The Game of Shapes: An Active Learning Template to Teach Constructivism in International Relations

Autor/inn/en	Silva, Ana Paula Maielo; Barbosa, Gabriela Gonçalves; Alves, Elia Elisa Cia; Carvalho Pacheco, Cristina
Titel	The Game of Shapes: An Active Learning Template to Teach Constructivism in International Relations
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 19 (2023) 4, S.696-714 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Silva, Ana Paula Maielo) ORCID (Barbosa, Gabriela Gonçalves) ORCID (Alves, Elia Elisa Cia) ORCID (Carvalho Pacheco, Cristina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2023.2200949
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Constructivism (Learning); Active Learning; International Relations; Teaching Methods; Barriers; Social Structure; Geometric Concepts; Instructional Innovation; Educational Games; Introductory Courses; Student Attitudes; Course Content; Instructional Effectiveness; Cooperative Learning; Speech Acts; Self Concept; Language Role; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Internationale Beziehungen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sozialstruktur; Elementare Geometrie; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Educational game; Lernspiel; Einführungskurs; Schülerverhalten; Kursprogramm; Unterrichtserfolg; Kooperatives Lernen; Sprechakt; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This article presents the "modus operandi" of a game, the so-called Game of Shapes, which can be used as an active learning tool to teach Constructivism to introductory International Relations courses. While sharing our own experience of the development and application of the game in a laboratory with International Relations students, this paper aims to provide a teaching template that can assist in the problematization of the statist and individualistic ontology of rationalist theories. Hence it is an interactive dynamic that helps to introduce and open up the discussion of the contingency of the social world, which is the base to understand any of the several and intricate tenets of Constructivism and any other critical approaches. Most of the students' feedbacks were very positive regarding their comprehension of the content presented. They provided important feedback on how the activity was valuable in order to grasp complex concepts, important to constructivist theories in International Relations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01