The Teaching of Psychology

The Teaching of Psychology is centered around the masterful work of two champions of the teaching of psychology, Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer, in order to recognize their seminal contributions to the teaching of the discipline. The book's main goal is to provide comprehensive coverage and analysis of the basic philosophies, current issues, and the basic skills related to effective teaching in psychology. It transcends the typical "nuts and bolts" type books and includes such topics as teaching at small colleges versus a major university, teaching and course portfolios, the scholarship of teaching, what to expect early in a teaching career, and lifelong learning. The Teaching of Psychology also features: Biographies of Bill McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer Fourteen chapters written by leading authorities in the teaching of psychology, which provide overviews of the latest psychological research and theories in effective college and university teaching. These chapters cover lecturing, classroom presence, using humor in teaching, pedagogy, advising, teaching critical thinking, writing, and technology, and training graduate students to teach Useful advice to new teachers and seasoned veterans, including qualities of master teachers, understanding the many facets of working within the academy, and teaching with technology Insights into teaching specific courses within the psychology curriculum, including the history of psychology, biological psychology, statistics and research methods, learning, social psychology, personality, psychology of women, cross-cultural psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, psychology of religion, and environmental psychology A closing section containing Bill McKeachie's and Charles L. Brewer's perspectives into the teaching of psychology and its history, highlights, and future. This book is intended for academic psychologists who teach and/or train graduate assistants to teach at the college and university level. All royalities from this book will be donated to the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association), which each year sponsors many activities across the country to promote the teaching of psychology.

ISBN 0805839542   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780805839548 (What's this?)   Pages 544 Publisher Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc   Volumes 1 Imprint Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc   Weight (grammes) 724 Format Paperback   Published in NJ Publication date 12 Feb 2002   Height (mm) 229 Non-book description book   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2001053227   Spine width (mm) 29 DEWEY 150.71   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Preface
		Contributors
		About the Editors
I		Portraits of Excellence
1		More Than Just Luck: A Brief Biography of Wilbert J. McKeachie by R. Eric Landrum		3
2		"I Can't Ever Remember not Wanting to be a Teacher": A Brief Biography of Charles L. Brewer by John D. Batson and Gilles O. Einstein		15
II		Essential Qualities and Skills of Effective Teachers
3		Elements of Master Teaching by William Buskist and Jason Sikorski and Tanya Buckley		27
4		Classroom Presence by Jane S. Halonen		41
5		Lecturing by Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.		57
6		Humor and College Teaching by Howard R. Pollio		69
7		Process/Pedagogy by Thomas V. McGovern		81
8		Teaching for Critical Thinking: A Four-Part Model to Enhance Thinking Skills by Diane F. Halpern		91
9		Writing: Models, Examples, Teaching Advice, and a Heartfelt Plea by Barbara F. Nodine		107
10		The Teaching - Advising Connection by Drew C. Appleby		121
11		Training Graduate Teaching Assistants by Stephen F. Davis and Matthew T. Huss		141
III		Teaching within the Context of Modern Academic Life
12		Teaching, Research, and Scholarship by David E. Johnson		153
13		Integrating Teaching and Service to Enhance Learning by Virginia Andreoli Mathie		163
14		A Portrait of Teaching Painted by Early Career Faculty by Baron Perlman and Susan H. McFadden and Lee I. McCann		179
15		Peer Review for Meaningful Teaching Enhancement by Baron Perlman and Lee I. McCann		189
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