Have you thought about using the online versions of the textbook? The cost of the online version is about 1/2 of the paper version. If a student is adverse to the online version they can purchase a paper edition. I have found there are advantages for both students and faculty with the online edition. Students are able to highlight and annotated their version right online without having to be marking up a book. Faculty are able to annotated portions of the book and develop lecture accordingly as well. It is something worth considering as least.
-- Dr. Peggy L. Hanson -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest" <[email protected]> > TIPS Digest for Thursday, June 28, 2007. > > 1. Question about Ettinger's Psychology: The Science of Behavior > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Question about Ettinger's Psychology: The Science of Behavior > From: "Mark A. Casteel" > Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:08:53 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Hi all. I'm contemplating changing intro texts to try and save some > of my students some money (and I've also becoming a bit disillusioned > with Weiten's Themes and Variations, briefer). I've looked at > Franzoi's Essentials text, but wasn't too impressed. Of course, > Myers' Exploring Psychology is a fabulous book, and it's also priced > about $19 below that of Weiten. I'm trying to see if I can save even > more money. I've just finished reading Ettinger's Chapter on > learning, and I was very impressed. The writing is clear and > straightforward, and I like the organization of the chapter. There > are a couple of problems with some Figures being in appropriately > labeled and/or described (one a residual problem from v.1, which is > strange), but overall, the chapter looked good. Have any of you used > the text, and if so, what sorts of feedback can you provide. It's > very competitively priced -- only $29.99 wholesale to the bookstore. > It's a new edition, so won't be available used for a semester, but > the old edition is available for $25.00 on Barnes and Noble. > > Any feedback will be appreciated. -- Mark > > > ********************************* > Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Penn State York > 1031 Edgecomb Ave. > York, PA 17403 > (717) 771-4028 > ********************************* > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
