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Engagement is a multifaceted construct that can influence learning outcomes. In this ex post facto study, we examined the correlations between different engagement constructs, as well as the impact of engagement on preservice teachers’ teaching knowledge and skills. We collected and analyzed video data from fourteen individual sessions with a coding scheme for engagement in VR-based teaching practices using AI-powered virtual students, as well as a teaching knowledge and skills posttest. The preliminary findings suggested that preservice teachers’ VR movement may correlate with disengagement, while emotional engagement, particularly confusion, can support learning opportunities. Engagement observed in the current study significantly predicted teaching knowledge and skills development.
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Teaching data literacy with creativity: the Dear Data project in middle school
Building opportunities for students to interact with data in creative and novel ways builds curiosity, engagement, and data literacy skills. During participation in an NSF Research Experience for Teachers program, we focused on building our skills with data collection, analysis, and visualization. Dear Data was a key text used to help us explore data in a different way. In this article we provide three ways to implement Dear Data concepts in the middle school classroom, each with a different time commitment. We have found these activities engage students deeply, and the creativity of their work reflects this engagement.
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- PAR ID:
- 10660008
- Publisher / Repository:
- National Science Teachers Association / Taylor & Francis
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Science Scope
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0887-2376
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 21-27
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Data Collection Data Analysis Data Visualization Data Interpretation Data Literacy Analyzing and Interpreting Data Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information Data Detectives
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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