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The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston Oct 2018

The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.


The Hood Of The Determining Ba At Oxford, Nicholas Groves Oct 2018

The Hood Of The Determining Ba At Oxford, Nicholas Groves

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.


Utilizing Project-Based Learning To Increase Engagement And Performance In The High School Classroom, Alan English Aug 2018

Utilizing Project-Based Learning To Increase Engagement And Performance In The High School Classroom, Alan English

Prairie Journal of Educational Research

Abstract

Project-based learning was incorporated into a high school American History course unit where students were expected to write an original history of the Vietnam War based exclusively on primary sources. Throughout the school year, students working as a collective unit worked to raise funds at school events for the purpose of surprising a class guest speaker, a Vietnam veteran, with a sponsored flight to Washington D.C. through Kansas Honor Flights. In addition to creating an experience of civic participation, student engagement (as measured by rate of completion of the project) and performance (as measured by average grade on the …