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University of Central Florida

2012

Student engagement

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Levels Of Engagement Among Male, College Basketball Players, Mary Botts Jan 2012

Levels Of Engagement Among Male, College Basketball Players, Mary Botts

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This study examined the engagement of male, college basketball players within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The literature review shows a connection between engaging in educationally purposeful activities and student retention. Because some student athletes, male collegiate basketball players in particular, struggle to graduate at the same rate as their fellow student athletes, student engagement offers one lens to examine the educational experiences of basketball players. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) was used to collect levels of engagement along four identified variables. These four variables, part of Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Undergraduate Education, were …


Gifted Students' Engagement In A Middle School Research And Critical Thinking Course, Samuel Crupi Jr Jan 2012

Gifted Students' Engagement In A Middle School Research And Critical Thinking Course, Samuel Crupi Jr

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This action research was an analysis of a group of eighth grade gifted students ‘classroom engagement in a large urban school district. Over a two-week period a variety of data were collected. Data were collected using the Student Engagement Instrument (Appleton & Christenson, 2004), which is a self-report of students’ perceptions of engagement. Observation data of student engagement were collected using a teacher developed student engagement checklist, which measured academic and behavioral indications of student engagement. At the end of the two week observation period students participated in an exit interview focused on their perceptions of student engagement. The student …


The Relationship Between Incivility And Engagement In Nursing Students At A State College, Cheryl Cicotti Jan 2012

The Relationship Between Incivility And Engagement In Nursing Students At A State College, Cheryl Cicotti

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This study investigated the relationship between engagement, as measured with the Community College Student Survey of Engagement Course Feedback Form, and incivility, as measured with the Incivility in Nursing Education Survey, in 268 nursing students at a state college. A significant relationship was identified between the composite variables representing engagement and incivility. Specifically, the composite engagement variables representing active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, student effort, and academic challenge were positively related to the composite incivility variable reflecting the consideration of disruptive student behavior. Data analysis determined that the most disruptive classroom behavior reported were students holding distracting conversations. The …