Are We Teaching them Anything?: A Model for Measuring Methodology Skills in the Political Science Major
| Autor: | G. Claire Haeg, Christi Siver, Seth W. Greenfest |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Rubric Transcript analysis 0506 political science Education Syllabus Alternative assessment Course evaluation ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 050602 political science & public administration Mathematics education Institution Model set Capstone Psychology 0503 education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Political Science Education. 12:186-199 |
| ISSN: | 1551-2177 1551-2169 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15512169.2015.1060890 |
| Popis: | While the literature emphasizes the importance of teaching political science students methods skills, there currently exists little guidance for how to assess student learning over the course of their time in the major. To address this gap, we develop a model set of assessment tools that may be adopted and adapted by political science departments to evaluate the effect of their own methods instruction. The model includes a syllabi analysis, evaluation of capstone (senior) papers, and a transcript analysis. We apply these assessment tools to our own department to examine whether students demonstrate a range of basic-to-advanced methodological skills. Our results support the conclusion that students at our institution are learning methodological skills, but that there is room for improvement. Additionally, the results support others’ conclusions regarding the importance of an integrative approach to methods instruction. For those in the discipline seeking to understand the effect of methods instruct... |
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