What- For over a century, an ethnographic method known as ‘participant observation’ has been an essential tool utilised in various anthropological and sociological disciplines in order to collect important qualitative research about people, their activities, and their cultures. (Kawulich, B 2005)
Participant observation enables a researcher to learn about the studied culture and its associated activities in a natural setting, through the acts of observing and participating in these activities.
Schensul, Schensul, and Lecompte (1999) define participant observation, the prime method used by anthropologists when doing fieldwork, as "the process of learning through exposure to or involvement in the day-to-day or routine activities of participants …show more content…
We chose this style in particular so as to have as minimal an impact as possible on the environment we were observing, in an attempt to gain a more organic insight to the daily operations of the subjected classes. By doing this in both rooms 234 and 236 we were then able to develop comparative insights about the aforementioned sections and classrooms. We did this in the hopes that any data trends found could in future studies be compared to findings and/or observations within more traditional class …show more content…
The research found that based on interviews ...suggest that instructors with a team based pedagogy did not see any increased levels of student engagement. [maybe “instructors who have embraced a more Team-Based instructional pedagogy independent of whether using an active or traditional classroom, have been unable to observe any significant change in perceived student engagement between teaching in each classroom style.] Another finding is that instructors who have previously taught in a traditional classroom using “Lecture” non TBL strategies or group exercises did note an increase in student engagement. We found that it is more about the pedagogy that the professor uses in the Active Learning Center than the layout of the classroom or the technology in the classroom that affects student engagement.
No significant difference in grades attendance about the same...maybe a little better...most professors didn’t know
The layout of the classroom facilitates conversation which is has positive and negative impact
Regular technology issues with classroom equipment
Noise/sound problem between adjoined classroom walls
Instructors have taught in a variety of classroom
Participant observation enables a researcher to learn about the studied culture and its associated activities in a natural setting, through the acts of observing and participating in these activities.
Schensul, Schensul, and Lecompte (1999) define participant observation, the prime method used by anthropologists when doing fieldwork, as "the process of learning through exposure to or involvement in the day-to-day or routine activities of participants …show more content…
We chose this style in particular so as to have as minimal an impact as possible on the environment we were observing, in an attempt to gain a more organic insight to the daily operations of the subjected classes. By doing this in both rooms 234 and 236 we were then able to develop comparative insights about the aforementioned sections and classrooms. We did this in the hopes that any data trends found could in future studies be compared to findings and/or observations within more traditional class …show more content…
The research found that based on interviews ...suggest that instructors with a team based pedagogy did not see any increased levels of student engagement. [maybe “instructors who have embraced a more Team-Based instructional pedagogy independent of whether using an active or traditional classroom, have been unable to observe any significant change in perceived student engagement between teaching in each classroom style.] Another finding is that instructors who have previously taught in a traditional classroom using “Lecture” non TBL strategies or group exercises did note an increase in student engagement. We found that it is more about the pedagogy that the professor uses in the Active Learning Center than the layout of the classroom or the technology in the classroom that affects student engagement.
No significant difference in grades attendance about the same...maybe a little better...most professors didn’t know
The layout of the classroom facilitates conversation which is has positive and negative impact
Regular technology issues with classroom equipment
Noise/sound problem between adjoined classroom walls
Instructors have taught in a variety of classroom