ERIC Number: EJ1209930
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1551-2169
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The Statecraft Effect: Assessment, Attitudes, and Academic Honesty
Linantud, John; Kaftan, Joanna
Journal of Political Science Education, v15 n1 p64-81 2019
This article uses a multimethod research design to compare Statecraft to non-Statecraft assignments and courses along three dimensions: student engagement, political attitudes, and academic honesty. The results indicate that Statecraft increased student engagement and academic honesty. In terms of political attitudes, students generally remained on the left side of the political spectrum, but shifted toward the right and became more hawkish by the end of a semester. Changes in attitude are more strongly associated not with playing Statecraft, but taking a political science class by the coauthor, or some other external variable. Statecraft, however, did reduce support for pacifism.
Descriptors: Political Science, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, International Relations, Assignments, Learner Engagement, Political Attitudes, Ethics, Attitude Change, Correlation, Peace, Simulation, Educational Games, Computer Software, Cheating, Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes, Computer Games
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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