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University

Shawnee State University

Major

Middle-Childhood Education

Student Type

Undergraduate Student

Presentation Types

Oral Presentation

Keywords:

authentic learning, project-based learning, simulations, application

Abstract

Some people enter the profession of education simply to give students the information necessary for their speciality areas. However, the most meaningful educators seem to have a passion for preparing students to make adult decisions with authentic learning strategies. These teachers use methods such as problem-based learning and simulations to present the content to students through realistic situations. Could these techniques enhance the students’ abilities to commit the integral information to their longterm memory and be able to apply it to new situations? To investigate this question the researcher implements such activities through the instruction of eighth-graders in a southern Ohio school district.

Human Subjects

yes

IRB Approval

no

Faculty Mentor Name

Gay Lynn Shipley

Faculty Mentor Title

Professor of Education

Faculty Mentor Academic Department

School of Education

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“Responsible Citizens”: Authentic Learning to Prepare for Adulthood in American History

Some people enter the profession of education simply to give students the information necessary for their speciality areas. However, the most meaningful educators seem to have a passion for preparing students to make adult decisions with authentic learning strategies. These teachers use methods such as problem-based learning and simulations to present the content to students through realistic situations. Could these techniques enhance the students’ abilities to commit the integral information to their longterm memory and be able to apply it to new situations? To investigate this question the researcher implements such activities through the instruction of eighth-graders in a southern Ohio school district.