Instruction for Week 12 （第12周导语)
We will be hosting an in-class discussion this week. Please come prepared with your chosen empirical study that employs RDD (regression disoncintuity design). During the session, we will quickly go through these cases together and conduct a vertical comparison across them.
Learning objectives (学习目标)
- enhance research perspectives by tailoring research designs to the unique institutionalbackground of China
- be able to identify settings suitable for applying RDD in hothealth topics
- gain a rough understanding of the idea and methods for testingthe validity of RDD assumptions
Key knowledge points (核心知识)
- types of running variables
- Source of the “discontinuity”
Learning activities: Flipped classroom-- the classroom part (学习活动：翻转课堂-- 课堂部分)
- one-minute recap: one student summarizes the key points of SPOC videos from last week in 1-2 minutes
- difficulties clarification: explain the key knowledge points based on online learning feedback
- case discussions and critiques: explore application ideas of the method in different contexts via inquiry-based interaction
- news article sharing: news sharing presentation by one student; the instructor facilitates whole-class brainstorming
Learning assessment (测评反馈)
- problem set 4
- peer and instructor evaluations of news sharing presentation
- review and reflection form
