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• Empowering students to enhance pedagogy: An appreciative inquiry case study of alternative high school students’ high point learning experiences 

  San Martin, Teresa L. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

  The purpose of this study was to describe how Complete High School Maize (CHSM) students describe their high point learning experiences. The study also described how CHSM students describe their dreams for effective learning. ...

• The effects of authentic based instruction on long term retention and application, student engagement, and student motivation 

  Dreher, Adam (Wichita State University, 2013-05)

  This research attempted to determine if there was a benefit to authentic based instruction over traditional lecture based instruction. Two units were taught in the Social Studies curriculum area, the first using lecture ...

• Classroom activities that motivate gifted high school students: an investigation of student and teacher perceptions 

  Whepley, Katherine Brosius (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

  This quantitative study was designed to investigate whether gifted achievers and gifted underachievers differ in their perceptions of the intrinsic motivation of specific classroom activities and if their motivation as ...