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An Exploratory Study on Students’ Engagement in Social Studies of Year 7
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Abstract:
There is lack of student engagement noticeably among secondary schools. Willms, Friesen, &
Milton (2009), studied that disengagement typically becomes a concern in middle school and
high school. The study involved student engagement in the classroom, with three specific
interests firstly, to look at the perception of teachers on student engagement, where teachers
conceptualized student engagement as only behavioral dimension and both agreed that
cultural context is a factor in student learning. Secondly, to look at the degree students
exhibiting engaging behaviors and thirdly, to explore the factors that affect student
engagement. From the analysis, students did exhibit engagement as they were engaged to do
the activity (behavioral engagement) and excited to do a group work (affective engagement).
Positive body language, consistence focus, verbal participation, student confidence, fun and
excitement play deterministic roles in conceptualizing students’ level of engagement.
Hopefully, the study will generate outcome that are beneficial to teachers to be aware on the
importance of engaging students in learning especially in Social Studies.
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Date:
2015
Authors:
Zolkernain Ishak
Dk Yusimah Pg Hj Amjah
Publisher:
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)
