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 Nneoma Nze

Professor Beth Hernandez-Jason

Writing 101

July 31, 2014

Outline

Educational Reform: Teaching Strategies that Create Critical Thinker and Life-long

learner

1)  Introduction of topic: Teachers hold the most influence amongst school related factors that

determine students’ academic success. The techniques teacher use during class and the

atmosphere they set for the student holds great influence over a child’s educational

achievement. The varying ways in which students learn places a demand for teachers to shift

instruction styles from being so teacher-centered, towards instructional styles that focus moreon the students.

a)  Thesis: My literature review will focus on research that presents different student

centered instructional styles; such as, competency based education and mixed media as

teaching aids: such as collaborative group work, to help improve the academic success of

elementary and middle school children from lower social economic areas.

2)  Student centered learning: why is this important?

a)   In “Effects of active learning on student performance and retention” by Lis Bullard,

 Richard Felder, and Dianna Raubenheimer (20030, the authors indicate that student-

centered teaching styles have repeatedly shown to be more effective in accomplishing

educational objective than traditional teacher-centered instructions. It focuses on building

students through an active learning process. Such as; group work, discussions between

students and teachers, and interactive problem solving.

i )   Competency based learning: Teaching styles that give flexibility on how children

are graded, they provide personalized learning opportunities to students and assess

them base on what the teacher determines to be the students’ range of academic

growth. 

(1)   In “Knowledge Construction in the Learner -Centered Classroom” by Kathy L 

Schuh (2003), the author states the importance of teachers understanding student’s

attitudes towards material being taught, and how much they vary onknowledge/understanding of the material. This affect a student’s want to use cues

that link pervious learning experience to those in the classroom, to better

understand information. 

ii)  Mixed media as teaching aids: these teaching styles range from the use of

collaborative activities-such as class facilitations, group discussions, and learning

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opportunities outside the classroom- to the use of technology in classrooms as

interactive aids. 

(1)  Collaborative activities:  In “Effects of Integrated Instruction on Motivation and

Strategy use in reading” by Gurthrie, Wigfiel, VonSecker (2000). The authors saw

how the integrating hands on activities and collaborative work increased student

motivation for academia and knowledge retention. 

(2)  Using technology in classrooms: In “The Impact of Individual Competitive and

Collaborative Mathematics Game Play on Learning, Performance, and

 Motivation” by Plass, O’Keefe, Homer, Case, et al (2013) , the authors conducted

studies on how interactive educational games as teaching aids affect student

motivation to learn. These games were found to enrich the learning and teaching

 process, and boost students’ skills in intended subject. 

3)  Methods: Discuss how you found your studies; what categories you made to narrow down

your search, and any difficulties you had.

4) 

Conclusion:  based on all the studies you have read, is there a particular method that worksthe best out of all of them? Why? Did you find anything else worth mentioning?

5)  Discussion

i)   Quick exert on the importance behind implementing teacher career

development program to improve; teaching process, and increase students want

to learn.

(a)  In “Working Together for Toby: Early Childhood Student Teachers Engaging

in Collaboration Problem- Based learning around Child Abuse and Neglect”

(2010), the authors address the need for teacher ’s to be up-to date on new

methods being developed that improve education. As, well as why they should

constantly be in contact with each other and other educational developmentexperts.

i i )  Write about any errors found, or topics that should have been address that

weren’t addressed in any of the studies you found.