Learner Engagement

 

Bibliography

Bartsch, R. A., & Murphy, W. (2011). Examining the Effects of an Electronic Classroom Response System on Student Engagement and Performance. Journal Of Educational Computing Research, 44(1), 25-33.

In this study, the author researched the effect of Electronic Classroom Response Systems (ECRS) on students. The participants included 39 female and 13 male students from a university. They were randomly assigned to one of two lectures; one with clickers and one without clickers. The results of this study proved positive results for the ECRS.

Jimoyiannis, A. A., & Angelaina, S. S. (2012). Towards an Analysis Framework for Investigating Students' Engagement and Learning in Educational Blogs. Journal Of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(3), 222-234.

Web 2.0 is an online application for blogs as well as other social networks. The authors of this article address the issue of blogging, describing it as open, interactive, and easy to use. The participants in this study included 9 boys and 12 girls from grades k-9. He results of this study were positive. Students were interested and willing to participate in the blogs.

Manfra, M., & Lee, J. K. (2012). "You Have to Know the Past to (Blog) the Present": Using an Educational Blog to Engage Students in U.S. History. Computers In The Schools, 29(1-2), 118-134.

Using qualitative research, these authors examine the use of blogging for teaching history. Data was collected from an honors U.S. History course and an academic U.S. History class. These authors found that blogging encouraged student engagement.

Parsons, J., & Taylor, L. (2011). Retrieved from http://education.alberta.ca/media/6459431/student_engagement_literature_review_2011.pd.

There are common elements to increase student engagement. This article explores those six general attributes of exploration, interaction, relevance, instruction, assessment, and multimedia. The authors provide distinct insight into each of these components while providing ways to increase student engagement.

Smith, A. J., & Campbell, S. (2012). Exploring a Middle Ground Engagement with Students in a Social Learning Environment. Electronic Journal Of E-Learning, 10(3), 273-282.

In this study, the authors researched a Web 2.0 program; a blog called “Youthwire”. The authors contend that there is a middle ground between social space and academic space. The results of this study provided information that there is a need for further investigation of the “middle ground”.

Willms, D. (2011.). Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/leadership/Summer2011.pdf

This interview with Douglas Willms provides information for ways to engage students in their own learning. Willms points out that student engagement is only one factor in academic achievement. He discusses what learner engagement looks like in an instructional setting.

Additional References

Johnson, B. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-engagement-definition-ben-johnson

Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.