Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories

This study investigated students’ engagement in dilemma story activities designed to enable them to explore their personal values. This inquiry was conducted within the constructivist and critical paradigms which seek to explore and communicate the multiple realities of the participants, with the go...

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Main Author: Chow, Mei Ling
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1024
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description This study investigated students’ engagement in dilemma story activities designed to enable them to explore their personal values. This inquiry was conducted within the constructivist and critical paradigms which seek to explore and communicate the multiple realities of the participants, with the goal of forming a deeper understanding of the impact of dilemma stories on students. The findings are that dilemma stories can contribute to a stronger learning experience for students in science.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-10242017-02-20T06:41:07Z Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories Chow, Mei Ling learning experience personal values students’ engagement constructivist critical paradigms science story activities This study investigated students’ engagement in dilemma story activities designed to enable them to explore their personal values. This inquiry was conducted within the constructivist and critical paradigms which seek to explore and communicate the multiple realities of the participants, with the goal of forming a deeper understanding of the impact of dilemma stories on students. The findings are that dilemma stories can contribute to a stronger learning experience for students in science. 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1024 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle learning experience
personal values
students’ engagement
constructivist
critical paradigms
science
story activities
Chow, Mei Ling
Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title_full Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title_fullStr Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title_full_unstemmed Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title_short Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
title_sort engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
topic learning experience
personal values
students’ engagement
constructivist
critical paradigms
science
story activities
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1024