The Effect of Student-Centered Instruction on the Academic Achievement of First Grade Students
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Erin | |
| dc.contributor.program | Masters of Education | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T18:06:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T18:06:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study attempted to determine the impact of student-centered learning on student achievement among first grade students. Three classes of first grade students participated in the study. The study used a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest control group design. Two classes continued to receive the science instruction as provided by the county, while one class received science instruction tailored to be student-centered. Students in the student-centered class asked questions that drove the instruction, where students in the traditional classroom were taught based on a pre-determined curriculum. Before and after the sound unit in the science curriculum, each student was given a five-question survey to indicate their feelings about science instruction and given an assessment to evaluate mastery of the sound unit content. In this study, the change from pre-to-post unit test scores was statistically significant in favor of the student-centered approach. Further research should continue in this area to determine specific strategies that are most effective in encouraging student autonomy, as well as expanding the sample size to include a wider range of age levels. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 31 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | action research papers | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2gnfg-egw1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/21542 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation | Master of Education | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Goucher College, Baltimore, MD | |
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| dc.subject | student choice | en_US |
| dc.subject | autonomy | en_US |
| dc.subject | learner responsibility | en_US |
| dc.subject | achievement | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Education -- Research papers (Graduate). | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Student-Centered Instruction on the Academic Achievement of First Grade Students | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |