"Would Someone Say Something, Please?" Increasing Student Participation in College Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Kenney, J. L.; Banerjee, P.
Titel	"Would Someone Say Something, Please?" Increasing Student Participation in College Classrooms
Quelle	In: Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 22 (2011) 4, S.57-81 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-4800
Schlagwörter	College Environment; Classroom Communication; Student Motivation; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Student Participation; Action Research; Active Learning; Learner Engagement; Class Size; Teacher Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences; Teacher Expectations of Students; Educational Psychology; Teacher Attitudes; Feedback (Response); Teaching Styles; Student Surveys; Delaware; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulumwelt; Klassengespräch; Schulische Motivation; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Projektforschung; Aktives Lernen; Klassengröße; Geschlechterkonflikt; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Research shows that active student participation facilitates learning. However, encouraging undergraduate college students to engage meaningfully in classroom discussion and to respond to questions, especially in larger classes, can often be frustrating for instructors (Weaver & Qi, 2005). Set against a focused review of the literature, the authors of this descriptive "action research" study explored reasons why students may be reluctant to speak up in class. Based on feedback received from student surveys and in-class discussions, they provide their insight-based recommendations for ways to encourage more participation and discourse in college classrooms. The authors also discuss influences of course and program characteristics (focus, content, size), learning and teaching styles and strategies, as well as instructor and student characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity) on student participation. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10