Increasing Group Work Participation in a Foods Laboratory
Term
Summer 8-14-2014
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAEd
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Laura Halldin
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Shalaine Seymour
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Sarah Neff
Abstract
The purpose of this research project was to answer this question, how can I achieve higher productivity, increase participation and engage students while working in groups in the family and consumer foods laboratory? It documents the journey of one family and consumer teacher facilitating groups in an effort to manage the classroom more effectively and motivate students. Incorporated into the research are a variety of resources related to the family and consumer science framework, cooperative learning methods and the benefits of group work. The author creates tools based off of Geoffrey E. Mills’ book Action Research A Guide for the Teacher Researcher to obtain meaningful and useful data. The primary motivation of this research was to reduce misbehaviors and develop a system that motivates, engages and increases participation while students work in groups.
Keywords
Classroom Management, Motivation
Recommended Citation
Getty, Marissa Ann, "Increasing Group Work Participation in a Foods Laboratory" (2014). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 19.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/19