The Impact of Teacher’s Civic Knowledge on Student Performance
September 15th, 2023
By Rohan Somji & Dr. Diana Owen Teachers serve as the primary source of information and guidance for students in the classroom. Understanding the relationship between teacher civic knowledge…
Cell Phones as Instructional Technology in the Civics Classroom: Key Findings
January 27th, 2021
The use of digital technology has become increasingly prevalent in American elementary and secondary school civics classrooms. A 2019 Gallup study found that 65% of teachers use digital…
Digital Tools in the Classroom and COVID-19
June 12th, 2020
By Chelsea Sanchez According to a recent Gallup poll, 65% of American teachers say they use digital learning tools to teach every day. 85% of teachers also stated that they either fully or…
Widespread Use of Center for Civic Education’s Digital Products
June 12th, 2020
By Diana Owen Digital resources for primary and secondary school civics teachers have become increasingly essential to promoting positive student outcomes, a point that was driven home as…
Generational Differences in Political Media Use
April 8th, 2020
By Wenyuan Deng Intro to Media & American Politics Survey (2015-2018) The Civic Education Research Lab (CERL) conducted three national surveys—in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020—in order to…
New Findings on Media and Civic Engagement
March 19th, 2020
By Chi Wen Intro to Media & American Politics Survey (2015-2018) The Civic Education Research Lab (CERL) conducted three national surveys—in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020—in order to…
Gaming Civics?
February 27th, 2020
By Kathryn Hartzell The Future of Civics Computer Games Computer game developers are producing interactive experiences for learning about history, government, and civics. And these games…
