Thursday, 4/7/2022
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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Middle Childhood Education English Language Arts and Social Studies
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
Explicit Instruction, Action Research, Qualitative Data, Implicit Instruction
Abstract
The research problem and objectives in this research project focus on being an effective teacher and looking at the instructional strategies that make for an effective learning experience. The following question is what this research attempts to answer, “Is explicit instruction an effective method of instruction in the Content Areas?” The method of the study will be to determine, through ELA writing assignments, if the impact and effectiveness of explicit instruction on student learning is more effective than the same lessons using a more traditional and implicit method of teaching the same content. This paper will define, implement, and analyze teacher-directed explicit instruction in an English Language Arts lesson. The study will compare data derived from two lessons. One lesson will use traditional and implicit instructional strategies while the second lesson will be taught using explicit instructional strategies. The argument is that student success and quality of learning will increase through the use of explicit instruction. Qualitative data will be collected based on the students’ work/assessments from the lessons and a student survey. Based on the research, data collected, and the results of the assessments and surveys, we will determine if explicit instruction is an effective mode of instruction leading to greater student achievement in the content areas.
Human Subjects
no
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
John Roush
Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Second Faculty Mentor
Greg Williams
Second Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Second Faculty Mentor Department
School of Education
Recommended Citation
Belt, Israel, "Is Explicit Instruction an Effective Method of Instruction in the Content Areas?" (2022). Celebration of Scholarship. 6.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2022/day4/6
Is Explicit Instruction an Effective Method of Instruction in the Content Areas?
The research problem and objectives in this research project focus on being an effective teacher and looking at the instructional strategies that make for an effective learning experience. The following question is what this research attempts to answer, “Is explicit instruction an effective method of instruction in the Content Areas?” The method of the study will be to determine, through ELA writing assignments, if the impact and effectiveness of explicit instruction on student learning is more effective than the same lessons using a more traditional and implicit method of teaching the same content. This paper will define, implement, and analyze teacher-directed explicit instruction in an English Language Arts lesson. The study will compare data derived from two lessons. One lesson will use traditional and implicit instructional strategies while the second lesson will be taught using explicit instructional strategies. The argument is that student success and quality of learning will increase through the use of explicit instruction. Qualitative data will be collected based on the students’ work/assessments from the lessons and a student survey. Based on the research, data collected, and the results of the assessments and surveys, we will determine if explicit instruction is an effective mode of instruction leading to greater student achievement in the content areas.