Engaging FYC Students with Quality Work Design

<p>Students learn at deeper levels when engaged with their work; however, engaging students in writing is one of the biggest challenges <em>all</em> composition teachers face. This qualitative study asked Kennesaw State University students to describe the work in English 1101 and English 1102 that they found meaningful and engaging. The data collected was then aligned with research about engaging students in grades K-12 based on the work of Phillip Schlechty. Results from this study reveal that many of the same engagement qualities identified by Schlechty have application in the FYC classroom for engaging students and improving learning.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)

Level thesis:degree_level

Capstone

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Deal, Candace

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Beth Daniell
• Dr. Letizia Guglielmo

• first year composition
• student engagement
• learner engagement
• writing
• learning
• student motivation
• Phillip Schlechty
• Working on the Work
• Educational Methods
• Higher Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/mapw_etd/4

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:mapw_etd-1005