a myriad of challenges in the teaching of psychology.Employs a prescriptive approach to offer strategies and solutions to frequently occurring dilemmas.Covers the gamut of current topics of interest to all current and future teachers of psychology. Content: Chapter 1 What Teachers Need to Know about Teaching and Learning (pages 1–10): Stephen F. Davis and William BuskistChapter 2 The Scholarship of Teaching and Pedagogy (pages 11–15): Bernard C. BeinsChapter 3 Psychology Curricula and the New Liberal Arts (pages 16–22): Thomas V. McGovernChapter 4 The Society for the Teaching of Psychology: A Psychology Teacher's Best Friend (pages 23–28): G. William HillChapter 5 Options for Planning a Course and Developing a Syllabus (pages 29–35): Anne?Marie Suddreth and Amy T. GallowayChapter 6 Selecting a Text and Using Publisher?Produced Courseware: Some Suggestions and Warnings (pages 36–40): Andrew ChristopherChapter 7 The First Day of Class and the Rest of the Semester (pages 41–45): Sandra Goss LucasChapter 8 The Classroom Lecture (pages 47–53): Stephen H. HobbsChapter 9 Writing in Psychology (pages 54–58): Robin K. Morgan and David L. MorganChapter 10 Let the Concert Begin: The Music of Team Teaching (pages 59–64): Kenneth D. KeithChapter 11 Collaborative Learning: Maximizing Students' Potential for Success (pages 65–69): Tina Vazin and Phyllis ReileChapter 12 Problem?Based Learning (pages 70–77): Patricia A. Connor?GreeneChapter 13 Understanding Human Thought: Educating Students as Critical Thinkers (pages 78–84): Heidi R. Riggio and Diane F. HalpernChapter 14 Leading Discussions and Asking Questions (pages 85–89): Tracy E. Zinn and Bryan K. SavilleChapter 15 Building a Repertoire of Effective Classroom Demonstrations (pages 90–93): Douglas A. BernsteinChapter 16 Lessons Learned Using Power Point in the Classroom (pages 94–98): Timothy J. HuelsmanChapter 17 Using the Internet Effectively: Homepages and Email (pages 99–106): Vincent W. HevernChapter 18 Teaching Students to Use Electronic Databases (pages 107–111): Maureen McCarthy and Thomas P. PusateriChapter 19 Teaching Large Classes (pages 113–119): Katherine Kipp and Steffen Pope WilsonChapter 20 Using Teaching Assistants Effectively (pages 120–124): Lauren Fruh VanSickle ScharffChapter 21 Teaching Courses with Laboratories (pages 125–130): Dana S. DunnChapter 22 Independent Study: A Conceptual Framework (pages 131–136): Jeffrey S. Katz, Bradley R. Sturz, Kent D. Bodily and Michelle HernandezChapter 23 Service?Learning (pages 137–141): Randall E. Osborne and Oren RenickChapter 24 Distance Learning: Psychology Online (pages 142–146): Mary N. DuellChapter 25 Teaching and Mentoring Nontraditional Students (pages 147–152): Cathy A. GroverChapter 26 Teaching and Mentoring Students with Disabilities (pages 153–158): David E. JohnsonChapter 27 Mentoring Female Students (pages 159–163): Elizabeth Yost HammerChapter 28 Teaching and Mentoring Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students (pages 164–169): Loretta Neal McGregorChapter 29 Using Hope Theory to Teach and Mentor Academically At?Risk Students (pages 170–174): C. R. Snyder, Hal S. Shorey and Kevin L. RandChapter 30 Multiple Cultural Identities: Will the Real Student Please Stand Up? (pages 175–178): Loreto R. PrietoChapter 30 Teaching Psychology When Everyone is an Expert (pages 179–185): David J. PittengerChapter 32 Psychology of Race and Ethnicity (pages 186–190): James E. FreemanChapter 33 Evolutionary Psychology (pages 191–195): Lewis BarkerChapter 34 Teaching Human Sexuality (pages 196–201): Laura L. FinkenChapter 35 Psychology of Gender and Related Courses (pages 202–206): Margaret A. LloydChapter 36 Teaching the Psychology of Religion: Teaching for Today's World (pages 207–213): Maureen P. Hester and Raymond F. PaloutzianChapter 37 Drugs and Behavior (pages 214–218): Scott A. BaileyChapter 38 Ethical Teaching (pages 219–227): William Douglas WoodyChapter 39 Establishing Classroom Etiquette: General Rules of Classroom Conduct (pages 228–232): Lisa DamourChapter 40 Problematic College Students: Preparing and Repairing (pages 233–237): Janie H. Wilson and Amy A. HackneyChapter 41 Preventing, Detecting, and Addressing Academic Dishonesty (pages 238–243): Gregory J. CizekChapter 42 Test Construction (pages 245–253): John A. JuveChapter 43 Principles of Effective Grading (pages 254–258): Peter J. GiordanoChapter 44 Written and Oral Assignments (pages 259–264): Harold L. Miller and Casey L. LanceChapter 45 Group Work (pages 265–269): Patti PriceChapter 46 Writing Letters of Recommendation (pages 270–275): R. Eric LandrumChapter 47 Using Student Evaluations to Improve Teaching (pages 277–284): Victor A. Benassi and Lee F. SeidelChapter 48 In?Class Learning Assessment Strategies (pages 285–289): Regan A. R. GurungChapter 49 Lesser Discussed Aspects of Peer Review: Context, Out?of?Classroom Work, and Communication (pages 290–294): Baron Perlman and Lee I. McCannChapter 50 Improving Teaching Through Video Feedback and Consultation (pages 295–300): Steven Prentice?Dunn, Kristen L. Payne and Judy M. LedbetterChapter 51 Creating Teaching Portfolios (pages 301–306): Erin B. RasmussenChapter 52 Helping College Students with Personal Problems: Should I Help and How? (pages 307–313): Marcia RossiChapter 53 Inviting Students to Become Research Collaborators (pages 314–318): Susan R. BurnsChapter 54 Fostering Student Professional Development (pages 319–323): R. Eric LandrumChapter 55 Professional Development Through the Integration of Teaching, Scholarship, and Service: If It's Not Fun, I'm Not Doing It (pages 324–327): Matthew T. HussChapter 56 Mentoring from Your Department Chair: Building a Valuable Relationship (pages 328–332): Linda M. NobleChapter 57 Navigating the Academic Environment: The Politics of Teaching (pages 333–337): Randolph A. Smith