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STudent Engagement
by Tawna La Nasa
Why is student engagement important?In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education.
Studies have proven that engaged learners are better learners and that effective teaching stimulates and sustains student engagement.
As teachers, if we can captivate our student’s attention they will be more responsive and successful to assignments and practical applications in life.
Findings related to Student Engagement
Literature
reviewFinding #1:
Engaged people are driven by 4 goals -
Success (the need for mastery)
Curiosity (the need for understanding)
Originality (the need for self-expression)
Relationships (the need for involvement with others)
Findings related to Student Engagement
Literature
reviewFinding #2: Based on Educational Leadership
Questions to consider in your classroom -
1. Do I provide a safe, caring, and energetic environment?
2. Do I make things interesting?3. Do I demonstrate why the
content is important?
Findings related to Student Engagement
Literature
reviewFinding #3:
Contemporary Ideas about Learning -
New knowledge must build on prior knowledge; increases understanding and creativity
Connect subject matter to students’ background; make it relatable and interesting
Findings related to Student Engagement
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review
Finding #4:
In relation to the Arts (my subject area) -
Give students a theme to focus on and clear criteria to include. This gives students a useful structure while also allowing imagination.
Encourage students to explore their own interpretations of works and the expressive qualities of those works. Allows student autonomy and the ability to compare and contrast various works of art.
purpose statement:
The purpose of this study is to increase overall classroom success with particularly addressing student engagement. I will implement student driven topics that are relatable and relevant. Students will be encouraged towards autonomy and critical thinking skills. They will self-evaluate their projects and get feedback from the teacher as a way of triangulating what motivates them to learn and succeed.
data matrix
Student Engagement:
Is my classroom set up in such a way that motivates students to learn?
Are students clear on what the guidelines and responsibilities are?
Am I making topics relatable to student interests and skill levels?research
questions
data collection
tools
Direct
Observation/Journaling -
Note a current issue you
wish to address in your
classroom.
Watch how students interact
and jot down “actions
observed.”
Anonymous Student Surveys:
Are topics interesting and understandable?
How successful do you feel in this class?
Comments, concerns, or questions?
data collection
tools
Potential Research Team Members:a student teacher
the principal
another art teacher
closing statement
By doing this particular study, I hope to learn…
- What topics are relevant and relatable to students- How to keep students motivated to learn- How to teach for success, curiosity, critical thinking,
and autonomy
references1.Student engagement definition - https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=definition%20of%20student%20engagement
2.Colorado Study (engaged learners are better learners) - http://www.colorado.edu/ptsp/about/initiatives/measure.html
3.(Yellow picture square) http://staging.thelearningbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SFC-Characteristics-Chart-EN.jpg
4. (Finding #1) www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept95/vol53/num01/[email protected]
5. (Finding #2) www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar13/vol70/num06/[email protected]
References Continued6. (Finding#3)http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/mf_ltbrief.pdf
7. (Finding#4) http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/strategies/p1sept2.aspx
8. (Behavior Diary) http://k12engagement.unl.edu/databasic1#Q1
