“The Dynamic of the Classroom Shifted”: Kahoot! Supports Growth in Student-Teacher Relationships and Self-Efficacy

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 1:30 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 4
  In Roundtable Session: Mobius Strip: The Intersection of Reflective and Effective Teacher Research (Table 14)

Abstract

This teacher action research study began with the curiosity of one student teacher who wondered if it was worth the effort to develop and class time to review high school social studies content using the digital tool Kahoot! before a grade-level common assessment. What the teacher learned was that the time was indeed well-spent, not only because there was an increase in test scores over the control classroom, but there was a noticeable growth in the student-to-teacher connection and sense of teacher self-efficacy. The findings will not only impact this teacher’s practice but suggest that a democratic call from students for pedagogical approaches that meet their needs can be efficient, meaningful, and ultimately, transformative.

Authors

• Andrew Reinicke, Durham Public Schools

• Kristin L. Papoi, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill