I had used Ashcraft's Fundamentals (1998) in the past and adopted it this past term. While I still like it, I found it feeling a bit dated and planned on finding a new text. I've since received his 3rd edition (2002) and like it enough that I will probably use it next term. I'd welcome other suggestions though.
Patrick ********************** Patrick O. Dolan Department of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark A. Casteel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:52 PM Subject: Re: cognitive textbooks (revisited) > 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]
