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Multiple Methods, More Success: How to Help Students of All Learning Styles Succeed in Quantitative Political Analysis Courses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2005

Amy R. Gershkoff
Amy R. Gershkoff
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Princeton University
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It is often advised to “know your audience” before giving a lecture, and this is especially important when we lecture to students. Moreover, knowing your audience is critical in quantitative analysis courses, where it can be especially challenging to teach mostly math-phobic students. But it is in quantitative analysis courses where faculty may know their audience the least. While many subfields in the discipline have implemented pedagogical innovations such as seminar-style discussion, simulations, and even learning communities, quantitative methods courses seem to be the last hold-out for the traditional lecture format.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 299 - 304
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© 2005 by the American Political Science Association

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