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A Guide for Beginning Teachers of Psychology James H. Korn and Jason Sikorski Society for the Teaching of Psychology © 2010

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Table of Contents

Chapter	PDF	RTF
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Developing Your Philosophy of Teaching
3. Planning A Course: Philosophy becomes Practice
4. Lectures 'n Stuff
5. Managing Class Discussions
6. Writing to Learn and Other Forms of Active Learning
7. Assessment and Grading
8. Evaluating Teaching
9. Values and Ethics
10. Developing Your Teaching Portfolio
11.Landing a Teaching Job
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