Bratton, Joshua_MED_2023

Title Bratton, Joshua_MED_2023
Alternative Title Let's Play Pretend: Roleplaying as a Tool for Education and Engagement in Secondary Social Studies Classes
Creator Bratton, Joshua
Collection Name Master of Education
Description The following Master of Education thesis explores the use of a curriculum unit for secondary social studies classes that incorporates roleplaying in order to heighten student engagement while also communicating content and critical skills
Abstract Maintaining student engagement is a problem educators constantly face, especially in the field ofsocial studies. The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum unit for secondary socialstudies classes that incorporates roleplaying in order to heighten student engagement while also communicating content and critical skills. A unit of five lessons was created, with a roleplay where students portrayed decision-makers in a fantasy version of the American Revolution featuring throughout. Feedback was received from three educators in order to refine the curriculum unit. This feedback indicated both an eagerness to use the unit and a desire to do more with roleplaying in the classroom overall. The practical implications of this feedback and the unit as a whole with regard to its application in a real classroom setting indicated significant potential for further use in education.
Subject History; Gamification; Curriculum-based assessment--United States; Education, Secondary
Keywords roleplaying; social studies; gamification; student engagement; secondary education
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date 2023
Medium Thesis
Type Text
Access Extent 370 KB; 37 page PDF
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Format application/pdf
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Setname wsu_smt
ID 96899
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s68bedpj