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Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies

ED Surge

In the following, you will conduct an interview with a human respondent to find out the participant’s motivations and reasoning regarding their voting choice during the legislative elections on June 30, 2024, in France, a few days after the interview.”

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Political Science Scholar, Janelle Wong, Elected to the Academy of Political and Social Science 2024 Fellowship

Political Science Now

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will welcome eight scholars as 2024 fellows this fall. It is a privilege to welcome another highly accomplished cohort of social scientists as fellows of the AAPSS, and it is especially gratifying to award inaugural fellowships in memory of Academy Fellows James S.

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Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades

The Hechinger Report

The study is described in a 2024 draft paper posted on the website of SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network. It is currently undergoing revisions with the academic journal Management Science. The researchers detected grading bias against the end of the alphabet in a wide range of subjects.

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Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests

The Hechinger Report

A draft paper about the experiment was posted on the website of SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network, in July 2024. The tutoring version of ChatGPT was directly fed the correct solutions and these errors were minimized.

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PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors

The Hechinger Report

In a survey, humanities, arts and social science professors say they really want their students to be able to analyze data, create charts and spreadsheets and reason mathematically – skills that high school math courses often skip or rush through. Majors that require calculus were excluded.

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Meet 2024 RBSI Scholar, Karis Rivers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Political Science Now

Karis Rivers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Karis Rivers is a rising senior at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor majoring in political science and minoring in quantitative methods in social sciences. After graduating, Karis plans to pursue a doctoral degree in political science. See all 2024 RBSI Scholars.

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Elizabeth Dorssom Receives the 2024 Michael Brintnall Teaching and Learning Award

Political Science Now

Dr. Dorssom’s research on the impact of legislative resources on policy adoption is published in Social Science Quarterly, 3 Streams Blog , and featured on The Academic Minute. The post Elizabeth Dorssom Receives the 2024 Michael Brintnall Teaching and Learning Award appeared first on.