Psych "Lite:" Great Price, Less Filling

Autor/inn/en	Jackson, Sherri L.; Griggs, Richard A.
Titel	Psych "Lite:" Great Price, Less Filling
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 40 (2013) 3, S.217-221 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628313487415
Schlagwörter	Psychology; Introductory Courses; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Content Analysis; Layout (Publications); Comparative Analysis; Costs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Einführungskurs; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Inhaltsanalyse; Textgestaltung; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	Introductory psychology textbooks have been criticized for being too long and too expensive. A national survey of introductory teachers found that 89% of introductory courses are only one term in length and that teachers could only cover 68% of a text's topics. This situation has been made more problematic by the soaring prices of introductory texts, leading many students to not purchase them. However, a class of more concise, less expensive introductory textbooks has recently emerged. We provide an objective analysis of these concise texts, along with a comparison to previous similar analyses of full-length and brief introductory texts. For introductory teachers interested in adopting a concise text, these data will be helpful in the text evaluation and selection process. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10