Hi Marcia. I have used Ashcraft's Cognition book with a lot of success. I think his writing is very accessible to the students, and although there are parts that I need to cover very slowly, the students are able to understand Ashcraft's points.
At 12:43 PM 4/5/02 -0500, you wrote: >A month or 2 ago, I posted a recommendation for a cog textbook, in >response to a request for info. After more time with it, I have a >different perspective on this textbook, which I feel like I should share, >just in case anyone was planning to use that book on my recommendation. > >The book is Willingham's Cognition: The Thinking Animal. I am sure it is >a very good book for very advanced students. My upper-level students >really enjoyed the first few chapters (which is when I recommended); >however, after this, they found it very confusing. In fact, we have >really stopped using it completely. I have ended up taking most of my >lecture notes and activities from Matlin's Cognition book, but don't know >if I will use that next time I teach this course (b/c I enjoy doing the >activities as a class, rather than students doing them individually.) I >guess I will be on the hunt for another one then. > >I wish there was a way to figure out this kind of information beforehand, >but I seem to need to actually *use* the book before I know its >value. Hope I didn't lead anyone astray with my earlier advice. > >Marcia > >Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D. >Assistant Professor of Psychology >Mount St. Mary's College >Emmitsburg, MD 21727 >(301) 447-5394 x4282 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************* Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 ********************************* --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
