Chapter 4. Teaching You to Suck Eggs?
Using Psychology to Teach Psychology
- Dominic Upton Head Chair Fellow specialist,
- Annie Trapp Director founding member
Published Online: 29 APR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444320732.ch4
Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Teaching Psychology in Higher Education
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How to Cite
Trapp, A. (2010) Teaching You to Suck Eggs?, in Teaching Psychology in Higher Education (eds D. Upton and A. Trapp), BPS Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444320732.ch4
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University of Worcester, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 APR 2010
- Published Print: 19 FEB 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405195508
Online ISBN: 9781444320732
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- using psychology to teach psychology;
- applying psychological principles to teaching of psychology;
- effect of context and previous experience on teaching and learning;
- relevance of psychological research, theory and knowledge to teaching and learning;
- Didaktik, professional science of teachers - planned support for learning;
- psychological knowledge - in design of learning environments;
- broader pedagogy - context and situatedness of teaching, given much credence;
- taking responsibility on how we teach;
- psychological knowledge - role in design of learning environments for effective learning;
- Shulman's three ways of evaluating effectiveness of teaching - policy, pragmatism and professionalism
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Teaching Philosophies
The Application of Psychological Knowledge to the Design of Learning Environments
Taking Responsibility for How We Teach
Conclusion
References