Running head: INQUIRY RESEARCH PLAN

Inquiry Research Plan

Richelle Mansfield
University of South Florida

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Background/Purpose

For my inquiry I have decided to focus on using a multitude of strategies within

the curriculum to try and increase student engagement and therefor increase student success.
This is a topic that I am extremely passionate about because I believe students are more likely to
succeed if they feel motivated and engaged in the content. Throughout my field experiences I
have often witnessed students that were disengaged in the curriculum. I noted students playing
in their desks, hiding library books in their content books during instruction, and even falling
asleep on occasion. I would often wonder what I can do as a teacher to prevent this from
happening in my own classroom. I will be entering a new field experience in the spring of 2017
and have been communicating with my new co-teacher this is something I would like to
implement. I have already gathered a plethora of strategies I would like to try. Some of these
strategies include: gallery walks, graffiti walls, think-pair-share, and jig-saws.
Wondering
How can I incorporate engagement strategies in the content areas to increase student success?
Literature
Article 1
Title of Article

Summary/Key Quote

Citation

Relationships Matter: Linking Teacher Support to Student

Engagement and Achievement
Adena M. Klem, James P. Connell
Elementary students reported by teachers as highly engaged were
more than twice as likely to do well on the performance and
attendance index..
I found this article to be beneficial because it described how teacher
support can be a strategy to increase student engagement. If the
teacher provides a safe and caring environment, with clearly stated
high expectations students are more apt to remain engaged
throughout the day.
Connell, J. P. (2004). Relationships Matter: Linking Teacher Support
to Studenement and Achievment. Journal of School Health,

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262-273.

Article 2
Title of Article
Summary/Key Quote
Citation

Best Practices in Fostering Student Engagement

This reading provides recommendations for fostering student
engagement as well as increasing achievement motivation.
Appleton, J. J., Berman-Young, S., Christenson, S. L., Reschly, A.
L., Spanjers, D. M., Varro, P. (2002). Best Practices in
Fostering Student Engagement. Best Practices in School
Psychology, 4, 1099-1105.

Article 3
Title of Article
Summary/Key Quote
Citation

Whole-Group Response Strategies to Promote Student Engagement

in Inclusive Classrooms
This article talked about the importance of incorporating student
involvement in lessons to increase student engagement.
Nagro, S. A., Hooks, S. D., Fraser, D. W., & Cornelius, K. E. (2016).
Whole-Group Response Strategies to Promote Student
Engagement in Inclusive Classrooms. Teaching Exceptional
Children, 48(5), 243-249. doi:10.1177/0040059916640749

Methods/Procedures
Week
1
2
3
4

Data to be collected
What are the interests of my students?
Observe for student engagement in ELA
Observe for student engagement in math and
science
Determine which content area (ELA or
Math/Science) I would like to focus on which
content area includes the least student
engagement and could benefit from student
engagement strategies

How I will collect data

Student interest surveys
Observational notes
Observational notes
Compare all data from the
first three weeks

Multimodal Presentation
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