Examining High-School Learners’ Experience of Task Motivation and Difficulty in a Two-Week Spanish Immersion Camp

2021 ◽  
pp. 566-584
Author(s):  
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss ◽  
Lindsay Giacomino ◽  
Dylan Jarrett
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2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Stroud

This paper takes an original approach to investigating why high school students in Japan may decide to undertake or reject tasks in task-based learning (TBL). Issues with non-participation, noise, and a lack of involvement are common experiences for high school teachers using tasks where students are left alone to work in pairs or groups. Such problems can be attributed to low motivation and discovering what it is about tasks that students find most motivating is very fruitful for task design purposes. A post-task motivation related survey was distributed to 196 junior and senior high school students twice after different tasks. Specifically, grabbing the attention of and creating a feeling of satisfaction for the students were found to be of the most significance for motivation to occur. Suggested directions for teachers of TBL with regards to motivational task design are offered in conclusion. 本論は、日本の高校生がtask-based learning (TBL)のタスクに取り組むか拒否するかをどのように決めているかを、独自の方法で検証した。ペアワークやグループワークなど生徒に任せるタスクを使用する場合、不参加や騒音や関与不足などの問題がしばしば見受けられる。タスクに対する動機づけの低さはその問題の原因となるので、タスクのどのような点が生徒の動機づけを最も高めるかを知ることは、タスクをデザインするうえで非常に有益である。動機づけに関するアンケート調査を、196名の中学・高校生に対して、異なるタスクの後で2度行った。調査結果の中で、生徒の関心を引くことと満足感を生み出すことが、動機づけを高めるために最も重要であることが分かった。結論として、TBLにおいて動機づけを高めるタスクデザインに関する提案を行う。


Author(s):  
D.F. Bowling

High school cosmetology students study the methods and effects of various human hair treatments, including permanents, straightening, conditioning, coloring and cutting. Although they are provided with textbook examples of overtreatment and numerous hair disorders and diseases, a view of an individual hair at the high resolution offered by an SEM provides convincing evidence of the hair‘s altered structure. Magnifications up to 2000X provide dramatic differences in perspective. A good quality classroom optical microscope can be very informative at lower resolutions.Students in a cosmetology class are initially split into two groups. One group is taught basic controls on the SEM (focus, magnification, brightness, contrast, specimen X, Y, and Z axis movements). A healthy, untreated piece of hair is initially examined on the SEM The second group cements a piece of their own hair on a stub. The samples are dryed quickly using heat or vacuum while the groups trade places and activities.


1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Florance ◽  
Judith O’Keefe

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1327-1336
Author(s):  
Tiffany R. Cobb ◽  
Derek E. Daniels ◽  
James Panico

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which adolescent students who stutter perceive their school experiences. Method This study used a qualitative, phenomenological research design. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 7 adolescent students who stutter (3 in middle school and 4 in high school). Participants were interviewed about their school experiences, including the effects of stuttering on academics, learning, teacher relationships, peer relationships, speech therapy experiences, and self-image. Data analysis consisted of transcribing interviews and analyzing them for emerging themes. Results Findings revealed that participants described a variety of experiences around the school setting. Participants reported less favorable middle school experiences. Middle school participants reflected more on teasing, bullying, and feelings of embarrassment, whereas high school participants revealed that teachers, staff, and peers were receptive and accepting of them and their stuttering. All participants reported that their speech therapy helped with classroom participation. Conclusions As a result of the participants' varied experiences, it is important to listen to and incorporate the voices of students who stutter into school, classroom, and therapy decision-making practices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1363-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Brown ◽  
Katy O'Brien ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter ◽  
Tracey Wallace

Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for rehabilitation professionals regarding the care of children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Given that mTBI impacts millions of children each year and can be particularly detrimental to children in middle and high school age groups, access to universal recommendations for management of postinjury symptoms is ideal. Method This viewpoint article examines the CDC guidelines and applies these recommendations directly to speech-language pathology practices. In particular, education, assessment, treatment, team management, and ongoing monitoring are discussed. In addition, suggested timelines regarding implementation of services by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are provided. Specific focus is placed on adolescents (i.e., middle and high school–age children). Results SLPs are critical members of the rehabilitation team working with children with mTBI and should be involved in education, symptom monitoring, and assessment early in the recovery process. SLPs can also provide unique insight into the cognitive and linguistic challenges of these students and can serve to bridge the gap among rehabilitation and school-based professionals, the adolescent with brain injury, and their parents. Conclusion The guidelines provided by the CDC, along with evidence from the field of speech pathology, can guide SLPs to advocate for involvement in the care of adolescents with mTBI. More research is needed to enhance the evidence base for direct assessment and treatment with this population; however, SLPs can use their extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injury as a starting point for post-mTBI care.


1973 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milo E. Bishop ◽  
Robert L. Ringel ◽  
Arthur S. House

The oral form-discrimination abilities of 18 orally educated and oriented deaf high school subjects were determined and compared to those of manually educated and oriented deaf subjects and normal-hearing subjects. The similarities and differences among the responses of the three groups were discussed and then compared to responses elicited from subjects with functional disorders of articulation. In general, the discrimination scores separated the manual deaf from the other two groups, particularly when differences in form shapes were involved in the test. The implications of the results for theories relating orosensory-discrimination abilities are discussed. It is postulated that, while a failure in oroperceptual functioning may lead to disorders of articulation, a failure to use the oral mechanism for speech activities, even in persons with normal orosensory capabilities, may result in poor performance on oroperceptual tasks.


ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Freeman

Without the supports of IEP programming, high school graduates on the autism spectrum may struggle. Here are five ways speech-language pathologists in schools can help them transition to what's next.


ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-26
Author(s):  
Aruna Prasad
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Social skills learned in high school can help students with ASDs succeed after graduation.


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