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American psychologist (1921–2019)

Wilbert James "Bill" McKeachie (August 24, 1921 – June 12, 2019) was an American psychologist.

He received his PhD at the University of Michigan in and is former Director of the University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning.

He received his PhD at the University of Michigan in and is former Director of the University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning.

Computer conferencing as an instructional tool: exploring student perceptions of use, cognitive and motivational characteristics, and frequency of.

This article describes issues related to the teaching of learning strategies in the context of evaluating an introductory cognitive psychology course.

At age 85, I refused re-nomination feeling that it was time for a younger generation to take over.

Wilbert J. McKeachie is Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan.

He served as president of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Foundation and the American Association of Higher Education. He was a longtime faculty member at the University of Michigan and the initial author of McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, a widely read book on college teaching that was first published in 1951 and more recently in its 14th edition in 2013.

Biography

Early life

McKeachie was born the son of a teacher in Clarkston, Michigan.^[1] He was awarded a scholarship to attend Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University, where he majored in Math with History and English minors with the hopes to become a high school teacher in 1942.^[2] Simultaneous powerful educational experiences