The most popular activities from APA's successful Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to plan.Contributed by psychology teachers nationwide, the activities are most appropriate for courses at the college undergraduate or high school level, yet many are also applicable to more advanced classes. Both beginner and experienced teachers will appreciate the wide variety of teaching techniques described, including demonstrations, experiments, discussions, and simulations.Each lesson plan is presented in an easy cookbook format that lists materials needed, timeframe, instructions, and discussion items. The activities are grouped by topic and cover history, statistics, and research methods; the brain and sensory processes; perception; states of consciousness; learning and memory; thinking, problem-solving, and language; motivation and emotion; developmental psychology; personality; psychological disorders and treatments; social psychology; and, race, gender, and multiculturalism. Busy teachers will find themselves turning to this book over and over again for inspiration.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
American Psychological Association
ISBN-13
9781433803499
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95847818
Product Key Features
Author
Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr
Publication Name
Favorite Activities for the Teaching of Psychology
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Psychology, Science, Teaching
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
291 Pages
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Activities Handbook for the Teaching of Psychology
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr
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