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Intermediate Studentsâ Experiences with an Artsâ Based Unit: An Action Research
I conducted an action research study with intermediateâlevel language and literature students, examining meaning making as adolescents engaged in a developmental writing and performance project. The study was guided by theory and research highlighting the valuable role of overt student reflection to improve engagement in learning. Data collection methods included interviews, teacher observations, reflective journals, and audio/videotaped performance. Data analysis was iterative throughout the study, using both withinâcase and crossâcase sampling, but drawing heavily on selfâreports as authentic representations of meaningâmaking. The findings suggest that learning through the arts provides a vehicle for students to become actively engaged in the construction of their own learning Keywords: arts learning, multiple intelligences, emotional engagement, aesthetics, classroom drama Lâauteur a menĂ© une rechercheâaction auprĂšs dâĂ©lĂšves suivant des cours de littĂ©rature et de langue de niveau intermĂ©diaire, son objectif Ă©tant dâĂ©tudier le processus de crĂ©ation de sens chez des adolescents participant Ă un projet impliquant Ă©criture et prestation. LâĂ©tude reposait sur des thĂ©ories et des recherches mettant en relief le rĂŽle clĂ© des rĂ©flexions explicites des Ă©lĂšves dans lâamĂ©lioration de leur implication dans lâapprentissage. Plusieurs mĂ©thodes de collecte de donnĂ©es ont Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ©es: entrevues, observations des enseignants, journaux personnels et prestations enregistrĂ©es sur cassettes audio et bandes magnĂ©toscopiques. Les donnĂ©es ont Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©es de façon rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©e tout au long de la recherche Ă lâaide dâĂ©chantillons tirĂ©s de lâĂ©tude elleâmĂȘme que dâautres Ă©tudes de cas, mais surtout Ă partir des autoĂ©valuations en tant que reprĂ©sentations authentiques du processus de crĂ©ation de sens. Les rĂ©sultats donnent Ă penser que lâapprentissage Ă travers les arts fournit aux Ă©lĂšves un moyen de sâimpliquer activement dans leur propre apprentissage. Mots clĂ©s : apprentissage par les arts, intelligence multiple, implication Ă©motionnelle, esthĂ©tique, mise en scĂšne didactique.