An Evaluation of PRINCE Materials for Teaching General Political Strategy Skills.

Autor/inn/en	Bloom, Lawrence A.; und weitere
Titel	An Evaluation of PRINCE Materials for Teaching General Political Strategy Skills.
Quelle	(1975), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Control Groups; Criterion Referenced Tests; Curriculum Evaluation; Decision Making Skills; Essay Tests; Evaluation Criteria; Evaluation Methods; Group Testing; Higher Education; Political Issues; Political Science; Pretests Posttests; Simulated Environment; Simulation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; Gruppentest; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politischer Faktor; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Künstliche Umwelt; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm
Abstract	The PRINCE materials for undergraduate collegiate students, developed at Syracuse University, were field tested at six higher education institutions for this evaluation study. The materials, consisting of four versions of a simulation, were designed to teach skills for analyzing political situations from a strategic point of view, with the objective of improving political skills. This study evaluated the materials for teaching specific skills to 151 students by measuring posttest improvements over pretests. Open-ended essay questions were used as the evaluation instrument, and answers to the questions by a control group of politically experienced persons were used for determining criteria. The results indicated that students tended to (1) be more likely to define a clear-cut political issue, (2) write fewer words in defining the issue, and (3) make more specific suggestions as to how to deal with more actors in trying to solve a political problem. The findings generally showed that the stipulated educational objectives were being achieved at the campuses tested. (ND)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01