Copyright (c) 2013 San Jose State University All rights reserved. http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings Recent Events in en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 22:01:07 PDT 3600 Closing Remarks http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/15 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/15 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:55:00 PST Ted M. Coopman Break http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/14 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/14 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:55:00 PST San Jose State University Break http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/13 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/13 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:50:00 PST San Jose State University Sitting to Participate http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/12 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/12 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:45:00 PST Over the years of education one of the most beneficial things one could do is participate in class. Many scholars have research the causes for participation in a classroom and what affects it has on student’s grades. For our study we are looking at participation and seat location. As current students we feel that majority of the students who participate inside the classroom sit in the front of the classroom. We defined the front of the classroom as the first three rows, the back of the classroom as the last three rows, and the middle of the classroom anything between the front and back. This brings us to our research question; is the placement of students in a classroom associated with how much they participate in the classroom? To give us a better idea of this subject we research six scholarly sources, handed out forty surveys to a convenience group, did participation observation, and interviewed two people.

]]> Timothy Smith et al. Society and Superheroes http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/11 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/11 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:00 PST Matt Zweier The Hollywood Genius: A Brilliance Now Within Our Reach http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/10 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/10 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:15:00 PST Molly Gelman God: Sacred Terror's Exploitation of Religious Images in Film http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/9 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/9 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:00:00 PST Niki McMahon To Group Seat or Not to Group Seat, That is the Question: Comparing Traditional Seating Arrangements with Nontraditional http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/8 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/8 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:30:00 PST Marisa L. Smith Taking a First Glance at a Second Language Teacher in an English-Speaking Society: Impacts on Student Perception http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/7 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/7 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:15:00 PST Holly Nelson The Evolution of Note Taking: A Study on Traditional Hard Copy Methods vs The Emerging Soft Copy Method http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/6 http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/iresearch/2011/Proceedings/6 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PST Being that we both have grown up in the midst of the digital age, we have seen many things evolve, develop, and go electronic; including the way students choose to learn in the classroom. It seems that more and more students are choosing to take notes via laptop, tablet, or smart phone, but with that said it also appears that just as many students are choosing to stick with the more traditional pen and paper way of note taking as well. For our research, we have studied the benefits that may attract students to either note taking method, as well as, researched the cons that may cause students to reject adopting either of the two. Finally, we discuss where note taking may be headed in the future.

The answer matters to us because through our research we have been able to come across several studies in which discuss the benefits on digital devices in the classroom. We also find this topic interesting to research and see if the findings in the studies are true and if there are better methods for students to learn in a college classroom environment.

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