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. 1970 Spring;3(1):5–11. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1970.3-5

Design and evaluation of a programmed course in introductory psychology1

W C Sheppard 1, H G MacDermot 1
PMCID: PMC1311085  PMID: 16795238

Abstract

The design of a programmed course in introductory psychology, utilizing an interview procedure, is described. The performance of students in this course was compared with that of students covering the same subject matter but taught in a more conventional manner. Students in the experimental course scored significantly higher on objective and essay final examinations and rated the course more positively.

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