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Educating Boys: Examining Which Learning Style Is Most Effective. An Action Research Project By Peta-Gaye T. Grey Education 702.22 Spring 2010. Table of Contents. Introduction - Statement of the Problem 3
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Educating Boys: Examining Which Learning Style Is Most Effective An Action Research Project By Peta-Gaye T. Grey Education 702.22 Spring 2010
Table of Contents • Introduction -Statement of the Problem 3 -Review of Related Literature 4-8 -Statement of the Hypothesis 9
Statement of the Problem • There are significant differences in the ways girls and boys learn. Traditional education-the “sit down, be quiet and learn” approach-a system in place for decades and far more suitable to female learning, has been falling boys for a long time.
Review of Related Literature • Boys are impulsive, special-kinesthetic and physical aggressive learners. The focus on introducing more-boy friendly teaching strategies in the classroom has increased. • (Carrier, 2009) • Boys and girls, because of differences in brain construction, have differing educational needs and schools are not meeting boys’ needs. • (Weaver-Hightower, 2003)
Review of Related Literature • A Meta-Analytic Validation of the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning- Style Preferences. • (Dunn, Griggs,Olson, & Beasley, 2001) • Gender Characteristics of Children in the Primary Stage of Instruction. • (Buzhigeeva, 2004)
Review of Related Literature • Elementary School Students’ Learning Preferences and the Classroom Learning Environment: Implications for Educational Practice and Policy. • (Johnson, 2006) • The Problem of Boys’ Literacy Underachievement: Raising Some Questions. • (Watson, Kehler & Martino, 2010)
Review of Related Literature • Male Teachers And The “Boy Problem”: An Issue Of Recuperative Masculinity Politics. • (Martino & Kehler, 2006) • Educating Boys: Tempering Rhetoric With Research. • (Froese-Germain, 2006)
Review of Related Literature • Teaching to the Minds of Boys. • (King & Gurian, 2006) • Reaching Boys: An International Study of Effective Teaching Practices. • (Reichert & Hawley, 2010)
Statement of the Hypothesis • HR1: Conducting engaging, active and hands-on lessons with the boys in Class A will promote successful learning and hold their interest.