| 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 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68bedpj |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96899 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s68bedpj |
