studentNational University of Singapore MW5200 MSC SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROJECT Project Report Strengthening student engagement in the classroom.

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Msc (Science Communication) Faculty of Science National University of Singapore Ganeshini D/O Sri kanthan A0075383Y

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Project Supervisor: A/P Helmer Aslaksen

ABSTRACT

The Ministry of Education (MOE) recognizes the importance of student engagement in the classroom. However, keeping students engaged in the classroom is a challenge for many educators these days. Student engagement is a contested concept, theorized in a variety of different ways within academic literature. This projects aims to define and understand the concept of student engagement. The purpose of this project was also to find out the usage of engagement based approaches in the classroom. The survey results in this project indicate that teachers do use these approaches in the classroom but not frequently enough. Usage of engagement based approaches in the classroom can be increased with changes in attitudes of teachers, sufficient support from schools and changes in modes of assessment.

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AKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank the following people who have helped me in making this Masters Project interesting and a memorable one:   

Associate Professor Helmer Aslaksen for his guidance and patience. Without his constant assurance and encouragement this would not be possible. Colleagues and friends who contributed to the survey in this project. My family for all their support and encouragement.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract............................................................................................................................................i Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………………ii Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………..iii List of Tables and