Real-Time Polling Technology in a Public Opinion Course

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ID12378552
AuthorsCindy D Kam (0000-0001-9013-4077, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Bárbara Sommer (University of California, Davis)
Year2006
Volume39
Issue1
Pages113-117
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096506060240
OpenAlexW2013239043
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

Many instructors face challenges in engaging students in lecture courses. In the fall of 2004, we incorporated innovative, real-time polling technology into an upper-division political science course on Public Opinion. The polling technology channeled students' technological savvy in the service of several pedagogical goals. The technology increased student engagement and reinforced the substance of the course material. It also provided students with topically relevant experiences in answering survey questions and allowed students to feel more comfortable in expressing their opinions during discussions. We thank Victoria Cross, James Fowler, Ethan Scheiner, Walter Stone, and Elizabeth Zechmeister for helpful suggestions. Funding for the technology was generously provided by the Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program, supported by the vice provost–undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis

Library science · Media studies · Medical education · Political science · Politics · Polling · Public opinion · Public relations · Public service · Sociology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Medicine · Online and Blended Learning

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