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The Impact of Participating in a Peer Assessment Activity on Subsequent Academic Performance
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Jhangiani, Rajiv S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
The present study investigates the impact of participation in a peer assessment activity on subsequent academic performance. Students in two sections of an introductory psychology course completed a practice quiz 1 week prior to each of three course exams. Students in the experimental group participated in a five-step double-blind peer assessment…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
Faculty Forum: Extending the Generality of the Qualities and Behaviors Constituting Effective Teaching
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Vulcano, Brent A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
I surveyed 2 samples of Canadian undergraduates (N = 629) concerning their views of a "perfect instructor." Students identified as many descriptors as they wished; I categorized them into 26 sets of qualities and behaviors. The top 10 categories included: (a) knowledgeable; (b) interesting and creative lectures; (c) approachable; (d)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Participation, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching Introductory Psychology at a Distance by Two-Way Interactive Video.
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Andrews, Emir-Anne; Gosse, Verena F.; Gaulton, Rennie S.; Maddigan, Richard I. – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Describes a project that evaluated the academic effectiveness of 2-way interactive video as a means for delivering class lectures in an introductory psychology course. Finds that the students at the campus studio and remote site all achieved the same academically and expressed positive attitudes about the course. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Distance Education, Foreign Countries