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ERIC ED431687: Service-Learning: Does It Affect Attitudes, Grades, ... |
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In spring 1996 Franklin County (KY) schools conducted a |
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research project with three teachers at Western Hills |
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High School to determine whether student attitudes change |
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as a result of becoming involved in service learning. |
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Each teacher used one class for a test group and another |
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for a control group. Two types of pre- and posttests were |
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given to each group of students. One test gathered |
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information on attitudes toward subject matter, the |
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teacher, and the specific project with which the students |
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would become involved. The other test targeted attitudes |
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students had toward themselves, their community, and |
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volunteering. In addition, pre- and post-project records |
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were kept on grades and attendance for each student |
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group. Each test group was involved in their own service- |
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learning project (an algebra class worked with senior |
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citizens; a pre-algebra class tutored elementary |
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students; and a physical science class painted playground |
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equipment, conducted soil testing, and taught elementary |
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students about the laws of motion). Results indicated |
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that overall, grades and attendance did not improve for |
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the test students after involvement in the projects. |
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Findings suggest two trends: (1) long-term projects with |
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the same service recipients can have more of an impact |
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than one-time or indirect projects; and (2) becoming |
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involved in service learning has a more positive impact |
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on student attitudes toward a social issue or group of |
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people than on grades or attendance. Contains extensive |
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data and a five-item bibliography. Likert tests are |
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appended for the three projects and the semantic |
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differential test for all three projects. (BT) |
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Date Published: 2015-12-29 20:28:17 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED431687 |
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Item Size: 33829634 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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