One Semester or Two? No Student Advantage with a Two-Semester Introductory Psychology Course

Autor/in	Thornton, Bill
Titel	One Semester or Two? No Student Advantage with a Two-Semester Introductory Psychology Course
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 33 (2006) 3, S.164-167 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1207/s15328023top3303_1
Schlagwörter	Psychology; Introductory Courses; Semester System; Grades (Scholastic); Academic Achievement; Costs; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Einführungskurs; Semester; Semesterferien; Notenspiegel; Schulleistung; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	A 2-semester introductory course sequence in any discipline may be justified on the basis that there is too much material to cover in 1 semester and that more in-depth consideration of material will provide students with a better foundation from which to approach subsequent courses. This study took advantage of a natural situation to compare students who had taken a 1-semester introductory psychology course and those who had taken a 2-semester sequence. Analyses of student performance (grades) in upper level psychology courses indicated no advantage associated with a 2-semester introductory course. Students incur a 100% cost increase (the additional introductory course) for 0% benefit. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10