Participatory Research as Democratic Pedagogy: Using Group-Level Assessment for Planning, Learning, and Meaning Making

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Bringing student voice to the apex of the learning environment is an essential dimension of democratic pedagogy. As practitioner researchers, we were curious how action research methodologies could support the goal of amplifying and integrating student voice into the curriculum planning, deep learning, and meaning making in the work of our educational settings. Building on participatory research with middle school students, college-age students, and educational leaders, this session seeks to illuminate the possibilities that a collective inquiry stance can have on the improvement of pedagogy and educational practice.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Action Research

Chair

• Amy Rector-Aranda, Texas A&M University

Papers

• Flipping the Script: Group-Level Assessment as Critical Pedagogy - Annie Straka, University of Cincinnati

• Using Group-Level Assessment to Amplify Student Voice in a Summer Academic Enrichment Program for Adolescents - Allison JoAnn Lester, University of Cincinnati; Diana Lalata, Breakthrough Cincinnati; Devin Hatcher, Breakthrough Collaborative

• Bringing Participatory Processes to Professional Development: Using and Teaching Group-Level Assessment - Miriam B. Raider-Roth, University of Cincinnati; Amy Rector-Aranda, Texas A&M University

Discussant

• Miriam B. Raider-Roth, University of Cincinnati