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What kind of activity is this — and does research support it?

The activity type: a subject-based interest inventory

What the research says

Applying it to K–12

Sources

  1. Sawyer, J. K., Braz, M. E., & Babcock, J. L. (2009). To Get-to-Know-You or Not to Get-to-Know-You: A Two Phase Study of Initial Engagement Activities. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 21(2), 187–196. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ899305.pdf
  2. Fleming, N. (2020, November 12). 6 Exercises to Get to Know Your Students Better—and Increase Their Engagement. Edutopia. edutopia.org
  3. Lave, J. (1996). Teaching, as learning, in practice. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 3(3), 149–164.
  4. Lave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press.
  5. Hughes, J. N., & Kwok, O. (2006). Classroom engagement mediates the effect of teacher–student support on elementary students’ peer acceptance. Journal of School Psychology, 43, 465–480.
  6. Hughes, J. N., & Zhang, D. (2007). Effects of the structure of classmates’ perceptions of peers’ academic abilities on children’s academic self-concept, peer acceptance, and classroom engagement. Journal of Contemporary Educational Psychology, 32, 400–419.
  7. Yeager, D. S., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014), as cited in Fleming (2020).

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