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Using Student-Led Discussion Strategies To Motivate, Increase Thinking, Create Ownership, And Teach Citizenship, Matthew Brisbin
Using Student-Led Discussion Strategies To Motivate, Increase Thinking, Create Ownership, And Teach Citizenship, Matthew Brisbin
Selected Master of Education Action Research Projects
This study aimed to see how teacher implementation of a student-led discussion process influenced intrinsic motivation of students in a high school Language Arts classroom. There was a specific focus on how these discussions impacted the students’ critical thinking. A pre and post-survey, student journals, videos of discussions, and interviews were used to collect data regarding motivation and critical thought. The study verified prior research regarding student discussions as a useful tool in classrooms if implemented in an effective way. However, there were no new conclusions reached. With that said, student-reported intrinsic motivation and critical thinking showed an increase from …
Resolving Student-To-Student Conflict In Our School: The Effects Of Conflict Resolution And Peer Mediation On School Climate, Dottie Kamilos
Resolving Student-To-Student Conflict In Our School: The Effects Of Conflict Resolution And Peer Mediation On School Climate, Dottie Kamilos
Selected Master of Education Action Research Projects
The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the peer mediation program that was implemented at Western Mennonite School in the fall of 2005. The program was started after an increase in student-to-student conflict in 2004. A student survey in 2005 reported that 32% of our students experienced times when they felt threatened or unsafe on campus. The program lasted for one academic school year. During that time, 14 middle and high school students were trained as mediators and participated in a peer mediation program. I was the coordinator of the program that included a team of six other …
Mexican Immigrant Parents' Beliefs And Practices Related To Literacy, Pamela M. Spurgeon
Mexican Immigrant Parents' Beliefs And Practices Related To Literacy, Pamela M. Spurgeon
Selected Master of Education Action Research Projects
The purpose of this study was to describe the literacy practices and beliefs exhibited by immigrant parents of Mexican descent in Oregon. The researcher collected data using a questionnaire and examined the correlation between generational differences of immigrants and respondents' beliefs and practices regarding reading and writing. From the survey sample, the researcher selected 5 representative families for observations and interviews to further explore how literacy is practiced in Mexican immigrant families' homes and daily lives. The belief regarding whether or not children begin learning before they go to school generated the most disagreement amongst participants. Data correlating acculturation and …