Student engagement

what determines the grade or score the students receive. In this chapter, I did not come across any particular statistics, but did find an idea mentioned by Jim Vopat to interesting. Vopat had the idea of the “good faith effort” as the assessment. Vopat believes that students should receive a score of 0 or 10, ten points for full engagement and zero if the student doesn’t engage. I like the idea of all or nothing when it comes to inquiry circles. Students have to participate and work with…

insufficient disability provisions inhibit students from interacting with essential locations - harming undergraduate students’ retention in geoscience (Natalie Bursztyn, Andy Walker, Brett Shelton, and Joel Pederson, p. 1). Unable to fund a trip to the Grand Canyon and curiosity about the effectiveness of augmented reality led scientists to test the benefits of a mobile augmented reality app of the Grand Canyon for students in a geoscience class. Overall, the students learning the VR had…

Models of student affairs help educators to “reflect on the characteristics of student affairs practice and the extent of the emphasis on student engagement and success” (Manning, Kinzie, and Schuh, 2017, p. 271). In order to enrich students’ educational experience and holistic development, I believe different student affairs models can be implemented at different levels while holding true to a university’s institutional mission. For over a year, I have worked with MBA students at the…

my current practices, while I do utilize my SmartBoard and try to incorporate interactive lessons, my students are still mostly doing everything in my class on paper. Although, I am at a disadvantage right now because I do not have daily access to computers, I can try harder to borrow them from the other teachers and check out the library on a regular basis. Next year, we hope to have every student receive a laptop for use at school and at home, which will allow me to utilize more technology in…

best for a student 's learning experiences resulting in many professors debating over the most efficient and effective method. Some professors prefer to stay with using limited amounts of technologies and sticking with traditional methods of testing such as exams and essays . Others feel that using technology in their curriculum such as digital textbooks, online databases and clickers allows for more diverse options to grade their students, while shying away from formal testing. Students also…

negative effect on the other students in the group. Finding a way to reduce behaviors could have been a way to make the unit more successful, by having lessons go more smoothly. The schedule for this unit needed to be extended several times, and one of the causes of this was the behaviors that got in the way of student learning. Finding a way to motivate the students who are being disruptive to focus, would have benefited this lesson. Some of the negative behaviors included students refusing to…

The development of non-cognitive skills could completely yet inadvertently benefit the success of students in school and in everyday life. Maybe after we allow students to build up their non-cognitive skills will they begin asking questions again and enjoying learning. After years of focusing on content knowledge, dealing with stressors, and fearing failure it is comforting to know that things can be done to refocus the attention of our education system. Although the solution seems simple, it is…

the semester. Students are to come in from their special class and grab their materials and go sit on the carpet and get ready for math to begin. These are expectations that should be memorized by now. Many of them do this and it contributes to the flow of the classroom and the engagement level of the entire groups. Students are expected to pay attention to the speaker during the mini-lesson by facing their way and not playing with any other items. For this reason I ask that each student place…

leader must encourage others to leave the outdated ideas of a classroom and student engagement and performance, and usher them into the new age of schooling. The leader should empower both students and teachers to think critically and creatively, and remind them of the difference…

decided to choose 2 students within the Continuing Education Department that were interested in transferring to a 4 year university. My goal was to assist the students in transitioning to credit course in order to obtain their Associate Degree. I was allowed to use Web X services from my employer to implement a face to face advisement meeting with the students. I was also able to enlist the help of an actual college advisor whom provided me with a sample degree plan for the students. Although I…