xi, 69 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Research has identified the construct of student engagement as an antecedent to positive academic outcomes. In this study, the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) was administered to 371 9th grade students at a comprehensive high school to measure the cognitive and affective engagement of students. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted on the 35-item SEI with best model fit matching previous research in which a five-factor model was found. Logistic and multiple regression analyses were then utilized to explore the relationships among cognitive and affective engagement and student achievement and behavioral outcomes. Findings generally supported the significance of the student engagement subtypes of cognitive and affective engagement in predicting educational outcomes. Results suggest that further study of the affective and cognitive subtypes and their development over the course of a student's education would enhance the understanding of the student engagement construct and lead to the development of interventions to mediate the effects of these subtypes. / Committee in charge: Edward Kameenui, Chairperson, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Keith Zvoch, Member, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Keith Hollenbeck, Member, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership; Robert Davis, Outside Member, Romance Languages

This action research was an analysis of a group of eighth grade gifted students ‘classroom engagement in a large urban school district. Over a two-week period a variety of data were collected. Data were collected using the Student Engagement Instrument (Appleton & Christenson, 2004), which is a self-report of students’ perceptions of engagement. Observation data of student engagement were collected using a teacher developed student engagement checklist, which measured academic and behavioral indications of student engagement. At the end of the two week observation period students participated in an exit interview focused on their perceptions of student engagement. The student engagement interview was adapted from an analysis of elementary student engagement carried out by Parn (2006). The data collected were analyzed according to the academic, behavioral, cognitive, and affective engagement subtypes. The findings showed that the highest levels of engagement were in the sub-types of behavioral and academic engagement. Levels of affective/psychological engagement were lower than levels of cognitive engagement. The results demonstrated that affective/psychological student engagement was positively related with cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, and academic engagement.

[pt] O presente trabalho se propõe a fazer um levantamento de estudos que concebam o autismo como um distúrbio de contato afetivo. Para isso, será utilizada a perspectiva desenvolvimentista que concebe que todo o desenvolvimento psicológico é fruto de uma construção social e não apenas uma maturação biológica determinista. O engajamento afetivo é o que possibilita o desenvolvimento da interação social da criança. Ocorrendo falhas na relação afetiva entre mãe e bebê podem ocorrer déficits no desenvolvimento das intersubjetividades primária e secundária. Como consequência, ocasionam prejuízos na comunicação e na fala. Por meio do estudo do desenvolvimento típico, veremos o que não ocorreu no autismo. Como uma forma de ilustrar a pesquisa serão apresentados relatos autobiográficos de pessoas portadoras do espectro autista. Esses fragmentos auxiliam na compreensão de como autistas vivenciam a questão afetiva. / [en] This work proposes to make a raising of studies that conceive the autism as a disturbance of affective contact. To become it possible, the developmental perspective will be used because it conceives that every psychological development is the result of a social construction and not just a determinist biological maturation. The affective engagement is what makes possible the development of the child s social interaction. When failures occur in the affective relation between mother and baby, shortages can occur in the primary and secondary intersubjectivities. Damages in the communication and in the speech occur, as consequence. By the study of the typical development, we ll see what didn t occur in the autism. To illustrate the research, autobiographical narratives of people with autistic spectrum will be presented. These fragments help in the comprehension of how autistics live the affective matter.

Studien syftar till att undersöka engagemang i ett online brand community (OBC) för att få en djupare förståelse för medlemmars engagemang i Sverige. Empirin samlades in genom en kvalitativ metod bestående av 13 semistrukturerade intervjuer med aktiva medlemmar. För att analysera empirin utgår studien från tre engagemangsdimensioner: affektivt, kognitivt och beteendemässigt engagemang. Resultatet visade hur aktiva medlemmars engagemang i OBC framkom genom en upplevd gemenskap, egennytta och vilja att tillgodose andra. Det framkom även att aktiva medlemmar har en betydande roll för interaktionen i OBC. Studien bidrar med en förståelse för medlemmars engagemang i ett svenskt OBC. / The study aims to investigate engagement in an online brand community (OBC) to gain a deeper understanding of members' engagement in Sweden. The empirical data was collected through a qualitative method consisting of 13 semi-structured interviews with active members. To analyze the empirical data, the study is based on three dimensions of engagement: affective, cognitive and behavioral engagement. The results showed how active members' engagement in OBC emerged through a perceived sense of community, self-interest and willingness to serve others. It also emerged that active members have a significant role in the interaction in OBC. The study contributes to an understanding of members' involvement in a Swedish OBC. This study is written in Swedish.

The aim of this study is to learn more about how teachers experience student’s engagement and how they work to engage their students. The study focuses on teachers who teaches the lower grades. The essential method of the study is semi structured interviews with teachers who teach mathematics in grades 1-3. The study showed that teachers characterize student engagement in that students are positive, curious, involved, show interest and that they take initiative. This indicates a behavioural engagement. The teachers work with level adjustment and varying teaching to engage the students which indicates a cognitive engagement. Important prerequisites for a student involvement were smaller groups and to meet the students’ needs and interests. One condition that was considered to have a negative effect on student engagement was a lack of time in teacher’s planning and teaching. The conclusion shows that teachers look at student engagement through behavioural engagement but that they work to increase student engagement through cognitive engagement.

Enseigner la communication orale implique pour les enseignants de tenir compte de différents paramètres pour que les élèves puissent réaliser des apprentissages solides et durables. À cet égard, nous pouvons identifier entre autres la prise en compte des distinctions entre l’oral et l’écrit, le stress généré par les situations de prise de parole ou la particularité liée au caractère volatil de l’oral. Bien que différents moyens et outils aient été proposés et validés pour permettre aux élèves de développer adéquatement cette compétence, il subsiste des défis liés, entre autres, à l’aspect métacognitif de l’apprentissage. Certes, les modèles didactiques accordent dans leur structure une place aux activités réflexives, mais comment peut-on accompagner adéquatement les élèves pour que ces activités leur permettent d’en tirer le plein potentiel ? Cette étude propose donc d’explorer l’utilisation d’un outil favorisant justement la mise en œuvre d’activités réflexives, soit le portfolio numérique d’apprentissage, d’en décrire et d’en analyser les apports au regard du développement de la compétence en production orale d’élèves de 3e secondaire en classe de français, langue d’enseignement. Pour atteindre cet objectif général de recherche, nous nous sommes appuyé sur un cadre théorique présentant d’abord des éléments généraux autour de l’enseignement-apprentissage de l’oral puis de l’utilisation du portfolio d’apprentissage au secondaire. Trois éléments complémentaires viennent compléter le cadre théorique : l’autoévaluation, l’engagement affectif et l’autorégulation des apprentissages. Pour répondre aux objectifs spécifiques de recherche découlant de ces concepts, une méthodologie qualitative et interprétative à caractère exploratoire a été élaborée et a inclus la participation de 77 élèves de 3e secondaire. Puisqu’il s’agit d’une thèse par articles, chaque objectif spécifique de recherche fait l’objet d’un article. Dans le premier article, nous décrivons et analysons l’apport du portfolio numérique d’apprentissage sur l’autoévaluation de la compétence en production orale d’élèves du secondaire. Nos résultats montrent que l’utilisation des outils réflexifs associés au portfolio, notamment grâce à la vidéo, permet une meilleure identification des forces et défis en production orale. Dans le second article, décrivons et analysons l’apport de cet outil sur l’engagement affectif des élèves. À la lumière des résultats obtenus, le portfolio d’apprentissage offre une plus-value en ce qui a trait à la diminution du stress des élèves par rapport à la réalisation des productions orales. Dans le dernier article, nous élargissons notre description et notre analyse des apports de l’outil à l’utilisation de stratégies d’autorégulation dans un contexte d’apprentissage de la production orale. Les données analysées montrent que certains processus d’autorégulation, tels que la planification stratégique et l’enregistrement de soi, bénéficient de la démarche associée à la réalisation d’un portfolio numérique d’apprentissage. En conclusion, une synthèse et une analyse de l’ensemble des résultats au regard de la littérature, et des recommandations sont proposées afin d’offrir des pistes d’action et de formation pour les acteurs du milieu scolaire, en particulier les enseignants de français au secondaire. / Teaching oral communication implies that teachers are aware of different parameters so that students can acquire solid and durable learning skills. In this regard, we can identify amongst other things, the taking into account of the distinctions between oral and written production and the stress induced by having to deliver speeches or by the volatile aspect of this form of communication. Although different methods and tools have been suggested and validated in order to allow students to adequately develop this competency, there remain associated challenges such as the metacognitive aspect of learning. Certainly, the didactic models offer in their structure a place for reflexive activities but how can we adequately accompany students so that these activities allow them to grasp their full potential? Therefore, this study proposes to explore the use of a tool that fosters precise implementation of reflexive activities, the digital learning portfolio, and to describe the contributions regarding the development of the oral production competency of Grade 9 students in the French Language of Instruction class. To attain this general research objective, we relied on a theoretical framework primarily presenting general elements regarding oral teaching and learning and secondly, the use of learning portfolios in high school. Three complementary elements complete this theoretical framework: self-evaluation, emotional commitment and self-regulated learning. To meet the specific research objectives arising from these concepts, a qualifying and interpretative method, exploratory in nature, has been developed that includes 77 Grade 9 students. Since this is a thesis of articles, every specific research objective is a subject of an article. In the first article, we have described the contribution of the digital learning portfolio on self-evaluation of high school students in the competency of oral production. Our results show that reflexive tools associated to the portfolio, especially thanks to video, allow for a better identification of strengths and weaknesses in oral production. In the second article, we have described the contribution of this tool on the emotional commitment of students. In light of obtained results, the learning portfolio offers an added value in terms of stress reduction associated with the development of oral production work. In the last article, we have expanded our description of contributions of tools in the use of strategies to self-regulate in the context of learning through oral production. The analyzed data illustrates that certain self-regulating processes, such as planning strategies and self-recording, benefit from the steps associated in the development of a digital learning portfolio. In conclusion, a synthesis and analysis of all the results regarding the literature and recommendations are proposed in order to offer courses of action and training for the professionals in a school environment, particularly French high school teachers.

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