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Active Learning Strategies for Diverse Learning Styles: Simulations Are Only One Method
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bromley, Pam |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Although political science instructors increasingly recognize the advantages of incorporating active learning activities into their teaching, simulations remain the discipline's most commonly used active learning method. While certainly a useful strategy, simulations are not the only way to bring active learning into classrooms. Indeed, because students have diverse learning styles—comprised of their discrete learning preferences—engaging them in a variety of ways is important. This article explores six active learning techniques: simulations, case studies, enhanced lectures, large group discussion, small group work, and in-class writing. Incorporating these activities into an introductory, writing-intensive seminar on globalization and surveying students about their engagement with course activities, I find that different activities appeal to students with different learning preferences and that simulations are not students most preferred activity. Bringing a broader range of active learning strategies into courses can improve teaching for all students, no matter their learning style. |
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| Ending Page | 822 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 818 |
| ISSN | 10490965 |
| e-ISSN | 15375935 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096513001145 |
| Journal | PS: Political Science & Politics |
| Issue Number | 04 |
| Volume Number | 46 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2013-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Political Science & Politics Learning Styles Active Learning Strategies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science |
