A3 Trends Asignment

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A3 Trends Asignment

• Due 6/19/06

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Trend

• To have or take a particular direction
  inclination tendency
• A trend in education is an initiative to improve
  teaching in learning.
• A teaching trend typically is a result of a
  deficit or problem in teaching and learning.

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Examples

• Technology
• Interdisciplinary
• Multi Age
• Character Education
• White Boards
• Art in Education
• Student Centered

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Assignment

• Do a web search (library)
• Find a trend in education that will improve
  teaching and learning in your content area
• Find articles through EBSCO Host
• (2 ECI 322 4 ECI 522)
• Five years or newer
• Addresses teaching learning in your content

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Structured Abstract

• Write a one page abstract for each article using
  the following categories
• Citation
• Problem
• Variables
• Design
• Findings
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

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Citation

• Write a full Citation for the article in APA
  format.
• Dong, Y.R. (2005) Bridging the cultural gap by
  teaching multicultural literature. The
  Educational Forum, 69, 367-382.

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Problem

• Statement of research problem or question that is
  being addressed in the article. What is the
  thesis statement?
• Many teachers feel unease when teaching
  multicultural literature and it is frequently
  avoided. Dong asserts that teachers can be taught
  to feel more at ease but they need guidance.

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Variables

• Define the variables in the problem.
• The teachers are students in her Teaching
  Multicultural Literature course. Unease is
  described as avoiding and limiting multicultrue
  literature to appropriate times (e.g. Black
  literature in January.)

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Design

• Describe the design of the study. Where, when,
  how many, etc.?
• Dong interviewed high school students in a New
  York City public school. The students were 14 and
  16 years old. The teachers who were interviewed
  teach middle and nigh school in NYC public
  schools. 85 white, 15 Asian. All teachers
  include only an occasional example of
  multicultural literature in the classroom. The
  study was conducted in Fall 2002.

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Findings

• What was discovered in the study?
• Student interviews indicated that they are
  dissatisfied with the amount of multicultural
  literature currently in their curriculum. Dongs
  students revealed little cultural awareness.
  Dongs students became more comfortable
  discussing books on a cultural level.

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Conclusions

• What conclusions were discovered from the
  findings?
• Multicultural literature can spark the interest
  of students who have shown no previous interest
  in literature because they are able to relate to
  the characters and the story. Teachers require
  training in order to feel comfortable teaching
  such literature.

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Recommendations

• What does the article recommend for improving the
  problem?