Congressional Committee Simulation: An Active Learning Experiment.

Ciliotta-Rubery, Andrea; Levy, Dena

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ERIC Number: EJ649730

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Congressional Committee Simulation: An Active Learning Experiment.

Ciliotta-Rubery, Andrea; Levy, Dena

PS: Political Science and Politics, v33 n4 p847-51 Dec 2000

Describes a congressional committee simulation used in an introductory U.S. politics course. Explains the simulation enabled students to discover how Congress operates. Discusses the outcomes of the simulation, student responses, and recommendations for using it in upper-level courses. Includes the personality descriptions for the commerce committee members. (CMK)

Descriptors: Active Learning, College Freshmen, Course Content, Government (Administrative Body), Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Political Science, Simulation, Student Reaction, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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