Laayoune Sakia Elhamra Regional Training Center for the Education Profession
Action research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
teacher-training program
How Can I Enhance My
Students’ Engagement in
Learning?
(Common Core and 1st Year
Baccalaureate Students in
Salah Eddine Al Ayoubi high
school in Akhfennir)
Presented by : Latifa Nait Badout
Supervised by : Mohamed Lehjef
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Table of content:
Introduction:..........................................................................................................3
The problem :........................................................................................................3
The objectives :.....................................................................................................3
Part one : exploration............................................................................................4
I. Exploration methodology :..........................................................................4
II. Review of the literature :..............................................................................4
Definition of learner engagement :.................................................................4
Factors that influence learner engagement :...................................................5
Ways to increase the level of student’s engagement :....................................5
III. Data analysis and interpretation :............................................................10
Part two : action...................................................................................................11
I. Action for change :.....................................................................................12
II. After the action : observation.....................................................................13
III. Reflection : lesson learnt.........................................................................14
Conclusion :.........................................................................................................15
References:..........................................................................................................17
Appendices :........................................................................................................18
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References:
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Academic Engagement Level of Students Who Read Braille: A Comparison
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Bauld, A. (2022). How to Engage High School Students in Learning. Rethink
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students-in-learning/
Coates, H (2008), 'Attracting, engaging and retaining: New conversations about
learning'.
Fredricks, J.A., Blumenfeld, P.C., & Paris, A.H. (2004). School engagement:
Potential of the concept, state of the evidence.
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Marchant, G. J., Paulson, S. E., & Rothlisberg, B. A. (2001). Relations of
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Academic Achievement. Psychology in the Schools, 38, 505-519.
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McInerney, D. M. (2010). The Role of Sociocultural Factors in Shaping Student
Engagement in Hong Kong: An Ethnic Minority Perspective. Hong Kong: The
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Smith, D. C., Ito, A., Gruenewald, J., & Yeh, H. L. (2010). Promoting School
Engagement: Attitudes toward School among American and Japanese Youth.
Journal of School Violence, 9, 392-406.
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Wang, C., Mirzaei, T., Xu, T., & Lin, H. (2022). How learner engagement
impacts non-formal online learning outcomes through value co-creation: an
empirical analysis. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher
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Appendices :
Questionnaire :
Dear students,
In this questionnaire, you are kindly asked to answer the following
questions about learner engagement.
1- I am :
Male
Female
2- I am :
A common core student.
A 1st baccalaureate student.
3- How often do you participate in class activities?
Always.
Sometimes.
Rarely.
Never.
4- Do you feel motivated when you participate in class activities?
Highly motivated.
Somewhat motivated.
Not motivated at all.
5- What is the main factor that influences your engagement in class
activities?
Interesting and relevant content.
Clear instructions.
Teacher’s encouragement and support.
Peer interactions.
Engaging teaching methods.
Use of technology.
Other :
…………………………………………………………………………..
6- What is the main challenge that you face in staying engaged during class
activities ?
Lack of motivation or interest in the content.
Difficulty of understanding the material being taught.
Lack of encouragement from the teacher.
Lack of access to technology.
Boring teaching methods.
Other: …………………………………………………………………
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7- How often do you feel that the material being taught is relevant to your
interest ?
Always.
Sometimes.
Rarely.
Never.
8- Do you feel that your teacher encourages and supports you ?
Yes.
No.
9- what type of classroom activities do you find interesting ?
Group discussions .
Individual assignments.
Debates.
Presentations.
Online quizzes.
Other: …………………………………………………………………
10- What do you think your teacher can do to make the classes more
engaging and interesting for students like you ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
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The warm ups and wrap ups I used :
Warm ups Tongue twister : “she sells Riddle : : “it is something that
seashells in the seashore” belongs to you but others use it
more than you do.”
Wrap ups Spelling bee : I would Word chain : the aim of this activity
usually do this activity to is to help improve the students’
revise the spelling of the vocabulary mastery
vocabulary the students
have learned.
Examples of lessons in which I had the students work in pairs or
groups :
Class/ Level : CC Unit 3 : Food Lesson : Ordering a meal in a restaurant
(communication)
This is what I did in the practice stage :
-T. asks Ss to work in close pairs (one student is the waiter and the other one is the customer).
-Ss look at their own cue card and follow the instructions to have a conversation with their partner”
-T. moves around to listen to different pairs and correct pronunciation.
-T. asks Ss to act out their own conversations in front of the class.
Level : 1st Bac Unit 3: media Lesson : vocabulary related to media
This is what I did in the practice stage :
Activity B p.40:
Ss do the task individually (read the words in the columns and think about their meaning).
Ss are asked to work in pairs and check with their partner (discuss with each other).
T asks the pairs to share their answers.
Level : 1st bac Unit 2 : education Focus : brain storming and note taking.
T draws a word web about cheating on exam.
Ss come up with ideas related to the topic to complete the word web.
T asks the Ss to read the scrambled paragragh in page 32, and put them in the correct order.
T shows the Ss a picture and asks them to describe it.
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Brainstorm ideas about the topic of the picture.
T draws a word web about dropping out of school.
Ss come up with ideas related to the topic to complete the word web.
T introduce the outline of an essay.
Ss complete the outline using the ideas from the web.
Teacher asks the students to write a four paragraph essay about dropping out of school.
T devides the Ss to three groups and assign each group a paragraph.
Students write their first draft.
The groups exchange their draft .(highlight the mistakes) while the teacher is monitoring.
Students make some changes in if necessary.
Students reconsider the grammar structure and vocabulary items based on the teacher’s feedback.
Students write a final draft.
Some of the pictures I used to teach lessons :
These are some pictures I used to introduce some
food vocabulary to my common core students.
I used these pictures in a reading comprehension
lesson (unit 5: celebrations) to introduce the
reading text that talks about Imlchil festival.
