Completing the Research Article Writing Process in an Introductory Course

Autor/in	O'Brochta, William
Titel	Completing the Research Article Writing Process in an Introductory Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 18 (2022) 1, S.35-51 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (O'Brochta, William)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2021.2002697
Schlagwörter	Writing Processes; Introductory Courses; Political Science; Teaching Methods; Student Research; Research Reports; Writing Skills; Pretests Posttests; Scoring Rubrics; Writing Evaluation; Comparative Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Writing Across the Curriculum; Course Descriptions; Writing Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Einführungskurs; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Studentenforschung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kursstrukturplan
Abstract	How well can students exposed to political science for the first time work through the research article writing process? Previous research has introduced selected research article writing skills to students in introductory courses, but has not studied whether students in such courses can complete the entire process of writing and revising a research article. I re-designed an Introduction to Comparative Politics course based on the research article writing process. I hypothesized that students would make major gains in article writing skills and develop a proficient ability to write each research article component. Using a pre- and post-test design along with rubrics for each part of the research article, I found support for my hypotheses. Students reported large increases in confidence and ability to handle research article writing tasks as a result of the course and demonstrated proficiency on more than two-thirds of rubric items. These results suggest that research article writing tasks are appropriate for students in introductory courses and that their presence can help effectively introduce students to the discipline. I also provide suggestions for ways to implement parts of this course design in traditional, large introductory course settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01