Student Preferences for First Day of Class Activities
Abstract
College students completed a 29-item survey containing items covering first day of class activities. We found students preferred to obtain information regarding the class structure and required coursework rather than learn personal information about the instructor or their peers on the first day. We also found that students do not universally believe that first-day activities set the tone for the remainder of the course. We discuss these results in terms of developing effective strategies in planning for, and teaching on, the first day of class.
Recommended Citation
Henslee, A. M., Burgess, D. R., & Buskist, W. F. (2006). Student Preferences for First Day of Class Activities. Teaching of Psychology, 33(3), pp. 189-191. SAGE Publications Inc..
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top3303_7
Department(s)
Psychological Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0098-6283
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 SAGE Publications Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
