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Grading the Graders
Roddy Roediger’s point that what works for one student may not work for others is important [Observer, August 2003]. I remind faculty who are concerned about some low ratings or critical comments that students differ
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Teaching Institute
The 10th Annual Teaching Institute, co-sponsored by APS and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, continued the popular pre-convention event where attendees share ideas that can be immediately put to use in the classroom.
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Teaching and Teacher Ratings
Administrators of universities are increasingly emphasizing teaching, especially at the undergraduate level. This is true of both private and public universities. I don’t suppose there was ever a time in American education when administrators ever
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MBA Student Stereotypes ‘Entirely Accurate’: Latham Motivates with Social Science Research
Part of Gary Latham’s job is to teach MBA students to appreciate and value social science research. Latham, of the University of Toronto, discussed his experience at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association.
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Teaching Psychology: Graduate Student Shares His Lessons Learned from a Summer Teaching Undergraduate Statistics
Although the Observer does a good job conveying ideas about the teaching of psychology in its “Teaching Tips” section, I sometimes have felt that graduate students who are teaching face a unique role and need
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Zimbardo Tells All: How Psychologists Can Achieve World Domination
The above headline got your attention, right? It got my attention too when a Stanford graduate student offered a chance to hear Phil Zimbardo talk about “how psychologists can achieve world domination.” Well, he never
