Teaching of Psychology
Published in Association with the American Psychological Association, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2)
Other Titles in:
Psychology (General)
Psychology (General)
eISSN:
15328023 | ISSN:
00986283 | Current volume: 51 | Current issue: 4
Frequency: Quarterly
If you teach psychology at a high school, introductory college, or higher level, you will find something of practical use in every issue of Teaching of Psychology. This indispensable journal offers creative and hands-on articles that help you use a variety of resources (for example, technology as a teaching tool) to enhance student learning. Coverage includes research on teaching and learning; studies of teacher characteristics and student learning; reviews for class use; student, course, or teacher assessments; discussions of professional challenges; critical thinking exercises, curriculum designs, demonstrations and laboratory projects; and news. Articles also provide helpful suggestions about how to teach difficult topics, such as research methods, introductory course material, and capstone ideas.
Recent issues have included discussions of:
- Active Learning With Power Point-Based Lectures Using Content-Based Questions
- Computer-Based Demonstrations in Cognitive Psychology
- Disability in Introductory Psychology Textbooks
- Evaluating Science and Pseudoscience
- Fostering Critical Thinking in the Introductory Course
- Introducing Students to Psychological Research
- Learning Objectives for Research Methods and Statistics in Practice
- Online Discussion Assignments
- Problem-Based Group Activities for Teaching Sensation and Perception
- Reducing Plagiarism in an Undergraduate Course
- Student Attitudes towards Heterosexuality and Gay Marriage
- Teaching Experimental Method
- Teaching Scientific Writing
- The Undergraduate Psychology Major Curriculum
- Workforce Readiness
This journal will be of interest to enthusiastic teachers of psychology at all levels, AP Psychology instructors, teaching assistants, and teacher educators.
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Psychology courses are among the most popular classes on college campuses and a rapidly growing addition to high school curriculums. Teaching of Psychology (ToP) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning processes in psychology at all educational levels, from high school through undergraduate- and graduate-level. ToP is indispensable as a source book for teaching methods and as a forum for new ideas. Dedicated to improving the learning and teaching process at all educational levels, this journal has established itself as a leading source of information and inspiration for all who teach psychology. Coverage includes empirical research on teaching and learning; studies of teacher or student characteristics; subject matter or content reviews for class use; investigations of student, course, or teacher assessment; professional problems of teachers; essays on teaching; innovative course descriptions and evaluations; curriculum designs; bibliographic material; demonstrations and laboratory projects; and news items.
Founding Editor
Editor Emeritus
| Charles L. Brewer, 1985–1996 | |
| Andrew N. Christopher, 2009-2020 | Albion College, USA |
| Randolph Alan Smith, 1997-2008 |
Editor
| Aaron S. Richmond | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Associate Editors
| Guy A. Boysen | McKendree University |
| Julie Koch | University of Iowa |
| Jennifer McCabe | Goucher College |
Obituary Editor
| William D. Woody | University of Northern Colorado, USA |
Consulting Editors
| Charles I. Abramson | Oklahoma State University, USA |
| President-Elect, Stephanie Afful | Lindenwood University (2023) |
| Tara L. R. Beziat | Auburn University at Montgomery (2025) |
| Karen Brakke | Spellman University (2023), Historically Black College and University Representative |
| Stephanie Byers | Oregon State University |
| Jessica Cerniak | The Chicago School (2026) |
| Nora Dunbar | Northern Arizona University (2025) |
| Ordene V. Edwards | Kennesaw State University (2026) |
| Matthew Fritz | University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA |
| Jennifer Grewe | Utah State University (2024) |
| Ben Heddy | University of Oklahoma (2025) |
| Julie Hill | La Salle University (2024) |
| Kristina Howansky | St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2025) |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | Columbia University (2025) |
| Alison E. Kelly | University of North Dakota, USA |
| Paul Kim | Seattle Pacific University, USA |
| Rob McEntarffer | Lincoln Public Schools (2024), High School Representative |
| Jasmine Mena | Bucknell University (2025) |
| Karen Z. Naufel | Georgia Southern University (2025) |
| Janet Peters | Washington State University (2025) |
| Michael Philipp | University of Canterbury (2026) |
| Manpreet Rai | D’Youville University (2025) |
| Christina Shane-Simpson | University of Wisconsin-Stout (2024) |
| Brian W. Stone | Boise State University (2026) |
| Natasha Watkins | Purdue University (2025) |
| Dominika Zofia Wojcik | Unversidad de Salamanca (2026) |
| Vanessa Woods | University of California, Santa Barbara (2026), LGBTQIA+ Representative |
| Richard Zamora | Mount Saint Mary's University |
Executive Committee of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology
| Vice President for Resources, Clara M. Cheng | Carlow University, USA |
| Past President, Diane Finley | Prince George’s Community College |
| Vice President for Grants and Awards, Morton Ann Gernsbacher | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Vice President for Membership, Danae L Hudson | Missouri State University |
| Treasurer, Jeffrey Holmes | Ithaca College |
| President, Loretta Neal McGregor | Arkansas State University |
| Executive Director, Thomas Pusateri | Kennesaw State University |
| Secretary, Stephanie Afful | Lindenwood University |
| Secretary, Anne E. Stuart | American International College |
| Vice President for Diversity and International Relations, Teceta Tormala | Palo Alto University |
| Vice President for Programming, Jordan D. Triosi | Colby College, USA |
Members of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Assn.
| William S. Altman | SUNY - Broome Community College, USA |
| Jodie B. Ullman | California State University – San Bernardino |
| Linda M. Woolf | Webster University |
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