Teaching Better, Teaching Together: A Coordinated Student Exit Poll across the States

Autor/inn/en	Emery, Jennifer Kelkres; Howard, Alison; Evans, Jocelyn
Titel	Teaching Better, Teaching Together: A Coordinated Student Exit Poll across the States
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 10 (2014) 4, S.471-486 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2014.947419
Schlagwörter	Political Science; Surveys; Elections; Voting; College Faculty; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Critical Thinking; Communication Skills; Student Projects; Cooperation; Citizen Participation; Learner Engagement; Assignments; Learning Theories; Preferences; Classification; Health Services; Economics; Taxes; Racial Differences; Student Evaluation; California; Florida; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Election; Wahl; Abstimmung; Fakultät; Grundstudium; Kritisches Denken; Kommunikationsstil; Schulprojekt; Co-operation; Kooperation; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Abgabe; Rassenunterschied; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Student exit polling has demonstrated value in the classroom (Berry and Robinson 2012; Evans and Lagergren 2007; Lelieveldt and Rossen 2009), but faculty typically operate these polls in isolation. When faculty collaborate, however, students gain additional benefits from the experience. Collaboration provides a geographically diverse "student community" that allows students to engage in experiential learning beyond the confines of their immediate classrooms. The authors have created assignments and an instructor's manual on running student exit polls in undergraduate courses. Three institutions used these assignments during the Fall 2012 semester. By using structured assignments, these instructors created an opportunity to participate collaboratively with others in survey design and data analysis. Student assessment data showed that students explored their own political communities and honed skills across learning domains. Most importantly, students applied relevant political science concepts to the electoral process, exercised critical thinking, practiced oral and written communication, and grappled with project management. This type of collaboration provides political perspective and community engagement within political science for both faculty and students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10