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Mastro, Oriana Skylar – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
Students and instructors alike have lamented the nature of methods instruction in political science curricula. Existing research has presented a number of innovative approaches to engage students in this important learning enterprise, from blogging and simulations to data visualization and the use of clickers. This article builds upon this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Public Policy, Data Analysis, Policy Analysis
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Kitchen, Veronica – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
As experiential learning becomes more central to undergraduate education, we must find ways to use it in large classes and to teach students how to learn from experiences. This article uses a 2-year study of student perceptions of learning from short, in-class games and simulations to show that these active learning activities can be used to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, Educational Games, Simulation
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Saltzman, Ilai Z. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Films, like printed academic works, can capture and communicate compelling theoretical arguments pertaining to world politics and the way it operates. Moreover, the unique audiovisual features of the cinematographic medium can, from a pedagogic perspective, increase students' understanding and internalization of some of the most elusive concepts…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, International Relations, Films, Teaching Methods
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West, Lucy; Halvorson, Dan – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This article evaluates a "real-time" simulation where students role-play a United Nations Security Council negotiation over humanitarian intervention in Syria. This simulation is undertaken in a large introductory International Relations (IR) subject. The article argues that in order to achieve deep learning outcomes across the diverse,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes, Metacognition
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Audette, Andre P. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Duverger's Law--the principle that first-past-the-post systems tend to promote two major political parties while proportional representation systems tend to promote multipartism--is a commonly taught topic in introductory and some upper-level political science courses across subfields. However, it also contains concepts that are difficult for…
Descriptors: Political Science, Teaching Methods, Political Attitudes, Social Systems
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Kollars, Nina; Rosen, Amanda M. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2017
In terms of gamification within political science, some fields-particularly international relations and American politics--have received more attention than others. One of the most underserved parts of the discipline is research methods; a course that, coincidentally, is frequently cited as one that instructors hate to teach and students hate to…
Descriptors: Political Science, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Politics
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Thies, Cameron G. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2005
The evidence on learning communities suggests that student intellectual and psychosocial development is improved by participation. Faculty members become rejuvenated as learners once again through rediscovering the boundaries and intersection of their discipline with others. Active learning, collaborative learning, strategies to improve critical…
Descriptors: Political Science, Communities of Practice, Concept Formation, Active Learning