Saturday, August 2, 2014
ERIC Article: Listening to Their Voices: Middle Schoolers' Perspectives of Life in Middle School by Mary Anne Steinberg and Erica D. McCray
This article examines life in middle school from a middle schoolers' perspective. A qualitative study involving 15 middle school students from three middle schools in the Southeast region in the United States, discovers what students are looking for in middle school. Students were asked, "If you could change one thing at your middle school, what would it be?" Some of the students' responses included: More caring teachers, and more active classrooms. Another important finding is the use of technology impacts students attitudes toward learning, and through its incorporation in everyday problem solving, and through recognizing adolescents as individuals, learning can be impacted in a positive way.ERIC Listening to Their Voices Article
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When you write your summary please do this in your voice not the article summary found on Eric. It needs to be in your words as well as how you think you might be able to use this article for your research.
ReplyDeleteThis blog post reminded me to use last year’s student perception surveys for my research project. My research hopes to provide some insight into why my schools test scores have remained flat over the past three years. Student perception surveys will give me another angle to look at. Anyways, I also find it interesting that students want more active classrooms and one way of addressing this is through incorporating technology. Technology infused curriculum can make lessons more relevant and engaging. In addition, I think it sends a message to students that their instructor understand the importance of their digital literacy. Thanks again for reminding me of the “bottom line” the importance of our students’ perspectives of their instructional environment.
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