Date of Award
7-14-2009
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Department
Education
Abstract
To investigate the existence of effective instructional strategies that would meet the learning needs of individual students as well as influence existing perceptions of locus of control, a research review and discussion are presented which discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of the methodology known as procedural choice. Inconclusive data and no readily identifiable examples of application resulted in the utilization of current research findings to develop a curriculum containing procedural choice based instructional strategies, designed to serve as both a potential measurement tool for future research as well as a practical, readily applicable curriculum for classroom use. Results from its implementation within three 11th Grade U.S. History high school classrooms suggest that effective and appropriate procedural choice based instructional strategies can be developed. Conclusions suggest that providing students with procedural choices within a classroom environment can produce an increased orientation toward an internal locus of control.
Identifier
SC 11.MAE.2009.Baun.SD.A
Recommended Citation
Baun, Seth Duane, "The Effects of Procedural Choice as an Instructional Strategy on Locus of Control: A Practical Curriculum" (2009). Theses and Graduate Projects. 825.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/825
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