Not satisfied with existing approaches to teaching American government, the two authors volunteered to participate in an experiment applying the learning theories of Piaget.
What follows is a short explanation of a few selected theories by Piaget, as a forerunner to demonstrating how the noted psychologist's ideas relate to the teaching of American politics. A learning model is then described. Two sample units of this approach to teaching the introductory course on American government are discussed in some detail. Before concluding with a little background on the federal grant involved, there is a section on the advantages and disadvantages of this method for the college instructors as well as their students.