Teaching Psychology: A Step-by-Step Guide - Paperback

by Douglas A. Bernstein (Author), Sue Frantz (Author), Stephen L. Chew (Author)

Fully revised throughout, this book synthesizes the latest pedagogical research on effective teaching and translates it into recommendations for classroom application. It explores the rapidly changing academic landscape and offers innovative ideas for teaching psychology and creating inclusive classrooms that promote psychological safety.

Author Biography

Douglas A. Bernstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign and Courtesy Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida, USA. He was chairman of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology for 30 years, and in 2018 founded the Biennial International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science. He has won several teaching awards, including the APA Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award.

Sue Frantz is Faculty Emerita for Highline College and Affiliate Faculty for New Mexico State University, USA, with over 30 years of psychology teaching experience. She writes a blog on the teaching of psychology. In 2016, Frantz received the highest honor in the teaching of psychology--the APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award.

Stephen L. Chew is Professor of Psychology at Samford University, USA. He studies the cognitive basis of effective teaching and learning. He is also the recipient of multiple national teaching awards and serves as the chair of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology.