Month/Year of Graduation
5-2024
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Justin Andersson
Abstract
This capstone investigated the implementation of cooperative learning through turn-and-talks and the use of graphic organizers in a third-grade reading unit. The unit’s topic centered around a story titled “This Is Your Life Cycle” which talks about the life cycle of a dragonfly. Throughout the unit, the students completed a pre-test, multiple summaries using a graphic organizer, multiple formative assessments, and a post-test. Upon completion of the unit, I analyzed the data to determine the effects the strategies used had on students' learning. Student data and performance demonstrated a possible link between an increase in student learning and the use of cooperative learning such as turn-and-talks as well as the use of graphic organizers to write summaries.
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Ian, "This Is Your Life Cycle: Analyzing the Impact of Graphic Organizers, Collaborative Learning, and Non-linguistic Representations on Student Learning" (2024). Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects. 307.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/university_honors_program/307