Excellence in Humanities Award Session
Using Primary Sources Inside of the Classroom
University
Shawnee State University
Major
Integrated Social Studies / AYA Education
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
Primary sources, secondary sources, student engagement, student retention
Abstract
This study focuses on the differences between primary and secondary sources and how student engagement increases when teachers implement primary sources more often than secondary sources. For this action research project, the researcher will be collecting data from different assessments in which students will have the opportunity to use primary and secondary sources in the classroom at an equal pace. The purpose of this study is to explain why teachers should use primary sources as opposed to secondary sources because students perform better, are more engaged, and retain the information at a higher rate. This study is significant because many teachers still use secondary sources as their main source of providing information and some teachers only use secondary sources.
Human Subjects
yes
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
John Roush
Faculty Mentor Title
Doctor
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Second Faculty Mentor
Gregory Williams
Second Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Second Faculty Mentor Department
School of Education
Recommended Citation
Wireman, Collier, "Using Primary Sources Inside of the Classroom" (2022). Celebration of Scholarship. 2.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2022/humanities/2
Using Primary Sources Inside of the Classroom
This study focuses on the differences between primary and secondary sources and how student engagement increases when teachers implement primary sources more often than secondary sources. For this action research project, the researcher will be collecting data from different assessments in which students will have the opportunity to use primary and secondary sources in the classroom at an equal pace. The purpose of this study is to explain why teachers should use primary sources as opposed to secondary sources because students perform better, are more engaged, and retain the information at a higher rate. This study is significant because many teachers still use secondary sources as their main source of providing information and some teachers only use secondary sources.