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sense of the time involved in routine events such as distributing and collecting papers, especially if the class
is about the size you expect your own to be. Sit in the back of the room while a class is in session in the room
you will be using to find out how the acoustics are and to see how large your writing on the chalkboard
must be in order to be clearly legible to those in the last row. Review student course evaluations to learn
what teaching qualities are viewed as desirable by administrators and students. Talk to other introductory
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psychology teachers about their experiences. Your interest will be highly rewarding to your colleagues, and
the advice you receive may be invaluable to you. Find out from students or colleagues who are the “star”
teachers in your department. Visit some of their classes to perform your own analysis of what they are doing
that works so well. Consider what you might adopt or adapt from their general style or specific performance
components.
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL TEACHING
There is no single ideal teaching style; many styles can lead to the same positive educational outcomes. The
best style for you in a given teaching situation is not necessarily the one you feel most comfortable using at
first. The style must allow you to achieve your teaching objectives, considering the course you are teaching
and the kind of students in your class. A shy, introspective manner may work well in a small seminar of
advanced students; it will not get far in a large lecture hall filled with lower-level students.
TEACHING METHODS
The key to effective delivery of your message is variation. Although lecturing continues to be the most
common teaching method, it is most effective in small doses, particularly if you are not an outstanding
performer. Other methods include discussion, demonstration, films and other audiovisual resources, group
projects, experiments, and written or oral exercises. Keep in mind that any of these approaches can be
combined. For example, team teaching certain lectures with a colleague from your department or an
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