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Direct linkJeremy Stoddard; Jais Brohinsky; Jason A. Chen; Derek Behnke; M. Shane Tutwiler; Janice Robbins – Grantee Submission, 2025
This paper explores how PurpleState, a political simulation designed to foster skills and knowledge for informed civic participation, develops students' abilities to counter or resist the effects of political polarization and partisanship. Throughout the simulation, which has been implemented in Virginia and Wisconsin, students are asked to…
Descriptors: Simulation, Political Attitudes, Political Science, Teaching Methods
Download full textDerek Behnke; Jais Brohinsky; Jeremy Stoddard – Grantee Submission, 2022
In the United States, political polarization has increased markedly since 2000, with consequences for local governments and state-level policymaking. Redistricting, and the role of social media as the dominant source of information for many in the U.S. has contributed to state and national legislatures that reflect more extreme political views. A…
Descriptors: State Policy, Political Attitudes, Local Government, Policy Formation
Jeremy Stoddard; Jais Brohinsky; Derek Behnke; David Shaffer; Codu Marquart; M. Shane Tutweiler; Jason Chen – Grantee Submission, 2022
In this paper, we describe the design for PurpleState, an internship simulation that applies the epistemic game model for informed civic learning. PurpleState places students in the role of interns at a political media firm and asks them to design a media campaign on a state level policy issue. Unlike the use of these models in STEM education,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse
Jeremy Stoddard; Jais Brohinsky; Jason A. Chen; Derek Behnke; M. Shane Tutwiler; Janice Robbins – Democracy & Education, 2025
This paper explores how PurpleState, a political simulation designed to foster skills and knowledge for informed civic participation, develops students' abilities to counter or resist the effects of political polarization and partisanship. Throughout the simulation, which has been implemented in Virginia and Wisconsin, students are asked to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Political Science, Political Attitudes, Citizen Participation
