PSY-6123 v2

Bernstein, D. A., Frantz, S., & Chew, S. L. (2024). Teaching psychology : A step-by-step guide. Taylor & Francis Group.
Review Chapter 2: Preparing your course
Read Chapter 5: Evaluating student learning
Textbook for the course covering the fundamentals of teaching of psychology.

Society for the Teaching of Psychology: Division 2 of the American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Teaching of Psychology.
Review the Pointers for Preparing Exemplary Syllabi from the Teaching of Psychology website and download and fill in the Teaching of Psychology Syllabus Rubric (found in the Course Resources tab) for submission with your completed syllabus as part of your assignment this week.

Microsoft Office of Accessibility. (n.d.). Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities. Microsoft.com.

Program in Writing and Rhetoric Stanford University. (n.d.). Designing an accessible syllabus. Stanford.edu.

Listing of religious holidays throughout the year.

Bean, J. C., & Peterson, D. (1998). Grading classroom participation. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 74, 33–40.
This article discusses the topic of including participation as a part of a student's grade.

Carroll, R. (2014). The merits of giving an extra credit quiz. College Teaching, 62(4), 151–152.
A great discussion on whether or not extra credit is a good idea.

Gainor, M. E., & Precourt, E. (2015). Taking subjectivity out of grading college classroom participation. Journal of the Academy of Business Education, 16, 39–67.
How to grade class participation in a clear and objective way.

Holly, C., Porter, S., Vitale, T. R., & Echevarria, M. (2024). Grading participation in the classroom: The assumptions, challenges, and alternatives. Teaching & Learning in Nursing, 19(1), 27–33.
Challenges and alternative ways to grade class participation.

Krebsbach, J. M. (2024). Increasing online attendance using insignificantly impactful extra credit as positive reinforcement. Journal of Educators Online, 21(4), 1–8.
Using extra credit in an online classroom.

Precourt, E., & Gainor, M. (2019). Factors affecting classroom participation and how participation leads to a better learning. Accounting Education, 28(1), 100–118.
The benefits of using class participation.

Rogers, S. L. (2013). Calling the question: Do college instructors actually grade participation? College Teaching, 61(1), 11–22.
The dilemma of whether or not to use participation as a part of a students grade.

Scott, J. L., Ryan, M., Potter, J., & Flowers, M. J. (2022). Student responsiveness to extra credit opportunities. Southern Business & Economic Journal, 45(2), 21–30.
Do students partake in extra credit?

Zare, M. (2022). The formation and management of academic entitlement: The case of extra credit assignments. College Teaching, 70(4), 405–412.
Is it acceptable to give extra credit for college level work?

Society for the Teaching of Psychology. (n.d.). Project syllabus description. teachpsych.org.
Project Syllabus is a peer-reviewed collection of syllabi that adhere to best practices for syllabus design that are supported by research. In order to promote student learning and engagement, these syllabi are available to all psychology instructors.