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Beard, Virginia; Booke, Paula – College Teaching, 2016
Integrating research in the classroom experience is recognized as potentially important in enhancing student learning (Price 2001; Schmid 1992). This article asks if student integration as research subjects augments their learning about political science. A quasi-experimental project focused on media usage, construction, and influences on the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Quasiexperimental Design, Academic Achievement, Political Science
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Hamann, Kerstin; Pollock, Philip H.; Wilson, Bruce M. – College Teaching, 2012
A large literature establishes the benefits of discussions for stimulating student engagement and critical thinking skills. However, we know considerably less about the differential effects of various discussion environments on student learning. In this study, we assess student perceptions concerning the benefits of discussions in an upper-level…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Discussion Groups