SET Lab 2019 — Amy Littlefield

Final Thoughts on My Journey: Engaging Seniors in Government

The Final Data Collection: The Political Process and Elections

Engaging Simulations: The Supreme Court

In my last post, I reported that so far my data is showing increased student engagement and interest in the topics covered in the activities. I continue to utilize self-report inventories to measure student engagement tailored to each activity. To review, my…

Student Reactions to Engaging Lesson Plans

Student Self-Report Inventories

The Start of Data Collection: Survey and Conference

Student Survey and Class Conference

To begin my data collection, I had students in each class complete a survey for their warm up and held a student conference on the same day. I wanted to find out if the student…

Methodology: How Will I Collect My Data?

In my previous posts, I discussed my research question and hypothesis for my study and then my literature review. To recap, my research question is: How can I maximize the civic engagement of my 12th-grade government students upon their graduation in time to…

The Literature Review

The journey has brought me both forward and back. Through my literature review, I am finding articles that verify what I already do and have learned through my previous studies and experience as a teacher. However, they are demonstrating to me that I must be more explicit in sharing with…