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So, You Want to Run for Elected Office? How to Engage Students in the Campaign Process Without Leaving the Classroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2005

Kiki Caruson
Kiki Caruson
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University of South Florida
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The use of active learning strategies can involve students with course material in ways that the traditional lecture can not. As described by Bonwell and Eison (1991), active learning requires that students engage in activity (other than listening) that emphasizes the development of cognitive skills through higher order thinking tasks such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. There are numerous ways to integrate active learning strategies in the classroom, including: collaborative or group exercises, experiential learning, guided discussion, computer-based instruction, peer-to-peer teaching, and participant demonstrations. Incorporating active learning exercises into course curriculum can have a powerful effect on the development of learning skills. The benefits of active learning for students include an increased motivation to learn, increased responsibility for learning, improved attitudes toward learning, better interpersonal skills, and an increased ability to appreciate and consider a variety of perspectives (Jacobs, Power, and Inn 2002).

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 305 - 310
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© 2005 by the American Political Science Association

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