Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Education
Committee Chair
Dr. Kyna Shelley
Committee Chair School
Education
Committee Member 2
Dr. Lillian Hill
Committee Member 2 School
Education
Committee Member 3
Dr. Richard Mohn
Committee Member 3 School
Education
Committee Member 4
Dr. Rose Jones
Committee Member 4 School
Education
Abstract
Societal advancements have aided in the evolution of twenty-first-century adult learners. Learners no longer conform to traditional instruction; instead, instruction that adapts to the learner’s needs are necessary. Conventional learning that ensues multi-domain approaches to learning is on the rise. Play-based learning is one such approach that is multifaceted, and versatility in bridging gaps that exist between the learner and the curriculum. Play-based learning is a form of instruction that has the potential to encompass the whole learner by allowing opportunities for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor interactions throughout learning. However, for many, play-based learning is an instructional approach represented solely in childhood education. Nonetheless, when paired with instruction play-based learning is both an intrinsic and extrinsic way for adults to learn.
The research conducted in this study aimed to assess GED participants' perceptions of play-based learning current and potential instructional use in Mississippi (GED) General Adult Development programs. Programs that have seen steady declines in retention and completion rates since the adoption of a revised, Common Core aligned GED assessment. Analysis of the responses indicated a significantly positive correlation. Mississippi GED participants reported play was useful in developing the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects of learning.
Copyright
Latisha Taylor, 2020
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Latisha, "GED Participants’ Beliefs and Experiences of Play as a Multi-Domain Approach to Increasing Adults’ Success in the State of Mississippi" (2020). Dissertations. 1765.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1765
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