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1、IMPROVINGSTUDENTENGAGEMENT:USEOFTHEINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDASANINSTRUCTIONALTOOLTOIMPROVEENGAGEMENTANDBEHAVIORINTHEJUNIORHIGHSCHOOLCLASSROOMADissertationPresentedtoTheFacultyoftheSchoolofEducationLibertyUniversityInPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeDoctorofEducationByG.LynMo
2、rganOctober,2008iiImprovingStudentEngagement:UseoftheInteractiveWhiteboardasanInstructionalTooltoImproveEngagementandBehaviorintheJuniorHighSchoolClassroombyG.LynMorganAPPROVED:COMMITTEECHAIRClarence“Chick”Holland,Ed.D.COMMITTEEMEMBERSKathieC.Morgan,Ed.DRufus“Jerry”Elliott,Ed.D.CHAIR,
3、GRADUATESTUDIESScottB.Watson,Ph.D.iiiAbstractG.LynMorgan.IMPROVINGSTUDENTENGAGEMENT:USEOFTHEINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDASANINSTRUCTIONALTOOLTOIMPROVEENGAGEMENTANDBEHAVIORINTHEJUNIORHIGHSCHOOLCLASSROOM.(UnderthedirectionofDr.Clarence(Chick)Holland)SchoolofEducation,October,2008.Thisstudyexam
4、inedtheimpactofinteractivewhiteboarduseonstudentengagementandappropriateat-taskbehaviorsofjuniorhighschoolstudents.Twohundredtwenty-sixstudentsattwopublicschoolsinnortheastFloridawereobservedduringthesecondquarteroftheschoolyear.Datawerecollectedusinganat-taskchecklist,andstudentscomp
5、letedanattitudesurveyregardingtheirperceptionoftheirownengagementandenjoymentwithinteractivewhiteboarduse.Significantdifferenceswerenotedinstudentbehaviorbetweeninstructionwithoutinteractivewhiteboarduseandinstructionwithinteractivewhiteboarduse.Nosignificantcorrelationswerefoundbetwe
6、enthevariablesgenderandethnicityandimprovedstudentbehavior.Resultsindicatethatuseoftheinteractivewhiteboardasaninstructionaltoolhasabeneficialeffectonstudentengagementinclassroomlessonsandleadstoimprovedstudentbehavior.Suggestionsforfurtherresearchareincorporatedaspartofthestudyresult
7、s.ivAcknowledgementsIwouldliketothanktheteacherswhoagreedtoparticipateinthisstudy,andtheirstudents.Iwouldalsoliketothankmycolleaguesfortheirsupport.Mythanksgoaswelltomycommittee,Dr.KathieC.MorganandDr.Rufus“Jerry”Elliott,fortheirinvaluableinsightsandadvice.Inparticular,IwanttothankDr.
8、Chick
