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Ways of the Master Teacher
I would be willing to wager my next year’s salary that most of us can think of at least one or two undergraduate teachers who influenced us to pursue a career in psychology. I would
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Giving Students a Hand: William James Lecturer Goldin-Meadow Shows the Importance of Gesture in Teaching
APS Fellow and Charter Member Susan Goldin-Meadow, The University of Chicago, is head of the Goldin-Meadow Laboratory, which focuses on the study of non-verbal communication, specifically gesture. In the face of an American school system
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High School Low: Once Thriving High School Psychology Programs Need More Support
The most frequent comment I get when I meet a new person and tell him that I used to teach high school psychology is, “Oh, I didn’t know they taught psychology in high school.” Perhaps
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No Monkey Business
Hoff “This is not a research institution!” was the response I received from the academic dean. This followed my request to go to an international primate conference from my new job as an assistant professor
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Advanced Pace: As AP Psychology Gains Interest, It Gains Colleges’ Respect
The first Advanced Placement psychology examination was taken by approximately 4,200 high school students in 1992, and that number has since increased dramatically. More than 62,000 students took the test in 2003, and about 73,000
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Writing Textbooks: Why Doesn’t It Count?
In 1975 I was an assistant professor at Purdue University and in my third year on the faculty. One day my colleague Barry Kantowitz came to see me with a proposal: Would I be interested