Submission Type
Event
Faculty Advisor
Leah Nillas
Expected Graduation Date
2018
Location
Room 102, State Farm Hall
Start Date
4-21-2018 10:00 AM
End Date
4-21-2018 11:00 AM
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
Student engagement is a key factor in the middle school classroom; with many students, all of whom have different needs, it can be difficult to maintain. One of the best ways to engage students lies within the teacher’s style of teaching (Everston & Weade, 1989). In this qualitative study, I discuss how various aspects of my teaching style affected student engagement in a sixth-grade mathematics classroom to determine if certain facets of my teaching style consistently fostered student engagement. In this study, student engagement was defined by students’ emotional engagement, or students’ reactions to classwork, school, and people and how the students’ reactions influenced their work. Data was collected through lesson plans, field notes, photographs, and anecdotal records. The findings of this study are significant to the field of education because they could determine ways to maintain and enhance student engagement.
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Engaging Students with Style
Room 102, State Farm Hall
Student engagement is a key factor in the middle school classroom; with many students, all of whom have different needs, it can be difficult to maintain. One of the best ways to engage students lies within the teacher’s style of teaching (Everston & Weade, 1989). In this qualitative study, I discuss how various aspects of my teaching style affected student engagement in a sixth-grade mathematics classroom to determine if certain facets of my teaching style consistently fostered student engagement. In this study, student engagement was defined by students’ emotional engagement, or students’ reactions to classwork, school, and people and how the students’ reactions influenced their work. Data was collected through lesson plans, field notes, photographs, and anecdotal records. The findings of this study are significant to the field of education because they could determine ways to maintain and enhance student engagement.