Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour serves as editor and author of ‘Introductory Psychology Teaching Primer’ published by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, has edited and authored two chapters in a new book titled Introductory Psychology Teaching Primer, published by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP).

Unlike students in upper-level psychology classes, students enrolled in introductory courses have little, if any, prior exposure to psychology concepts and methodologies. Given the importance of the introductory psychology class in American education (approximately 1.7 million students take this class each year), the STP has taken a leadership role in developing guidelines for aiding introductory course instructors.

This new book provides actionable advice for instructors on a broad range of topics as well as best-practice approaches for teaching students with varied interests and lacking proficiency in essential skills such as quantitative and informational literacy.

The full citation of the book is as follows:
Afful, S. E., Good, J. J., Keeley, J., Leder, S., & Stiegler-Balfour, J. J. (2013). Introductory Psychology teaching primer: A guide for new teachers of Psych 101. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website.

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