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Best Practices in Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

Best Practices in Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
  • Edited by Dana S. Dunn, Randolph A. Smith and Bernard C. Beins.

Published March 2007

This book provides a showcase for "best practices" in teaching statistics and research methods in two- and four-year colleges and universities. A helpful resource for teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced statistics and/or methods, the book features coverage of: ways to integrate…
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Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology

Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology
  • Edited by Dana S. Dunn, and Stephen L. Chew.

Published June 2005

This new book provides a scholarly, yet practical approach to the challenges found in teaching introductory psychology. Best Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology addresses:*developing the course and assessing student performance;*selecting which topics to cover and in how much depth;*…
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Teaching Psychology

A Step By Step Guide

Teaching Psychology
  • By Sandra Goss-Lucas, Sandra Goss-Lucas and Douglas A. Bernstein.

Published October 2004

Most new psychology instructors enter their first undergraduate classrooms with little or no formal preparation for their role as a teacher. The goal of this book is to review the body of teaching research that is available as well as some of the well-accepted lore, so as to make the first foray…
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The Ethics of Teaching

A Casebook

The Ethics of Teaching
  • By Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Bernard E. Whitley, Jr., Deborah Ware Balogh, David V. Perkins and Arno F. Wittig.

Published June 2002

The Ethics of Teaching provides a frank discussion of the most frequently encountered ethical dilemmas that can arise in educational settings, as well as tips on how to avoid these predicaments and how to deal with them when they do occur. The goal is to stimulate discussion and raise faculties'…
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The Teaching of Psychology

Essays in Honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer

The Teaching of Psychology
  • Edited by Stephen F. Davis, and William Buskist.

Published December 2001

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…
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The Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission

Psychology, Counseling, and Related Professions

  • By Patricia Keith-Spiegel, and Michael W. Wiederman.

Published February 2000

Should I go to graduate school? How do I choose where to apply? Are my grades and accomplishments good enough to get in? Who should I ask to write recommendation letters for me, and how should I approach these people? How do I write my "personal statement?" When will I hear my fate, and how should…
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The Strategic Grant-seeker

A Guide To Conceptualizing Fundable Research in the Brain and Behavioral Sciences

  • By Judy Illes.

Published December 1998

An understanding of each of the critical components of the funding process is key to meeting the challenges posed by the increasingly intense competition for research funds. This book is a vital tool for those who want to build and maximize their grant support. Although many publications provide…
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Handbook for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods

  • Edited by Mark E. Ware, and Charles L. Brewer.

Published September 1998

This volume presents a collection of articles selected from Teaching of Psychology, sponsored by APA Division 2. It contains the collective experience of teachers who have successfully dealt with students' statistics anxiety, resistance to conducting literature reviews, and related problems. For…
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