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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"student disengagement"”.
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Implementation of cross-disciplinary projects to improve student engagement: a leadership study in building capacity for collaboration between middle school teachers
Most students, including at-risk students, enter school engaged in the process and eager to learn, like school, and comply with school routines (Alexander, Entwisle, & Horsey, 1997; Nystrand & Gamoran, 1991). Over time students' interest in school declines and they fail to connect within the school …
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Unpacking The Cultural Relevance Of The High School Experiences Of African-American Males
… the vast research on cultural competence and student engagement, little is known about the perspectives of the Black male students who have graduated from any New Jersey public schools This qualitative, phenomenological, multi-case study examines the experiences of Black male students who have …
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Using Song Lyrics In Teaching An Undergraduate Statistics Course
… instructional techniques in order to enhance student engagement and learning. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to develop a deeper understanding of the lived educational experiences of Millennials enrolled in an introductory statistics course when song lyrics were …
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Using Gamification to enhance student engagement at a South African Private Higher Education Institution: A DBR approach
… as an instructional approach to boost student engagement in a Management Information Systems (MIS) course at a South African Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI). Utilizing a Design-Based Research (DBR) framework, the research aims to develop evidence-based design principles for …
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Investigating self-efficacy: Early childhood teachers’ understanding of self-efficacy
Students are experiencing an increased pressure to perform academically at a younger age with reports of the narrowing of curriculum and student disengagement. Current research literature suggests curricula should reflect the increased pressures students are facing. A focus on the social and …
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AP Statistics Students’ Conceptions of Engagement and Technology in a Flipped Classroom: A Phenomenographical Study
<p>The purpose of this dissertation was to study student engagement and disengagement within an AP Statistics course using flipped classroom strategies. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding, Dewey’s Active Learning Theory, the Microsystem of Student Engagement in a Flipped …
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(Re)connecting disconnections: the role of Cogenerative Spaces in our awareness of how learning is mobilised in schools
… about inequalities perpetuated through schools, student disengagement from learning, disrespectful student behaviour, and decreasing rates of teacher recruitment and retention. This speaks to a need to consider the transformational potential of those who have the most experience of the nested …