Difference between revisions of "Students' Engagement"
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According to a study conducted by the national centre of education statistics, attendance | According to a study conducted by the national centre of education statistics, attendance among tenth-grade students is constantly decreasing. According to the same source, a study conducted in 2006 reveals that only 12% of high school students believe that schoolwork is meaningful whereas 21% of students believe that their courses are interesting. Finally, 39% of the students participating in the research believe that school work will have any bearing on their success in later life. | ||
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Finally I would like to refer the results of another very interesting study regarding motivation. Rewards versus punishment (which is extensively used in schools) seems not to motivate people in today's world. People doing more intellectual work are rather motivated by the presence of autonomy, purpose and mastery. This explains the growth of media based on volunteer work, for which contributors are actually the end-users (like youtube, wikipedia). The same, maybe even in larger scale is true for children). | |||
<h2>Enablers:<br></h2> | <h2>Enablers:<br></h2> | ||
Use of interactive technology | Use of interactive technology <br> | ||
Understanding that needs of students change throughout time | Understanding that needs of students change throughout time<br> | ||
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<h2>Inhibitors:<br></h2> | <h2>Inhibitors:<br></h2> | ||
Outdated educational system | Outdated educational system<br> | ||
Traditional teaching techniques | Traditional teaching techniques<br> | ||
Lack of link between student life and professional life | Lack of link between student life and professional life<br> | ||
<h2>Paradigm:<br></h2> | <h2>Paradigm:<br></h2> | ||
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<h2>Experts:<br></h2> | <h2>Experts:<br></h2> | ||
Durham University | Durham University <br> | ||
National centre for education statistics | National centre for education statistics<br> | ||
Joanna C. Dunlap and Patrick R. Lowenthal from the University of Colorado at Denver | Joanna C. Dunlap and Patrick R. Lowenthal from the University of Colorado at Denver<br> | ||
<h2>Web Resources:<br></h2> | <h2>Web Resources:<br></h2> | ||
http://nces.ed.gov | http://nces.ed.gov <br> | ||
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/trends-in-higher-education/twitter-in-the-classroom-studies-find-increased-student-engagement/ | http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/trends-in-higher-education/twitter-in-the-classroom-studies-find-increased-student-engagement/ <br> | ||
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc <br> | |||