This is an open-source textbook that covers personality theory and cultural (social) aspects. Content varies from an introduction to personality, focus on specific theorists and their personality theory, and cultural aspects such as religion, race and ethnicity, and spirituality.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
In class, homework, lecture.
Technical Requirements:
Basic internet skills
Identify Major Learning Goals:
1. Learner will develop a deeper understanding of personality development.
2. Learning will identify various personality theorists and theories.
3. Learner will develop an understanding of both the psychological and sociological aspects of personality.
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Social Science- Sociology and Psychology
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Introductory level Psychology and Sociology helpful.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Great text with a large amount of content on personality that offers a well-rounded knowledge base. The authors add some non-traditional personality topics, such as yoga, Buddhism, etc. The concepts are very clear with examples, images, and explanations.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Large amount of content that can be used in anyway an instructor would like to because of the open library/ open textbook copyright.
Concerns:
Learning objectives per chapter are not specified although main points are pointed out in a review at end of the chapter. There is a discussion question prompt after each section in a chapter for student thinking engagement or class discussion but lacks any additional learning assessment opportunities.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Text is offered in a download or an online eBook version. The eBook version offers read aloud, screen setting adaptability, and zoom in an out to enlarge type. You can search this version using a search bar for any content. The site is a good resource for students and is also student-friendly.
Concerns:
eBook option utilized to review text. Navigation is tedious- you must click page by page with no opportunity to link to each chapter using the table of content for example. Enlarging the text requires that the user scroll up on the screen to start at the top of the page because the page adjustment is not automatic. There are no highlighting or note capabilities like many other open resource textbooks.
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