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Teaching Science Through Active Learning: Sports, Alexis Ropchock
Teaching Science Through Active Learning: Sports, Alexis Ropchock
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Students have a variety of different learning styles and cognitive abilities, so when teaching abstract concepts in areas like physical science it is often hard to engage and develop all of the students in a class. This project focuses on middle school students and more specifically how they learn physical science. The case study and research included examines the effectiveness of teaching science through sports as a best teaching practice. The study involves a group of 8th grade learners engaging in a physics lesson using gymnastics to explain forces and motion, the results from their assessments, and the impact the …
Behavior Incentives In Public Schools, Paige Miller
Behavior Incentives In Public Schools, Paige Miller
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to see if behavior incentives will work to increase student attention and productivity in the classroom. By improving these two skills, teachers should also see an improvement in the academic performance of their students. In this project, an honors class of 20 students and a general education class of 24 students was compared. Many of these students would show up late to class, spend large periods of time on their cell phones, constantly get out of their seats, and mess around rather than taking advantage of class time to complete assignments. Student grades, and …
Experience And Philosophy In Urban Public Schools, Austin Wade
Experience And Philosophy In Urban Public Schools, Austin Wade
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This paper examines the educational philosophy and experience in urban public schools. Combined with relevant educational research and personal reflection, this review presents an educational philosophy, specifically regarding aspects of discipline, classroom management, testing, curriculum, motivation, and achievement. The paper heavily relies upon my own personal experiences as a 10th grade student teacher at Canton McKinley High School, in Canton, Ohio.