Improving Student Success in the Capstone Seminar: The Importance of a Prior Research Intensive Experience

Autor/inn/en	Hinckley, Robert A.; McGuire, Jack; Danforth, Tara L.
Titel	Improving Student Success in the Capstone Seminar: The Importance of a Prior Research Intensive Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 17 (2021) 1, S.20-31 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2019.1608831
Schlagwörter	Capstone Experiences; Seminars; Required Courses; Political Science; Majors (Students); Undergraduate Students; Grade Point Average; Academic Achievement; Prior Learning; Research Training; Research Methodology; Performance Factors; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Public Colleges; Research Papers (Students) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Seminar; Pflichtkurs; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Schulleistung; Vorkenntnisse; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	Most undergraduate social science programs require the completion of a capstone experience before graduation. Despite the recognized potential of capstone courses to deepen learning, many students do not perform well. The present study examines several factors that may prepare students for academic success in a fairly typical capstone course for undergraduate political science majors. We hypothesize that students who earn high grades in research intensive courses will also earn high grades in the capstone course, even after controlling for other factors related to academic performance. Our results show that successfully completing research intensive training in just one course, even above and beyond the introductory methods course, improves capstone performance. We conclude with a discussion of how our findings lend further support to arguments in favor of "scaffolding" political science curricula to funnel students from less to more intensive research experiences as they move toward the completion of their degrees. (As Provided).
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