Area of concern
LEARNING INTERACTIONS
Interactions
Marcus Coleman
Ashford University
Dr.Miller
Area of concern
Diversity is apart of the learning process
How learners interact is crucial in diversity
Interactions helps students develop skills
Understanding the interactions will develop teachers’ knowledge (Markee 2015)
The study seeks to address class interactions
In the current learning places or classes, diversity is one thing that cannot be avoided because of cultural dynamism. Class interaction is crucial because it is the major determinant of how people are going to learn. The study will seek to understanding the role of interaction in classes and how teachers can benefit from the same
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Problem statement
Based on past studies, interactions affect results
The interactions concern all the stakeholders
The earlier interaction of students affect relationships (Manke 1997)
More skills are learnt and earlier age
Learning happens better during participation
According to the past studies, the way learners interact with the teachers and their fellow learners and even parents have a great impact on performance. When pupils start interacting early in life, they develop mores skills later on in life. The earlier interactions are key because they determine the level of skills development.
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Background
Most students experience minimal interaction
There more restrictions in classrooms
These effects are also felt across different levels
Some students resist the interaction with other parties
There is more excitement in groups
According to observation, in the school, students are not very keen on interactions because they prefer being paired with people who have similar interests. The reason why this is so could be because the students face restrictions from the teachers hence the attitude.
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Intervention
Develop different tasks levels
Teachers to develop a varied version of work plan
Students would be less intimidated
Repeat the tasks and reverse the interactions
Students with special skills will be helped differently
There are various interventions which have been tried as part of getting the solution to the problem. Developing different levels of tasks is important because it helps the teachers to classify the learners based on their capability. When students are mixed with those of their friends who lack similar skills or those who posses more knowledge.
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Benefits of the interventions
The results produced are relevant
It examines the causes of the problem
Provides a basis for solutions
Guides the population in doing what is right
The interventions are important because they are relevant to the problem hence it would contribute to the development of solutions. It would also act as a guideline to defining the population.
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Philosophy
Teaching is passing knowledge
Understands qualities of education
Virtual and classroom teaching have different results
Ensures that problems are solved
Social principles
Social principles are standard
They provide standards for education
Social relations boost learning
The focus is on students and teachers
The challenges can be handled when interactions improve
Social principles are defined as standards which are used to define the expectations of the class. The interaction between the teacher and students are supported by the standards.
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Intervention plan
To provide equal chances to students
Identify and solve the problem
Develop hypothesis and solutions
Availability of teachers improves skills
Elimination of levels of interactions
The plan would be developed such that it can be able to provide equal chances to students and also provide solutions through the hypothesis.
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Participants
Teachers are main stakeholders
Students- they interact and learn
Parents
Other school workers
Each of the participants have special roles as far as class interactions are concerned. Teachers have the special and important role of directing all the activities and interactions within the class set up. In the absence the teacher, students cannot learn anything in terms of skills and knowledge. Students interact with fellow students, which is an important part of this study. They students also interact with teachers and parents. Parents provide facilities and other employees like cleaners also ensure that classes are habitable.
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Research Questions
Why is student to student interaction advantageous?
What are the problems faced when trying to enhance interaction?
How can we endorse a raise in student interaction?
The study will seek to examine the advantages of student interactions, the interactions would focus on student to student and student to teacher interactions. The study will also examine the problems and challenges that are faced with students during the interactions. Lastly, it would also be important to endorse the interaction of students.
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Literature review
Hypothesis will be developed from the two
The role of literature review is to provide insight
It is pre emption of actual research
It improves quality of research
Literature review is basically the relationship between what has been done before in other researchers and what is intended to be researched on now. It provides an insight into what other people have done.
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Data collection tools
Research questions
Surveys
Questionnaires
Observation
Control charts
Interviews
The study will get data from observing students in the classroom set up and also do a survey within the school premises. Questionnaires will also be given to teachers .
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Conclusion
The interaction are good for learning
Teachers play key role in interactions
Each participant has an irreplaceable role
Limitations and restrictions are bad for interactions (Kumpulainen 2002)
Interaction help in developing social skills
Interactions are at the center of the study because they are the major determinants of students ability to learn and understand. While the people who drive the students like teachers play key roles, still it is upon the children that they manage to build their own interactions with fellow learners.
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References
Kumpulainen, K. & Wray, D. (2002). Classroom interaction and social learning: from theory to practice. London New York: RoutledgeFalmer.
Manke, M. (1997). Classroom Power Relations Understanding Student-teacher Interaction. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
Markee, N. (2015). The handbook of classroom discourse and interaction. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
