Primary sources and their effects on student interest

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of primary sources on the interest levels of three Honors classes during my Student Teaching. I wanted to see if my students would enjoy the ten primary sources I introduced to them. The study was conducted over a month's time. Data was collected using hundreds of surveys, over sixty questionnaires, fifteen interviews, and anecdotal notes to determine my seventy-five students' interest in the primary sources I chose for their classes. After analyzing the written data, I concluded that my students overwhelmingly enjoyed the primary sources we read and analyzed together. I then determined the reasons why they enjoyed them. Finally, I learned that the primary sources I handed out helped to produce meaningful debates and discussions of the past, helped to improve my pedagogy, and brought my students closer to an authentic studying of history.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. in Teaching

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Education

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Foster, Kevin T.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rodríguez, Yvonne E. González

• History--Sources; History--Study and teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/722

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1706