Update: A video of the three lesson plan authors discussing this new teaching resource is now availableopens in new window.
American Psychological Association. (2021, February 22). New TOPSS unit lesson plan on cognition. https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psychology-teacher-network/announcements-events/cognition
The APA TOPSS Committee is excited to announce a
brand-new lesson plan on Cognition (PDF, 567KB)opens in new window
. The lesson plan is available to all teachers on the
TOPSS unit lesson plan webpage
and the fourteen activities and critical thinking exercises in the lesson plan have been posted to the
searchable database of classroom activities
as well.
The lesson plan was written by Codey Fickes, MEd, of Palmyra Area High School, Penn., Dana Melone, MAT, of Kennedy High School, Ia., and Cedar Riener, PhD, of Randolph-Macon College. It contains three lessons, on Cognitive Processes Involved in Understanding Information, Problem Solving, and Judgment and Decision Making, along with eight activities, six critical thinking exercises, and resources for teachers.
