Macquarie University Educational Studies HDR conference

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Presentation title:
The influence of teachers’ conceptualisations of student engagement on their teaching practices

Abstract:
The literature delineates student engagement as a malleable construct, involving a student’s behaviours, emotions and cognitions, all of which are influenced by the learning context, and more specifically, by the teacher. Teachers’ skills and practices can actively engage students in learning, support them to be successful in the classroom and promote positive student outcomes. This is achieved by working towards high expectations for learning and behaviour, providing deeper understanding of content relevant to students’ lives and interests, and promoting students’ sense of belonging in relation to their school, their learning, and their peers. The study seeks to establish how secondary teachers conceptualise student engagement in relation to three key dimensions (behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement), as derived from student engagement literature. The findings from quantitative and qualitative data demonstrate how teachers conceptualise the multi-dimensional construct of student engagement, the strategies they believe are most important in promoting student engagement in the classroom, and how these conceptualisations of student engagement impact on their pedagogy.

Period	18 Nov 2019
Event type	Conference
Location	Sydney, Australia, New South WalesShow on map