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Lotte Dyhrberg O'Neill – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Only a handful of research papers have examined the assessment of student debate activities in higher education, and very little is currently known about how students might perceive a final oral exam in which they have to debate with/against each other. The aim of this study was to examine students' perceptions of participation and learning in…
Descriptors: Debate, Active Learning, Student Attitudes, College Students
Nick Clark; John A. Scherpereel – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
Scholars of teaching and learning frequently examine whether simulations promote content knowledge and engagement with course material. But many educators use simulations to promote additional goals. This article suggests that designers of political simulations often pursue four ends: "knowledge, engagement, skills, and empathy (KESE)."…
Descriptors: Political Science, Teaching Methods, Simulation, Instructional Effectiveness
Hendrickson, Petra – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
What is the impact of active learning techniques on student excitement, interest, and self-efficacy in a course? An American Foreign Policy and National Security course was designed around the utilization of a number of active learning techniques, including simulations, a debate, and counterfactual analysis. Students in the course were surveyed…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Self Efficacy
Rothgeb, John M., Jr. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
This research examines whether explicit course-level learning objectives (LOs) affect students' perceptions of courses and ability to recall factual knowledge and analyze political problems. The study compares four sections of the author's introductory world politics course -- two that were provided with the explicit learning objectives and two…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Student Attitudes, Recall (Psychology), Introductory Courses
Susan Kenyon – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
This paper introduces a new pedagogic approach to the teaching of political science. In engineering education, the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) pedagogy provides an active, experiential learning experience, structuring learning around four key phases in product development. Applied to the undergraduate Politics and International…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Political Science
Zech, Steven T.; Rublee, Maria Rost; Deejay, Aleksandar; Flanik, William M. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
This article uses new survey data to examine student preferences and experiences with active learning among a graduate student cohort across two key identity markers: international student status and gender. Our survey of students enrolled in a Master of International Relations program suggests that most view active learning favorably and believe…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Active Learning, Preferences, Foreign Students
Alves, Elia Elisa Cia; Silva, Ana Paula Maielo; Barbosa, Gabriela Gonçalves – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This paper focuses on an analysis of an application of active learning in the international relations (IR) classroom. We present an experience of the so-called Challenge Game that allows the professor to explore analytical categories and basic assumptions of realist theory of IR. In addition, describing the operation of the game in its basic…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, International Relations, Political Science
Sanjay Jeram – College Teaching, 2024
Urban universities with a predominantly commuting student population face distinct challenges in fostering social connections. Commuting students spend less time on campus and have fewer opportunities for organized and spontaneous social interactions with other students. The campus experience for commuter students tends to center around the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Large Group Instruction, Class Size, Lecture Method
Brown, Christopher L.; Grussendorf, Jeannie; Shea, Michael D.; DeMas, Clark J. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
Adaptive learning (AL) courseware holds promise for helping break down challenges students face in college. In 2016-2017 we developed an AL Political Science course, Global Issues, implemented it across 51 classes and more than 5,200 students over the next two academic years, and initiated a study to assess student perceptions and performance. In…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Political Science, Introductory Courses, Courseware
Lovell, Darrell; Khatri, Cassandra – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
Simulation methodology has moved toward using different types of real-world scenario-based learning constructs to improve applied understanding of political science concepts and theories. This type of active learning has become popular in the upper divisions of undergraduate and graduate political science. This reflection addresses the variance in…
Descriptors: Political Science, Community Colleges, Introductory Courses, Simulation
Mallinson, Daniel J.; Cruz, Laura – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
Scholars and commentators are increasingly concerned about the erosion of democratic norms in the United States. Political science education stands at the forefront of higher education's mission to create an educated citizenry, and civic education is linked to outcomes like civic engagement and trust in government. Much of the research on civic…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, United States Government (Course), Vignettes, Democracy
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
Hunt, Kate – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
While the use of active learning exercises and the incorporation of popular culture in the classroom have increased in recent years, the study of potential gendered effects on learning and engagement when it comes to these practices has been limited. In this study, data are collected from international politics courses using a zombie outbreak as…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Popular Culture, Political Science
Rank, Allison D.; Tylock, Angela R. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2018
College campuses have taken on increased responsibility for mobilizing young voters. Despite the discipline's commitment to civic engagement, political science departments play a minimal role in this programming. This article outlines a course structure--including learning objectives, course outline, and assessments--that treats a campus-wide…
Descriptors: Political Science, Voting, Practicums, Skill Development
Fischer, Beth A. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Stories can be employed in a variety of ways in college classrooms--such as in case studies, simulations, and problem-based learning (PBL) activities. Sometimes these stories are historically accurate, while in other instances they are fictional. What might be the benefits and challenges of using fictional narratives? This article draws upon data…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, College Students