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Direct linkJoseph J. Slade; Regan A. R. Gurung – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Textbooks shape the content and structure of most introductory psychology courses. It is important to compare the content of textbooks to assist educators in making the best textbook choice. Objective: The purpose of this study was to conduct an analysis of five commonly used introductory psychology textbooks and examine the extent of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Undergraduate Study, Textbook Evaluation
Griggs, Richard A.; Jackson, Sherri L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Given their high cost, many students no longer buy textbooks for all of their courses, impacting their learning and performance in these courses. This is especially prevalent at community colleges. Open (digitally free) textbooks constitute one solution to this problem, but the latest national survey of college faculty found that 66% were not…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Introductory Courses, Community Colleges
Griggs, Richard A.; Jackson, Sherri L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
It has been 12 years since the last objective analysis of brief introductory psychology textbooks was published and 13 years since the textbook copyright period used in that study, 1997-2000. Given the importance of informed textbook evaluation and selection to the introductory course but the difficulty of this task because of the large number of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Content Analysis, Textbook Evaluation
Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
To determine how topical coverage in introductory textbooks may have changed from the 1980s to the present, the author examined topic coverage in full-length and brief introductory textbooks from this time period. Because 98% of the teachers use textbooks for the introductory course and the majority do not assign reading beyond the textbook, the…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbook Content, Course Descriptions, Course Content
McCann, Lee I.; Immel, Kathy R.; Kadah-Ammeter, Tammy L.; Adelson, Sarah K. – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
Introductory psychology students at a technical college, 2-year community college, and a regional university rated how important textbook chapters or topics were to them now and in the future and how interesting they were. Importance and interest ratings were highly correlated, and the whole course was rated of greater importance and interest than…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Technical Institutes
Steuer, Faye B.; Ham, K. Whitfield, II – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
Sales figures and recollections of psychologists indicate textbooks play a central role in psychology students' education, yet instructors typically must select texts under time pressure and with incomplete information. Although selection aids are available, none adequately address the accuracy of texts. We describe a technique for sampling…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Textbook Content, Textbook Selection
Altman, William S.; Ericksen, Kristen; Pena-Shaff, Judith B. – Teaching of Psychology, 2006
This article reports on the development and use of an inclusive process to select a departmental textbook for general psychology. It describes a method for developing department-specific instruments to narrow the available textbook choices and an in-class textbook trial used in the final selection. Reported advantages of this method include…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, Textbook Evaluation, Psychology
