This thesis is written within the field of education. I will be explaining what international students want to learn about in the subject areas of History and English. The question being answered is, “What Do Students Want in English and History Teaching?” The goal was to gain more specific insight into what students want to learn about and how. This paper will use and critique Lev Vygotsky and John Dewey’s theories on education as well as more current research done regarding the needs and wants of students.Several books and many articles regarding education theory and what students want were used to get an insight into current theory. My contribution of evidence to this area is through a questionnaire that was given to middle school students in four different classes in two different grades. The results of this questionnaire showed that students have a great demand for content that covers many different facets of English and many areas and time periods of History. Students had clear ideas of what a good teacher is like. The conclusion of this research is that students see the value in motivating, knowledgeable teachers who vary their lessons. Students want their teachers to be fun and sympathetic to the life of students today.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-27477 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Ryberg, Erik, Ryberg, Erik |
| Publisher | Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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