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Scaffolding Assignments and Activities for Undergraduate Research Methods
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Fisher, Sarah; Justwan, Florian – Journal of Political Science Education, 2018
This article details assignments and lessons created for and tested in research methods courses at two different universities, a large state school and a small liberal arts college. Each assignment or activity utilized scaffolding. Students were asked to push beyond their comfort zone while utilizing concrete and/or creative examples,…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Statistical Analysis, Research Methodology, Assignments
What's in a Name … Or a Face? Student Perceptions of Faculty Race
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Mendez, Jeanette Morehouse; Mendez, Jesse Perez – Journal of Political Science Education, 2018
Utilizing Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a conceptual framework, this study examines student perception of faculty of color in academia from student professor preference. Using an experimental design to test the effect of race on selection of faculty with whom to take a course, we showed student participants two types of pairings of faculty: first,…
Descriptors: Race, Student Attitudes, Critical Theory, African American Teachers
Food or Thought? Assessing Internal and External Factors Affecting Evaluations of Instructor Effectiveness
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Wood, John; Kiggins, Ryan; Kickham, Kenneth – Journal of Political Science Education, 2017
Within the broader literature concerned with potential bias in student measures of instructor effectiveness, two broad types of bias have been shown to operate in a course: internal and external. Missing is an assessment of the relative influence of each bias type in the classroom. Do internal or external types of bias matter more or less to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Bias, Quasiexperimental Design, Surveys
Building Rapport to Improve Retention and Success in Online Classes
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Glazier, Rebecca A. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2016
As the prevalence of online education continues to grow, so do concerns about student success. Online students tend to withdraw more often and earn lower grades, compared to students in traditional classrooms. Explanations for this disparity range from student characteristics to institutional shortcomings to course design. Attempts to counter this…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Achievement
Using Concept Maps in Political Science
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Chamberlain, Robert P. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2015
Concept mapping is a pedagogical technique that was developed in the 1970s and is being used in K-12 and postsecondary education. Although it has shown excellent results in other fields, it is still rare in political science. In this research note, I discuss the implementation and testing of concept mapping in my Advanced Introduction to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Political Science, Teaching Methods, International Relations
Global Citizens Are Made, Not Born: Multiclass Role-Playing Simulation of Global Decision Making
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Levintova, Ekaterina; Johnson, Terri; Scheberle, Denise; Vonck, Kevin – Journal of Political Science Education, 2011
Globalization, global citizenship, and political engagement have become such buzzwords and cliches that we often lose the sense of their meaning. Global citizenship in particular is an elusive concept to operationalize. This article proposes to look at three dimensions of global citizenship: legal (rights and obligations), psychological…
Descriptors: Assignments, Political Science, Introductory Courses, Citizenship