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The Effect Of Cold-Calling On Voluntary Participation In A Middle School Science Classroom, Kris Birkland
The Effect Of Cold-Calling On Voluntary Participation In A Middle School Science Classroom, Kris Birkland
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research study investigated the effect of cold-calling on voluntary participation in a middle school science classroom. Four sections of an eighth grade science class were observed: two of the sections were with a teacher who used cold-calling often, and two of the sections were with a teacher who does not use cold-calling. An observer recorded the number of students who volunteered to answer a question after it was first asked. Although the students in the class with the teacher who used cold-calling frequently had higher rates of voluntary participation, the results were not statistically significant; therefore, there is …
The Effectiveness Of Project-Based Learning In The Science Classroom, Jordan Tegrootenhuis
The Effectiveness Of Project-Based Learning In The Science Classroom, Jordan Tegrootenhuis
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine the effect of project-based learning on middle school science students. A science classroom was taught with a traditional method for a unit and data was collected to be measured for growth. Then another class was taught with project-based learning on the same unit with data collected to measure their growth. Analysis of the data collected suggests that while both strategies are effective in providing growth of knowledge, project-based learning showed a greater growth within special education, at risk, and ESL students.