Title
Making Learning Personal: Relevance in the Classroom
Date
5-30-2013 5:00 PM
Location
Education (ED) 217
Department
Teacher Education
Session Chair
Carmen Caceda
Session Chair
Ken Carano
Session Chair
Alicia Wenzel
Session Title
Department of Teacher Education Student Posters
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Ken Carano
Presentation Type
Poster session
Abstract
As America experiences the rise of standardized testing, this research argues that the most effective learning happens not when students are pressured into high performance but when students see the relevance of the education. This project explored this idea by assigning two projects to 8th grade students – one assignment was teacher directed and the other involved student choice. After the implementation of both of these assignments, the performances from both were compared, surveys regarding student interest were administered, and observations were recorded to discover if students’ perception of relevance of the material effected the level of their work.
Recommended Citation
Pagett, Christen, "Making Learning Personal: Relevance in the Classroom" (2013). Academic Excellence Showcase Schedule. 21.
http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/aes_event/2013/ted/21
Making Learning Personal: Relevance in the Classroom
Education (ED) 217
As America experiences the rise of standardized testing, this research argues that the most effective learning happens not when students are pressured into high performance but when students see the relevance of the education. This project explored this idea by assigning two projects to 8th grade students – one assignment was teacher directed and the other involved student choice. After the implementation of both of these assignments, the performances from both were compared, surveys regarding student interest were administered, and observations were recorded to discover if students’ perception of relevance of the material effected the level of their work.