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Wesp, Richard – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Reports on a study of peer teaching through small group instruction in a college level psychology program. Describes how upper level undergraduate students designed, implemented, and evaluated projects to teach psychology to introductory students. Finds that both the introductory and advanced students enjoyed the experience and recommended that…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design, Higher Education

Vipond, Douglas – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Describes a cooperative writing project involving a college-level psychology class and a ninth-grade English class. Discusses different concepts of psychology held by the two student groups. Concludes with suggestions for improving writing skills and helping students become more authoritative writers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Cross Age Teaching, Experiential Learning

Katz, Louise – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an instructional method where undergraduate child development students and a class of grade school students prepare and exchange written questions and answers. The questions focused on their educational experiences. Discusses advantages of this method over other interactive techniques. This exercise can be adapted for other courses. (MJP)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, College School Cooperation, Cross Age Teaching

Vacha-Haase, Tammi – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an in-class activity where children and their parents are invited to an undergraduate child development class. The children's ages match the developmental stages that the class is studying. The parents/children discuss various issues with the students. Briefly outlines some of the discussion patterns that occur. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Development, Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching