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The Home-Court Advantage: A Debate Format for the Teaching of Personality
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Bauer, Gene; Washowiak, Dale – Teaching of Psychology, 1977
An issue-oriented approach to the teaching of personality involved students from one class in formal debates with students from another class. Evaluation of student attitudes and achievement in the course showed that high motivation and sharpened critical thinking resulted from the course design. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Debate