Some Examples of Writing Assignments in Psychology Courses



Some Examples of Writing Assignments in Psychology Courses

Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.

Abramson, C. I., & Hershey, D. A. (1999). The use of correspondence in the classroom. In Benjamin, et al (pp. 33-36). (See Bryant & Benjamin below).

Allen, G. J. (1984). Using a personalized system of instruction to improve the writing skills of undergraduates. Teaching of Psychology, 11, 95-98.

Anderson, W. P. (1982). The use of journals in a human sexuality course. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 105-107.

Baird, B. N. (1991). In-class poster sessions. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 27-29.

Beers, S. E. (1985). Use of a portfolio writing assignment in a course on developmental psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 94-96.

Beers, S. E. (1986). Questioning and peer collaboration as techniques for thinking and writing about personality. Teaching of Psychology, 13, 75-77.

Benjamin, L. T. (1990). Involving students and faculty in preparing a departmental history. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 97-100.

Bennett, S. M. (1985). Coordinated teaching of psychology and composition: A valuable strategy for students and instructors. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 26-27.

Boice, R. (1982). Teaching of writing in psychology: A review of sources. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 143-147.

Bowman, R. F. (1983). The personal student journal: Mirror of the mind. Contemporary Education, 55, 25-27.

Bryant, W. H. M., & Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (1999). Read all about it! Wundt opens psychology lab: A newspaper assignment for history of psychology. In L. T. Benjamin, Jr., et al (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, Volume 4, pp. 47-49. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Butler, A., Phillmann, K-B., & Smart, L. (2001). Active learning within a lecture: Assessing the impact of short, in-class writing exercises. Teaching of Psychology, 28, 257-259.

Calhoun, L. G., & Selby, J. W. (1979). Writing in psychology: A separate course? Teaching of Psychology, 6, 232.

Camplese, D. A., & Mayo, J. A. (1982). How to improve the quality of student writing: The colleague swap. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 122-123.

Chrisler, J. C. (1990). Novels as case study materials for psychology students. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 55-57.

Chrisler, J. C. (1992). Exploring mental illness through a poetry-writing assignment. Teaching of Psychology, 19, 173-174.

Cronan-Hillix, W. A., Cronan-Hillix, T. A., & Speth, T. W. (1990). What would you tell professor Wundt? Teaching of Psychology, 17, 94-97.

Dunn, D. S. (1992). Perspectives on human aggression: Writing to Einstein and Freud on "Why War?" Teaching of Psychology, 19, 112-114.

Dunn, D. S. (2000). Letter exchanges on statistics and research methods: Writing, responding, and learning. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 128-130.

Friedrich, J. (1990). Learning to view psychology as a science: Self-persuasion through writing. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 23, 27.

Gareis, K. C. (1995). Critiquing articles cited in the introductory textbook: A writing assignment. Teaching of Psychology, 22, 233-235.

Goddard, P. (2002). Promoting writing among psychology students and faculty: An interview with Dana S. Dunn. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 331-336.

Goddard, P. (2003). Implementing and evaluating a writing course for psychology majors. Teaching of Psychology, 30, 25-29.

Hemenover, S. H., Caster, J. B., & Mizumoto, A. (1999). Combining the use of progressive writing techniques and popular movies in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 196-198.

Henderson, B. B. (2000). The reader’s guide as an integrative writing experience. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 130-132.

Hettich, P. (1976). The journal: An autobiographical approach to learning. Teaching of Psychology, 3, 60-63. (See also, ToP, 1980, 7, 105-106)

Johnson, D. M. (1975). Increasing originality on essay examinations in psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 2, 99-102.

Junn, E. N. (1989). “Dear Mom and Dad”: Using personal letters to enhance students’ understanding of developmental issues. Teaching of Psychology, 16, 135-139.

Kahn, A. S., & Davis, S. L. (2003). A book of our own: The personal essay in psychology of women classes. Teaching of Psychology, 30, 71-72.

Keith, K. D. (1999). Letters home: Writing for understanding in introductory psychology. (pp. 30-32). In Benjamin, et al (see Bryant & Benjamin above).

Klos, D. S. (1976). Students as case writers. Teaching of Psychology, 3, 63-66.

Klugh, H. E. (1983). Writing and speaking skills can be taught in psychology classes. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 170-171.

Lammers, W. J. (1999). Reading, writing, and thinking before each class. In Benjamin, et al pp. 28-29. (See Bryant & Benjamin above).

Levine, J. R. (1990). Using a peer tutor to improve writing in a psychology class: One instructor’s experience. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 57-58.

Madigan, R., & Brosamer, J. (1990). Improving the writing skills of students in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 27-30.

Mueller, S. C. (1985). Persons in the personality theory course: Student papers based on biographies. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 74-78.

Nadelman, L. (1990). Learning to think and write as an empirical psychologist: The laboratory course in developmental psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 45-48.

Nodine, B. F. (1990). Assignments in psychology: Writing to learn. In T. Fulwiler & A. Young (Eds.), Programs that work: Models and methods for writing across the curriculum (pp. 146-148). Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook.

Norcross, J. C., Slotterback, C. S., & Krebs, P. M. (2001). Senior advice: Graduating seniors write to psychology freshmen. Teaching of Psychology, 28, 27-29.

Poe, R. E. (1990). A strategy for improving literature reviews in psychology courses. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 54-55.

Polyson, J. A. (1983). Student essays about TV characters: A tool for understanding personality theories. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 103-105.

Polyson, J. A. (1985). Students’ peak experiences: A written exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 211-213.

Price, D. W. W. (1990). A model for reading and writing about primary sources: The case of introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 48-53.

Radmacher, S. A., & Latosi-Sawin, E. (1995). Summary writing: A tool to improve student comprehension and writing in psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 22, 113-115.

Rickabaugh, C. A. (1993). The psychology portfolio: Promoting writing and critical thinking about psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 170-172.

Simonton, D. K. (1994). Scientific eminence, the history of psychology, and term paper topics: A metascience approach. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 169-171.

Snodgrass, S. E. (1985). Writing as a tool for teaching social psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 91-94.

Spiegel, T. A., Cameron, S. M., Evans, R., & Nodine, B. F. (1980). Integrating writing into the teaching of psychology: An alternative to Calhoun and Selby. Teaching of Psychology, 7, 242-243.

Sugar, J., & Livosky, M. (1988). Enriching child psychology courses with a preschool journal option. Teaching of Psychology, 15, 93-95.

Terry, W. S. (1984). A “forgetting journal” for memory courses. Teaching of Psychology, 11, 111-112.

Ventis, D. G. (1990). Writing to discuss: Use of a clustering technique. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 42-44.

Wade, C. (1995). Using writing to develop and assess critical thinking. Teaching of Psychology, 22, 24-28.

Ware, M. E., Badura, A. S., & Davis, S. F. (2002). Using student scholarship to develop student research and writing skills. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 151-154.

Willingham, D. B. (1990). Effective feedback on written assignments. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 10-13.

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