An Action Research Study Involving Motivating Middle School Students' Learning through Online Literature Circles

Autor/in	Falter Thomas, Angela
Titel	An Action Research Study Involving Motivating Middle School Students' Learning through Online Literature Circles
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 9 (2014) 1, S.44-54 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-3308
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Computer Mediated Communication; Communities of Practice; Comparative Analysis; Conventional Instruction; Rural Schools; English Instruction; Language Arts; Adolescent Literature; Preservice Teachers; Literacy Education; Surveys; Interviews; Content Analysis; Student Motivation; Qualitative Research; Educational Technology; Action Research; College School Cooperation; English Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Thematic Approach; Learner Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Computerkonferenz; Community; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Sprachkultur; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Schulische Motivation; Qualitative Forschung; Unterrichtsmedien; Projektforschung; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Themenzentrierter Unterricht
Abstract	In this study, I explored the motivation of middle school students participating in online literature circles facilitated by college students, compared to traditional face-to-face literature circles they previously utilized. Sixty-eight rural, middle school students from two English teachers' classrooms took part in two sets of online literature circles. Each literature circle focused on one book and lasted for four weeks. The 18 college students were pre-service teachers taking a semester-long course on the teaching of literacy to middle school students. Data from surveys, interviews, and online discussion posts reveal middle school students can be motivated to learn in meaningful ways from online literature circles involvement. Literature circles implementation in middle school classrooms is continually evolving as teachers respond to the challenges they face teaching today's students. Qualitative analysis suggests incorporating online literature circles can be a helpful way to motivate middle school students to read for enjoyment, to better comprehend and to discuss books at deeper levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01