Working with and Training Undergraduates as Teaching Assistants

We describe a program for involving undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in many types of psychology courses, as well as a 1-credit seminar for preparation of UTAs. The program, widely used by both faculty and students, has matured over a 10-year period. The seminar covers such topics as course...

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Published in:Teaching of psychology 2007-07, Vol.34 (3), p.187-190
Main Authors: Hogan, Thomas P., Norcross, John C., Cannon, J. Timothy, Karpiak, Christie P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Teaching assistants
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Summary:We describe a program for involving undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in many types of psychology courses, as well as a 1-credit seminar for preparation of UTAs. The program, widely used by both faculty and students, has matured over a 10-year period. The seminar covers such topics as course organization, evaluation procedures, and videotaping a class presentation. UTAs sign a contract that includes ethical challenges they may encounter. We outline the potential benefits of the program for the UTAs, fellow students, the faculty, and the institution.
ISSN:0098-6283
1532-8023
DOI:10.1080/00986280701498608