An innovation to facilitate student engagement and learning: Crossword puzzles in the classroom

Raines, Deborah A.

doi:10.1016/j.teln.2008.08.003

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“…Engaged learners generatively interact with classmates and teachers in collaborative teaching learning activities with the aim of acquiring new knowledge. 29 In a study investigated the link between engagement and motivation, Oga-Baldwin and Nakata (2017) 30 indicated that engagement significantly predicted more intrinsically controlled adaptive motives and adversely predicted more extrinsic motives. In addition, Leong and Clutter (2015) 27 contended that knowing that active engagement will help them receive a better overall grade, students would be encouraged to look for learning opportunities and to demonstrate their sound knowledge and clinical nursing competencies.…”

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Investigating Relationship of Perceived Learning Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Performance Among Nursing Students: A Multisite Study

Bayoumy¹,

Alsayed²

2021

AMEP

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Background Learning engagement, motivation and academic achievement are vital growing areas in academic research. Evidence suggests that students’ engagement and motivation are positively linked to improved quality of learning. However, limited number of research studies have been conducted within this scope. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship of learning engagement, motivation and academic performance among university nursing students. Participants and Methods A descriptive design, with a comparative correlational approach for data analysis, was used to describe and compare study outcomes. Data was collected from 425 students at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences campuses in Riyadh, Jeddah and Alhasa. Study instruments included background data sheet, students’ engagement in schools (SESQ-ENG), engagement facilitators (SEI), academic motivation (AMS), and academic achievement as measured by cumulative and last semester grade point average (cGPA, sGPA). Results Overall, level of engagement was moderate (mean = 3.70±0.63) with significant differences among campuses (F = 18.88, p≤001). Students’ perceptions of engagement facilitators and academic motivation were high (mean= 2.98 ±0.49, 4.89 ±1.03, respectively), and both varied by campus (F=6.35, p=0.002, F=9.85, p≤.001, respectively). Engagement, motivation, and academic achievement showed medium to large correlations (i.e., between 0.20 and 0.63). Multiple regression equation including age, academic progress, academic engagement, motivation and engagement facilitators significantly explained 24% of variance in cGPA (F (5, 226) =14.209, p < 0.001) and 22% of the variance in sGPA (F (5, 214) = 12.202, p < 0.001). Conclusion This study showed significant associations of students’ engagement, facilitating conditions (e.g., engagement-fostering aspects), and students’ motivation with significant effect on academic achievement. It is hoped that findings of this study could be used as quality indicators to direct school efforts towards achieving excellence in nursing education.

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Investigating Relationship of Perceived Learning Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Performance Among Nursing Students: A Multisite Study

Bayoumy¹,

Alsayed²

2021

AMEP

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“…Another interesting pedagogical tool that can be used to enhance active learning is crossword puzzles. Crossword puzzles encourage logical thinking, correct spelling, and can motivate students to know factual information (Abuelo, Castillo, & May, 2016; Bailey, Hsu, & DiCarlo, 2017; Raines, 2010). Crossword puzzles are commonly viewed as a way to use what is known to learn new words or facts.…”

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“…Crossword puzzles are commonly viewed as a way to use what is known to learn new words or facts. They have been shown to be effective teaching and learning techniques, which make the module fun and improve student learning outcomes in disciplines such as biochemistry (Saldana‐Balmori & Delgadillo‐Gutiérrez, 2010), medicine (Nazeer et al., 2018), pharmacology (Patrick et al., 2018), dentistry (Saran & Kumar, 2015), and nursing (Raines, 2010). Crossword puzzles can be solved individually or in groups as part of peer learning.…”

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Students’ perceptions of Plickers and crossword puzzles in undergraduate studies

Mshayisa

2020

J of Food Science Edu

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In higher education, there are calls to incorporate active learning experiences that place the student at the center of learning, rather than encouraging students to be passive listeners. For students to have a deeper and more meaningful learning experience, educators can use an active learning approach. This approach attempts to engage students at higher levels of thinking so that they are more interested in, better engaged with, and understand the course material better. The aim of this study was to investigate students' perceptions of Plickers and crossword puzzles as low-cost pedagogical tools to foster active learning in an undergraduate course in food science and technology. A mixed-method survey consisting of a 5-point Likert scale and open-ended qualitative questions was administered via Blackboard to elicit student responses. A total of 121 students were enrolled for the course and 70.2% (n = 85) completed the survey. Plickers were found to be easy to use (mean = 4.66), provided opportunities to answer to formative questions anonymously (mean = 4.60), and helped increase participation in class (mean 4.05). The majority of students felt that crossword puzzles required them to think critically (mean = 4.53) and provided them with the opportunity to assess how well they understood the course content (mean = 4.45). Moreover, a statistically positive relationship was found between student collaborative learning and crossword puzzle implementation scores (r = .506, p < .01). The findings demonstrated that when implemented effectively, Plickers and crossword puzzles contributed to greater enhanced student engagement. These pedagogical tools can be applied as formative assessment instruments and offer a low-cost alternative to the limitations encapsulated by didactic pedagogy.

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“…Selain itu, permainan kosakata juga dapat mendorong siswa yang pasif terlibat langsung dalam pembelajaran. Permainan yang dapat digunakan dalam mengajarkan kosakata adalah teka-teki silang dan Anagram, menurut (Raines, 2010) teka-teki silang dapat memotivasi peserta didik untuk aktif mencari informasi dari kata-kata yang ditampilkan.…”

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Pengaruh Metode Permainan Kata Teka-Teki Silang dan Anagram terhadap Penguasaan Kosakata Siswa Kelas IV

Yunitasari

Santoso

Sapto

2019

Jur.Pend.Teo.Pen.Peng.

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<div align="center"><table width="645" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="439"><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Vocabulary mastery is crucial to be taught to elementary school students because it significantly affects the student’s language skills. This research was aimed to explain the influence of wordplay method such as crosswords and anagramss toward the vocabulary mastery of elementary school students. This study used a pretest posttest control group design with a sample of 36 students. The hypothesis test carried out using anacova test. The result show that there is a significant effect on the wordplay method include crosswords and anagrams to vovabulary mastery with the sig. value of 0,000 < 0,05.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Abstrak:<em> </em></strong>Penguasaan kosakata sangat penting untuk diajarkan kepada peserta didik di sekolah dasar karena hal tersebut sangat memengaruhi keterampilan berbahasa peserta didik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pengaruh metode permainan kata teka-teki silang dan Anagram terhadap penguasaan kosakata siswa sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan <em>pretest-posttest control group design </em>dengan sampel 36 peserta didik. Uji hipotesis dilakukan dengan uji Anacova. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh signifikan metode permainan kata teka-teki silang dan Anagram terhadap penguasaan kosakata dengan nilai Sig. 0,000 < 0,05.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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An innovation to facilitate student engagement and learning: Crossword puzzles in the classroom

Cited by 20 publications

References 4 publications

Investigating Relationship of Perceived Learning Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Performance Among Nursing Students: A Multisite Study

Investigating Relationship of Perceived Learning Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Performance Among Nursing Students: A Multisite Study

Students’ perceptions of Plickers and crossword puzzles in undergraduate studies

Pengaruh Metode Permainan Kata Teka-Teki Silang dan Anagram terhadap Penguasaan Kosakata Siswa Kelas IV

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