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Dungeons And Dragons™ (D&D) As A Brief Intervention For College Students, Alexander W. Peralta
Dungeons And Dragons™ (D&D) As A Brief Intervention For College Students, Alexander W. Peralta
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This quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of a table-top roleplaying game (ttrpg), specifically Dungeons and Dragons™ (D&D), on increasing feelings of social connection, decreasing perceived stress, increasing self-esteem and improving adjustment to college among first semester, first year students. participants signed up to either the D&D group or the comparison group. D&D participants (n = 18) attended five one-hour weekly D&D sessions, meanwhile the comparison group (n = 10) went through their first semester of college with no intervention, but completed the study measures at the same points in time as the D&D participants. All participants completed measures of social …
Learn 2 Learn: A Metacognition Intervention For Improving Academic Performance And Motivation On Middle School-Aged Students, Bettina Cecilia D. Gonzalez
Learn 2 Learn: A Metacognition Intervention For Improving Academic Performance And Motivation On Middle School-Aged Students, Bettina Cecilia D. Gonzalez
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The current study explored the effect of metacognition training on the academic performance of middle-school students. Intervention sessions for 6th and 8th graders were designed and implemented to enrich metacognitive skills, based on Ambrose et al.’s (2010) model of metacognition. Two classrooms of 6th and 8th graders received the Learn 2 Learn metacognition curriculum, while two other classrooms in both grade levels received the control curriculum on school transitions for either high school or college. Students’ level of metacognition and motivation were measured with pre- and post- qualitative and quantitative assessments along with quarterly grades. Overall, …