Essays on Student Engagement

Abstract

Public and private schools, colleges and universities are increasingly spending much resources implementing technology for use in the teaching and learning processes in their institutions. Indeed, the proliferation of technology in the daily lives of people is spurring increased adoption of education technologies in these institutions. However, despite its wide acceptance in the private lives of many people, and evidence of easing daily tasks, adoption of technology in the teaching and learning experiences in schools remains challenging, with the full extent of its achievement still debatable. The advocates of integration of technology in the classroom acclaim that once technology ...

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Introduction

No one could have anticipated the scope of integration and pervasiveness of the internet in contemporary societies. Since its inception, the internet has undergone unprecedented growth in its reach and applications to become a staple in various sectors of the economy. A key technological revolution that accompanied its development was the emergence of social media as a primary platform for communication. Social media refers to web-based tools and services aimed at fostering community development through information sharing (Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013). They include blogs, wikis, sharing tools, networking platforms, media (e.g. video, audio, photo, and text), ...

Introduction

Current secondary schools in the United States and Canada are multipart organizations whose program delivery, organizational society, and fundamental structures combine to produce characteristic mini-societies within their walls. Learner arrangement and commitment have principally and traditionally dedicated to growing his or her positive behaviors, accomplishment, and a sense of fit in among students so they might live together in school. Since the attention and emphasis of this study are on high school accomplishment, research on student commitment and arrangements targets scholars in O-level. Secondary school is where disentanglement naturally develops an anxiety (Archambault et al. 662). The student commitment ...

Access to education, anytime, anywhere – this is what online learning promises. The start of the internet and the computer era has given birth to this new form of education. Now, students can complete a program, course, or even a degree from any location, even at the comfort of their own homes, as long as they have online access and right resources. This is why some started to adopt online learning technologies, most commonly known as learning management systems or LMS, such as TopClass and WebCT (Coates, 2007, p. 123). Different educational institutions offering campus-based ...

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction Poor student development has been established to stem from the inability of teachers to effectively manage classroom behaviour, also stemming from ineffective instructional strategies. As teachers show a diminished capacity to support and respond to students’ needs, student rates of misbehaviour and poor academic performance will continue. The unproductive, unengaged environment of classrooms run by teachers without adequate classroom management skills results in a need to examine the efficacy of classroom management as a practice in addressing these problems. The following literature review examines the existing literature related to classroom management, providing a definition of classroom management, determining its effectiveness, and ...

Method

This study employed the focus group interview as a method of data collection. Focus group interviews have been found effective in the supplying of information about how people act and feel about a certain topic. Focus group interviews are a qualitative method of research and are very effective in answering questions regarding how people consider an idea, event or experience.

Setting

Five focus group studies were conducted across University of California, Irvine Campus, on the 29th June, 2015 between 1:05pm and 1:32pm. UCI was well suited to the study of off-campus living on student educational engagements because the proximity to the school varies a ...

Abstract

Discussion The aim of the present study was to assess how residential proximity affects student life. Through a focused group study that involved six participants from the University of California, Irvine Campus, three major themes stood out in the results. The three themes include: cost of living, friendship and student engagement, and academic performance. From the focused group discussion conducted, it was evident from the results that residential proximity mainly affected the participant’s cost of living. Two of the participants indicated that it was financially cheaper living off-campus due to the fact that they shared rooms with friends ...

Results

Cost of Living Cost of living was one of the themes that emerged from the focus group discussions. It was evident from the discussions that living off-campus had financial implications for the participants in the study. This was the first theme that emerged from the discussions. Contrary to the popular opinion that living off campus meant spending more, a number of participants indicated that it was financially cheaper to live off campus than living on-campus (Jacoby, 2015). When the moderator asked how the participants felt their residential proximity had affected their student life at UCI, Participant 4 indicated that ...

How Residential Proximity Affects Students Life

Introduction One of the prominent concerns of many students joining college is whether they will be able to enjoy an active and fruitful social life (Clouder, 2012). Consequently, it has become increasingly necessary to know how specifically the proximity to campus affects student engagement. Proximity, in this context, refers to how close or far away from campus a student lives. Students living on campus are taken to be the students living within the campus and those within a walking distance to the campus. Students living off-campus, on the other hand, are those that require commuting to campus from the places ...

1. What was/were the research question(s)? What did the researchers hypothesize? The question that the study attempted to resolves was whether differences in class format in research method classes impacted on the students’ knowledge of the subject and their level of engagement. Specifically, the study was conducted with the following research hypotheses: students enrolled in research methods course using the hybrid classroom design are likely to report a lower level of engagement than students enrolled in the same course, which uses the traditional classroom design, and; students enrolled in research method course that employs the hybrid classroom ...

The Role of the Teacher in Fostering a Positive Impact through Warm Demanding versus the Academic Performance of Students in Public School Setting: A Correlational Study

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Introduction 3

Statement of the Problem 5 Purpose of the Study 7 Research Questions 8 Hypotheses 9 Definition of Key Terms 10 Brief Review of the Literature 11 Summary 19 Research Method 21 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 19

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the ...

Concept Paper

Graduate Faculty of the School of Education Requirements for the Degree of

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 2 Purpose of the Study 4 Research Questions 4 Coding and Theoretical Framework 5 Definition of Key Terms 7 Chapter 2: Literature Review 8 Summary 12

References 14

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 24 Introduction One of the goals of an educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, professional exhibits a warm; but demanding presence in the classroom (Bondy et al., 2007). Current research suggests that there is a distinct overlap ...

Concept Paper

Graduate Faculty of the School of Education Requirements for the Degree of Belinda J. Haye Prescott Valley, Arizona

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Study 2 Research Questions 3 Hypotheses 4 Definition of Key Terms 5 Brief Review of the Literature 5 Summary 7 Research Method 7 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 11

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the goals of educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, ...

Integrating Social Media in Education

Introduction This paper is a review of the article by Hadewijch Vanwynsberhe and Pieter Verdengem dubbed “Integrating Social Media in Education”. Essentially, the article proposes that education on social media is paramount for contemporary students based on the premise that they are social media users. Centrally, the inclusion of social media education in the curricula would be benched on four main objectives. First, so that the students can be capable of searching for information on social media sites and more importantly, they can be able to deal with the information that they encounter in such sites. Secondly, that students ...

Introduction

A classroom environment usually comprises of a diverse setting of student possessing varying abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, it is important that the teacher develops a competent plan that will ensure all students grab some knowledge from the teacher’s work. This can be through interaction in class or any external interaction with the teacher as pertaining to class work such as assignments and homework. It is the duty of the teacher to ensure that their students remain motivated throughout their stay in school (Ormrod 2014). The teacher is expected to engage the student directly and indirectly in class work so ...

In the present day, college education is an expected if not demanded in most employment opportunities. As such, most students regard a college bachelor degree as essential. However, not all students who join the college thrive in terms of grades and persistence. In addition, a significant percentage of students drop out of college before completing their studies and earning their bachelor. In this paper, we shall analyze two studies to the question why some students fail to complete their college education and also why some students do not thrive or are outstanding in their grades. In the first study, it ...

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(Insert Title) In the article, “Unmasking the Effects of Student Engagement on First-Year College Grades and Persistence” by George Kuch and his fellow colleagues, he discusses several factors that determine the success and outcome of first year college students. In the beginning, Kuch and his fellow workers touch base on topics such as how many young adults actually graduate from a four-year university, what the ACT and SAT tell about potential for success prior to entering school, and many other questions. Throughout the body of the article the Kuch and his colleagues transition into data analysis. This includes research ...

The aim of the study was to describe the different motivation techniques that use to motivate student engagement in the Chinese classroom. In order to carry out an assessment of this research question, I conducted different observations periods for two beginner-level classes and two advanced-level classes, and thereafter conducted interviews with the four teachers. The periods of observation amounted to a total of ten hours while the interview sessions took approximately two hours. In the course of the observation periods, I paid particular attention on how the teachers interacted with their students. My points of focus were on the intonation ...

Chapter 1: Introduction

In general, the purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between classroom management and effective teaching techniques to improve student learning development. In particular, the research will address the benefits of technology and teaching to improve academic learning. Specifically, the frame of study will explore the phases of learning by focusing on past and present learning experiences of middle-school level students in an academic year through the development phases of understanding the key concepts and skill development in Math and Reading. For the most part, the direction of the study will include effective teaching principles of a diverse ...

Low Participation in e-Forum among International Students has become a hard nut to crack to the administrators and stakeholders in higher education. With the advancement in technology, education has been pushed to another level. Both private and public institutions continue to enroll students from across the universe. The online forum has solved the geographical barriers that deny students a chance to join particular institutions (Balaji & Chakrabarti, 2010). One justification is that, international student’s finds language barrier a setback to their participation in the online discussions because most institutions lacks program to increase their mastery of language to boost their fluency. A ...

Phase IV: Discuss a Process for Curriculum Reform

Introduction This paper will be focused on the process, timeline and strategies that I will follow in order to properly reform the Pre-kindergarten Elementary Math’s Curriculum developed and adopted by the Pre- kindergarten school. As previously established in Phase III, there are two primary changes that must be made in order to achieve proper compliance with the CCSS – making clearer distinctions between instructional and activity time in the math’s courses, and ensuring the school curriculum meets the criteria for research and evidence-based curriculum based on the CCSS.

Process, Timeline and Strategies

The process itself will be divided into two major ...

Response to student engagement with the university

Introduction Discussion Engaging work encourages creativity in students and its kindles inquisitiveness. Positive relationships with others are heightened by these engaging activities. Engaging students there means involving students to come up with activities that they love to do and also they will definitely show those activities that they hate doing due to their repetitive nature. This applies to anybody even teachers. Engagement in this aspect exhibits the students’ best characteristics. The students are fascinated with the work, they don’t give up but continuously persist until they overcome the challenges and complications, and they do take noticeable ...

The first year of student in the university is a fundamental time to define the engagement that one is likely to have in the university. However, it is worrying observing how impractical the issue of students engagement has been in their first year in the university. Since students are completely strange to each other they would take extensive time before becoming friends. In addition, the students are not aware of the best studying techniques that would help them bond with the activities of the university. Nevertheless, this may be resolved. The first proposal that would be considered in coming up ...

Introduction

Online social networking has become very popular in recent years. The number of social networking sites has increased tremendously and more and more people have started using these sites to interact with their peers, friends and family. Most of the users of these social networking sites are young people who are aged below the age of 29. In fact, research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project has found that about 83% of people aged between 18 and 29 years are frequent users of social media while the rate of social media users in the 12 to 18 ...

- Motivation Models When learning a new language, there are many theories and models demonstrating how motivation can be achieved. The most prevailing one is what Dorney (2003), Professor of Psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham, calls intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In detail, an intrinsically motivated student studies because he/she is finds learning fascinating and a truly rewarding experience. An extrinsically motivated student, on the other hand, studies to get good grades and to enjoy peer and teacher appraisal for his/her academic performance. However, motivation is a real challenge, given the variety of learning styles and student attitudes (Deci & Flaste). To ...

Introduction

Motivation is an incredibly important factor in education; it plays a critical role in student learning. This motivation can be intrinsic; namely, the motivation comes from a student’s own desire to learn. However, two other major motivating factors for students include extrinsic motivation from parents and teachers. These outside forces place a great deal of pressure on these students, placing expectations on them to perform in a certain way. However, these expectations may have unknown effects on these students. Students from ages 5 to 7 are in the early stages of education, and so trends and expectations established here can carry through ...

Critique Paper

Critique paper Authors: Julie A. Reynolds, Christopher Thaiss, Wendy Katkin, and Robert J. Thompson, Jr

Article: Writing-to-Learn in Undergraduate Science Education: A Community-Based, Conceptually Driven Approach

Publisher: The American Society for Cell Biology Volume and Issue: 2012 Spring; 11(1): 17–25. doi: 10.1187/cbe.11-08-0064

An Overview

Improvement in student engagement and learning has been directly linked to writing. However, writing-to-learn (WTL) practices have not been applied in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In particular, research universities have not taken steps with regard to this process. The absence of a scientific community that is essential for carrying out and applying the required pedagogical research is one ...

Proposal

Education is always called the key to a bright future. It is because of this idea that people spend their entire childhood, teenage years and almost half of their adult life in school. The right to an education is even part of the law in most countries but despite all of these stances when it comes to education, the reality tends to fly in the face of idealism. Student retention rates tend to drop in collegiate education levels because of many reasons and as such, why this is and the steps that can be taken to reduce this will be ...

- Problem Statement – Area(s) of Improvement In any educational process the only way for a student to learn is by actually remembering what they have been taught. This is doubly true in any of the more precise subject such as math, science and technology; all of which rely on solid evidence to prove someone’s point and more importantly, numbers. By this very attribute, math has gained the ire of students around the world despite the numerous improvements and possibilities the field has provided to society. In this light, the main problem that this research paper is ...

Originally Developed Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN WGU Task Objective Number:

GENERAL INFORMATION

Lesson Title & Subject(s): The Language of Language Arts

Instructional Setting: Classroom, group of 20 students grouped into 2, provided with materials for group activity in relation to learning phonics identifying consonants though the sound of each symbol.

STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES

Lesson Objective(s): To deliver a set of instructions that focuses on phonics. The use of phonics knowledge is essential in ensuring that the children are well versed with what they are reading and make them familiar with the correct sounds of words which put great emphasis on pronunciation. By ...

Teaching to English language learners, both in the mainstream classroom and in separate ELL classes for those who are very new to English, brings unique challenges to classroom instruction. Depending on the subject matter you are covering in your classroom, your English-speaking students may be having a difficult time themselves mastering the content, particularly in vocabulary-heavy subjects such as secondary science or subjects that require sophisticated levels of interpretation. These challenges can often make it easy for teachers to lose sight of the challenges that their ELL students are facing in the classroom: imagine moving to Japan as a ninth grader ...