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The Benefits of Teacher-Led Classroom Discussion in a Secondary Social Studies Classroom

Stevens, Anthony J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281640769

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2008, Master of Arts in Education, Defiance College, Education.
Twenty-two eleventh and twelfth grade students participated in the study. These students attended a rural, public high school of 800+ students, located in a Midwest state. Nine of the students were males and thirteen of the students were females. All of the participants were in the same class period. The purpose of this project was to determine the benefits of implementing teacher-led classroom discussion in a secondary social studies class. Data was collected by the researcher through the use of a single method. The researcher utilized a series of single prompt/question assessments; created by the researcher, in order to collect data for the study the students were given two assessments per day. The first assessment was given after the students had only read the text. The second assessment was given after the students participated in a teacher-led classroom discussion derived from the reading. A total of three different assessments were used during the three days of data collection: Assessment #1, Assessment #2, and Assessment #3. The assessments were collected by the researcher and scored by the researcher through the use of the Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric. Data was recorded for each of the assessments and graphed for each day. The results in the study indicated an increase in student achievement, as determined by the students' scores, after the implementation of the teacher-led classroom discussion.
Jo Ann Burkhardt (Advisor)
49 p.
Social Studies Education
eleventh grade; twelfth grade; social studies; classroom discussion; assessment;

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  • Stevens, A. J. (2008). The Benefits of Teacher-Led Classroom Discussion in a Secondary Social Studies Classroom [Master's thesis, Defiance College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281640769

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stevens, Anthony. The Benefits of Teacher-Led Classroom Discussion in a Secondary Social Studies Classroom. 2008. Defiance College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281640769.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stevens, Anthony. "The Benefits of Teacher-Led Classroom Discussion in a Secondary Social Studies Classroom." Master's thesis, Defiance College, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281640769

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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