Studies in Teaching: 2015 Research Digest
Action Research - Education Department
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- title
- Studies in Teaching: 2015 Research Digest
- alternative
- Action Research Projects Presented at the 20th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum
- abstract
- This document presents the proceedings of the 20th Annual Research Forum held June 25, 2015, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following 21 action research papers: (1) History Lives! The Use of Simulations in a High School Social Studies Classroom (Lydia Adkins); (2) Using Francophone Music in the High School French Class (Virginia Browne); (3) Fostering Public Speaking through Pecha Kucha in the High School English Classroom (Robert Ciarrocca); (4) Choosing to Read: Scaffolding Pre-Choice, Choice, and Post-Choice Reading of Student-Selected Texts (Quentin Collie); (5) Supporting Students to Ask Scientific Questions in a Biology Project-Based Learning Unit (Alexandria Packard Dell'Aringa); (6) Using Hispanic Music in the Secondary Spanish Classroom (Sarah DeMatte); (7) American Girl Rising: The Effects of Incorporating Inspirational Video into the Secondary Mathematics Classroom (Thomas Flood); (8) History as a Pathway to Social Justice Engagement (Brandon Hubbard-Heitz); (9) Constructing Explanations: How Teachers Can Support Students in Extracting Scientific Evidence from Documentaries (Rachel Key); (10) The Long and Short of It: The Effects of Sudden Fiction in the Secondary English Classroom (Rachel Koval); (11) Reflecting on Revision: Student Reflection and Metacognitive Awareness in the Writing Process (Stephen Langford); (12) Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in a Public Secondary Social Studies Class (Jacob D. Leonard); (13) Solving with Reflection: The Use of Writing in a Secondary Mathematics Course (Austin J. Love, III); (14) Problem Posing in the High School Mathematics Classroom (Jennifer Mastin); (15) Oral Presentations and the Writing Process: Improving Students' Confidence through Sharing Writing (Julia Means); (16) Exploring the Relationship between Student Filmmaking Projects and Motivation Levels in a History Classroom (Cody Puckett); (17) The Influence of Student Constructed Historical Fiction Narratives on Student Engagement and Understanding of History (John A. Reynolds, II); (18) Use of Pre-Reading Strategies in Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Authentic Texts in the Secondary Spanish Classroom (Dara Rosenkrantz); (19) The Effects of Introversion and Extroversion on Whole-Class Discussion (Lindsay Schneider); (20) Use of Authentic Film in a Secondary Spanish Classroom to Develop Language Ability and Cultural Knowledge (Spencer A. Willis); and (21) Inquiry before Instruction: How the Use of Mathematical Questioning before Presenting Methodology Affects Student Attitude and Performance (Kalyn A. Wyckoff). (Individual papers contain references, tables, and figures.) [For the 2014 Research Digest, see ED545622.]
- subject
- Action Research
- Biology
- Conference Papers
- Cooperative Learning
- Correlation
- Cultural Awareness
- Culturally Relevant Education
- Discussion (Teaching Technique)
- Documentaries
- English Instruction
- Extraversion Introversion
- Fiction
- Film Production
- Films
- French
- Gender Differences
- Gender Issues
- High Schools
- Hispanic American Culture
- History
- History Instruction
- Inquiry
- Language Skills
- Large Group Instruction
- Learner Engagement
- Mathematics Achievement
- Mathematics Instruction
- Metacognition
- Music Activities
- Problem Solving
- Public Schools
- Public Speaking
- Questioning Techniques
- Reading Comprehension
- Reading Material Selection
- Reading Strategies
- Reflection
- Revision (Written Composition)
- Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
- Science Instruction
- Second Language Instruction
- Secondary Education
- Secondary School Mathematics
- Self Esteem
- Simulation
- Social Justice
- Social Studies
- Spanish
- Student Attitudes
- Student Motivation
- Student Projects
- Teacher Role
- Teaching Methods
- Video Technology
- Writing Assignments
- Writing Processes
- contributor
- McCoy, Leah P. (editor)
- coverage
- Winston-Salem, NC (spatial)
- date
- 2015-06-25
- 2025-05-02T19:20:08Z (accessioned)
- 2025-05-02T19:20:08Z (available)
- 2025-05-02 (issued)
- identifier
- ERIC Number: ED559718 (other)
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED559718 (uri)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/110802 (uri)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University