dc.contributor.author	Bowen, Elizabeth R.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-14T17:35:25Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:14Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:14Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-14T17:35:25Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:14Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:14Z
dc.date.issued	2003-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/88	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to find out which instructional activities students find most engaging, and what design qualities, including technology, are included in those activities. A focus group of students provided input about the kinds of lessons they found engaging in the past. Local middle school teachers designed lessons using the design qualities in Philip Schlechty's WOW framework (2002). Students assessed their own level of engagement in those lessons, and observers took notes of lessons and interviewed pre-selected students. The research found that these middle school students were more authentically engaged when lessons were connected to a product (Product Focus), when they were given a choice (Choice), when they were given a chance to work with others (Affiliation) and to let others see the results of their work (Affirmation), when the work is real and meaningful (Authentic), and when technology is used in meaningful ways (Novelty and Variety). The results of the study were communicated to the learning community through meetings with teachers and administrators. These meetings supported using Schlechty's WOW Framework to design quality work to give to students.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Instructional Activities	en_US
dc.subject	Student Engagement	en_US
dc.subject	Design Qualities	en_US
dc.title	Student Engagement and Its Relation to Quality Work Design: An Action Research Study	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.committee	Brovey, Andrew	en_US
dc.description.committee	Leader, Lars	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US