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Course:
Teaching Psychology
PSYCH
693

Teaching Psychology

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Semester

Spring
Prepares graduate students for independent teaching experiences.

1. Identify and give examples of sound teaching practices

Students will identify and give examples of sound teaching practices for teaching classes in psychology.

Measurement: Multiple choice // Short answer and short essay tests.

2. Create a syllabus, exam, and lecture

Students will prepare a course syllabus, create a formal exam for that course, and lecture briefly on a topic relevant to that course.

Measurement: Written assignments // classroom presentation.

3. Critically evaluate teaching situations through role-play

Students will critically evaluate via role-play with other students in class specific teaching situations as a means of both mutually exploring ways of addressing common problems in teaching psychology and comparing both effective and less effective ways of handling such situations.

Measurement: Directed classroom role-plays.