Using audience response systems to amplify student learning in political science: a case study of electoral systems teaching

Audience response systems (ARS) are now a very widespread technological teaching tool within political science, being used as either an opinion polling or an assessment tool in the classroom. This article presents a case study of an in-class demonstration using an ARS within an electoral systems and...

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Published inEuropean political science Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 351 - 362
Main Author Thompson, Louise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.06.2019
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Audiences
Case studies
Classroom response systems
Classrooms
Comparative Politics
Elections
Electoral systems
Learning
Pedagogy
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Political scientists
Political Theory
Teaching
Teaching and Learning
Technology
Voter behavior
Voting
Polling software
Technology
Clickers
Audience response systems
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Summary:Audience response systems (ARS) are now a very widespread technological teaching tool within political science, being used as either an opinion polling or an assessment tool in the classroom. This article presents a case study of an in-class demonstration using an ARS within an electoral systems and voting behaviour module to illustrate how these systems can be used in more innovative pedagogical ways to produce ‘teachable moments’ which facilitate high-level learning outcomes. It argues that political scientists should further emphasise the integration of pedagogical knowledge with technology and content knowledge to embed ARS technology within a more transformative learning process in order to amplify students’ understanding of political science concepts and aid the progression of learning.
ISSN:1680-4333
1682-0983
DOI:10.1057/s41304-018-0188-1