Kurt Penner
BA (Hons) (Manitoba), MA (UBC), M.Th. (Regent)Image
Email:
kurt.penner@kpu.ca
Phone: 604-599-2927
Surrey Office: Surrey Main 2881-14
Richmond Office: R 2402
Courses taught
- PSYC 1100
- PSYC 1200
- PSYC 2370
- PSYC 3960
- PSYC 4010
Areas of Interest
Social psychology, student transition, career development/transition, teaching & learning, student leadership development and open educational practice.
Current research involvement: Comparing effectiveness of online vs print & open vs traditional textbook use in introductory psychology courses (co-investigator with other KPU Psychology Faculty); Investigating question order effects (difficulty) in multiple choice testing (co-investigator with other KPU Psychology Faculty).
Scholarly Work
- Jhangiani, R. S., Dastur, F. N., Le Grand, R., & Penner, K. (2018). As good or better than commercial textbooks: Students’ perceptions and outcomes from using open digital and open print textbooks. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(1).
- Enhancing academic achievement in college students through attributional retraining and instruction. Perry, Raymond P.; Kurt S. (1990). Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol 82(2), 262-271.
- Parent Involved Career Exploration. Amundson, Norman E.; Penner, Kurt. (1998) Career Development Quarterly, Vol. 47, No. 2, 135-144.