Archive:CERL Research Briefs

• Research on the Perception Gap Lesson

  Citation: Owen, Diana, 2024. “Research on the Perception Gap Lesson,” Paper prepared for presentation on the Political Participation and Civic Engagement panel at the Southern Political Science Assoc

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• The Impact of Digital Instruction on Students’ Civic Knowledge and Skills

  Citation: Owen, Diana and Bradlee Khiri Sutherland. 2024. “The Impact of Digital Instruction on Students’ Civic Knowledge and Skills,” Paper prepared for presentation at the Teaching Political Scienc

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• Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next

  Citation: Bennion, Elizabeth, A. & Melissa R. Michelson. 2023. “Educating Students for Democracy: What Colleges Are Doing, How It’s Working, and What Needs to Happen Next.” The ANNALS of the Amer

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• Preparing Students for Civic Engagement through Project Citizen

  Citation: Owen, Diana, and Alissa Irion-Groth. 2024. “Preparing Students for Civic Engagement through Project Citizen,” paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Polit

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• The Impact of Teacher’s Civic Knowledge on Student Performance

  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 and s

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• Cell Phones as Instructional Technology in the Civics Classroom: Key Findings

  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 technology i

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• Digital Tools in the Classroom and COVID-19

  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 somewha

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• Widespread Use of Center for Civic Education’s Digital Products

  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 virt

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• Generational Differences in Political Media Use

  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 study how

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• New Findings on Media and Civic Engagement

  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 study how med

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