Curriculum and Teaching

Professor teaching

Careful design of the undergraduate curriculum and regular assessment are key components for faculty and departments to foster quality undergraduate education in psychology.

guidelines

APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major

Describes a set of learning goals and outcomes for psychology majors at the completion of the baccalaureate degree.
Principles

Principles for Quality Undergraduate Education in Psychology

The goal is to create an educational system that provides students with the workplace skills needed in this information age; a solid academic background; and the knowledge, skills, and abilities that will enhance their personal lives.

Developing curricula

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Evidence-Based Teaching for Higher Education

This book synthesizes findings from the scholarship of teaching and learning in order to help university teachers choose techniques and tools that maximize student learning.
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Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum

This book offers teachers of psychology what they need most to internationalize the undergraduate curriculum: practical ideas for the classroom, resources that connect students to the world beyond their home campus, and expert advice on how to develop and administer study abroad programs.

APA resources

Improving undergraduate education in psychology

College Teaching

This book mines the science of teaching and learning for strategies to help college professors align every aspect of their teaching.

Controversy in the Psychology Classroom

Well-chosen, controversial issues can engage students’ interest in course material and show them how to appreciate, evaluate, and apply empirical findings to the analysis of human behavior. This book offers pedagogical tools for navigating controversial issues in the classroom and suggests fruitful topics.

Outreach and support for teachers

Adjunct faculty resource guide: How to thrive as a psychology instructor (PDF, 2MB)opens in new window
This guide offers the practical support to navigate opportunities, expectations, and responsibilities of an adjunct appointment.

Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges
Supports and promotes community college psychology teachers.

Psychology Teacher Network
Quarterly newsletter with teaching activities, articles addressing popular issues, and more.

Society for the Teaching of Psychology
APA’s Division 2 promotes excellence in the teaching and learning of psychology.
Date created: 2017