INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING PRIMER Early Career ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

ACTIVITIES & TECHNIQUES (In Class) Action Potential: Have students act out an action potential as described in Felsten, 1998 (see annotated bibliography). This is an integral part of understanding how the nervous system works, but is often an area that students have difficulty with. Engaging students in an interactive process for understanding the action potential usually enhances their understanding of the process. (LO 1.2a, 1.2c) Synaptic Transmission: Have students demonstrate synaptic transmission as described in Reardon et al., 1994 (see annotated bibliography). This is another area that is vitally important for understanding later material, but that students have difficulty grasping. (LO 1.2a, 1.2c) Brain anatomy: Have students construct a clay brain that depicts the lobes and the brainstem. (http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html) This is a fun activity that helps students remember the lobes of the brain. (LO 1.2a) RELEVANT TOP ARTICLES (Annotated Bibliography) Felsten, G. (1998). Propagation of action potentials: An active participation exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 25, 109-111. This article describes an exercise that demonstrates the propagation of action potentials. Results suggest that this activity may enhance students’ understanding of action potentials. Herzog, H. A. (1990). Discussing animal rights and animal research in the classroom. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 90-94. This article describes an exercise to engage students in a discussion about animal research. Students role-play participation on an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and make decisions about whether hypothetical experiments will be approved. Reardon, R., Durso, F. T., & Wilson, D. A. (1994). Neural coding and synaptic transmission: Participation exercises for introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 96-99. This article describes two exercises to help students understand neural coding and synaptic transmission. Anecdotal reports suggest that these activities aid students’ understanding of these processes. 20
Sheldon, J. P. (2000). A neuroanatomy teaching activity using case studies and collaboration. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 126-128. This article describes a collaborative activity using case studies to consolidate information about neuroanatomy. Data suggest that this activity is both enjoyable and helpful to students. LINKS TO ToPIX MATERIALS Activities, demonstrations, handouts, etc.: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/19981022/Neuroscience%20in%20the%20Classroom Video/audio: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/19981021/Neuroscience%20Video Books & Films: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/39235665/Neuroscience-and-Behavior Current events/news: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/23153163/Neuroscience%20in%20the%20News 21
Page 1 and 2: TEACHING SOCIAL RESEARCH CORRELATIO
Page 3 and 4: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION…………
Page 5 and 6: Chapter 1: Introduction Regan A. R.
Page 7 and 8: Buskist, W., & Benassi, V. A. (2012
Page 9 and 10: POSSIBLE ASSESSMENTS (Out of Class)
Page 11 and 12: CAREERS: COVERAGE SUGGESTIONS Some
Page 13 and 14: ACTIVITIES & TECHNIQUES (In Class)
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 3: Research Methods COVERAG
Page 17 and 18: introduce the course and underscore
Page 19 and 20: Hall, S. S., & Seery, B. L. (2006).
Page 21: LEARNING OBJECTIVES (cont) 1.3: Us
Page 25 and 26: LEARNING OBJECTIVES (cont) 1.3: Us
Page 27 and 28: Lawson, T. J. (1994). The media ass
Page 29 and 30: LEARNING OBJECTIVES (cont) 5.4: To
Page 33 and 34: Chapter 7: Sensation & Perception E
Page 35 and 36: (In Class) The brain uses the infor
Page 37 and 38: ate the three drinks differently. A
Page 39 and 40: Chapter 8: Consciousness COVERAGE S
Page 41 and 42: eligious purposes (Trimble, J. E.,
Page 43 and 44: LINKS TO ToPIX MATERIALS Video/audi
Page 45 and 46: POSSIBLE ASSESSMENTS (In or Out of
Page 47 and 48: POSSIBLE ASSESSMENTS (In or Out of
Page 49 and 50: Chapter 10: Developmental COVERAGE
Page 53 and 54: LINKS TO ToPIX MATERIALS Activities
Page 55 and 56: Chapter 11: Health Psychology, Emot
Page 57 and 58: Sumner, K. (2003). Constructing a f
Page 59 and 60: RELEVANT TOP ARTICLES (Annotated Bi
Page 61 and 62: Chapter 12: Personality COVERAGE SU
Page 65 and 66: LINKS TO ToPIX MATERIALS Classroom
Page 67 and 68: LEARNING OBJECTIVES (cont) 8.2: Ex
Page 69 and 70: Morris, K.A., & Ashburn-Nardo, L. (
Page 71 and 72: POSSIBLE ASSESSMENTS (Out of Class)
Page 73 and 74:
THERAPY: COVERAGE SUGGESTIONS 1 cla
Page 75:
LINKS TO ToPIX MATERIALS Activities
show all

INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING PRIMER Early Career ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?